[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 7029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3170]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Health Resources and Services Administration Advisory Council; 
Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), announcement is made of the 
following National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of 
March 2000.

    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: March 1, 2000; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
    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, March 1, 2000, from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: A 
presentation on the Government Accounting Office Report, a 
discussion on exemptions provided under state laws for philosophical 
and religious reasons in vaccinations; 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 March 1, 2000. 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, 
Principal Staff Liaison, 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) 443-1896. 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 March 1, 2000. 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) 443-1896.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: February 4, 2000.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 00-3170 Filed 2-10-00; 8:45 am]
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