[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 186 (Monday, September 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57611-57612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24622]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (P.L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting:

    Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) 
Teleconference.
    Time and Date: 3:15 p.m.-5 p.m., September 28, 2000.
    Place: Teleconference call will originate at the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Please see 
``Supplementary Information'' for details on accessing the 
teleconference.
    Status: Open to the public, teleconference access limited only 
by availability of telephone ports.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with advising the Director, 
CDC, on the appropriate uses of immunizing agents. In addition, 
under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396s, the Committee is mandated to establish 
and periodically review and, as appropriate, revise the list of 
vaccines for administration to vaccine-eligible children through the 
Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, along with schedules regarding 
the appropriate periodicity, dosage, and contraindications 
applicable to the vaccines.
    Matters to be Discussed: The teleconference agenda will include 
a discussion of influenza vaccine recommendations for the 2000-2001 
influenza season. Discussion will include priority groups for 
vaccination, implementation measures, and strategies for promoting 
vaccine delivery later in the influenza season.

    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This conference call is scheduled for 3:15 
p.m. Eastern Standard Time. To access the teleconference you must dial 
1/888/381-5770 and enter conference code 53651. You will then be 
automatically connected to the call. It is necessary to meet on an 
expedited basis, to refine vaccine recommendations prior to the 
influenza season. Therefore, notice is published less than 15 days 
prior to the teleconference.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Gloria A. Kovach, Program 
Analyst, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization 
Program, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, m/s E61, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. 
Telephone 404/639-8096. The Director, Management Analysis and Services 
office has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register 
notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee 
management activities for both the

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: September 20, 2000.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 00-24622 Filed 9-22-00; 8:45 am]
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