[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 44032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20791]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Health Resources and Services Administration Advisory Committee; 
Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following 
National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of September 
1999.

    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV)
    Date and Time: September 8, 1999; 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; September 
9, 1999; 9:00 a.m.-12:30 noon.
    Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Rooms G & H, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    The full Commission will meet on Wednesday, September 8, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday, September 9, from 9 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: A 
discussion of intussusception and its potential relationship to the 
rotavirus vaccine, a presentation on thimerosal, updates from the 
Department of Justice and the National Vaccine Program Office, and 
routine program reports.
    Public comment will be permitted before lunch and at the end of 
the Commission meeting on September 8, 1999 and before adjournment 
on September 9, 1999. Oral presentations will be limited to 5 
minutes per public speaker. Persons interested in providing an oral 
presentation should submit a written request, along with a copy of 
their presentation to: Ms. Shelia Tibbs, Committee Management 
Assistant, Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, Bureau of Health 
Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 8A-
46, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone (301) 443-
6593. Requests should contain the name, address, telephone number, 
and any business or professional affiliation of the person desiring 
to make an oral presentation. Groups having similar interests are 
requested to combine their comments and present them through a 
single representative. The allocation of time may be adjusted to 
accommodate the level of expressed interest. The Division of Vaccine 
Injury Compensation will notify each presenter by mail or telephone 
of their assigned presentation time.
    Persons who do not file an advance request for a presentation, 
but desire to make an oral statement, may sign-up in Conference 
Rooms G and H on September 8-9, 1999. These persons will be 
allocated time as time permits.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the Commission should 
contact Ms. Tibbs, Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, Bureau 
of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, 
Room 8A-46, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone 
(301) 443-6593.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: August 5, 1999.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination, OMPS.
[FR Doc. 99-20791 Filed 8-11-99; 8:45 am]
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