[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60445-60446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26134]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Future 
Vaccines, Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage, and Subcommittee on 
Vaccine Safety and Communication Meetings

    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 Federal advisory committee 
meetings.
    This notice is published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due 
to administrative delay.

    Name: National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC).
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-2:15 p.m., October 23, 2000. 8:30 a.m.-
3:45 p.m., October 24, 2000.

    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 505A, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Notice: In the interest of security, the Department has 
instituted stringent procedures for entrance to the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building by non-government employees. Thus, persons without 
a government identification card should plan to arrive at the 
building each day either between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. or 12:30 
p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Entrance to the meeting at other times during the 
day cannot be assured.
    Purpose: This committee advises and makes recommendations to the 
Director of the National Vaccine Program on matters related to the 
Program responsibilities.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include: a report 
from the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) and the Interagency 
Vaccine Workgroup; an update on the IOM Report, Vaccines for the 
21st Century; an update on Pandemic Planning; a discussion of the 
IOM Report on Immunization Funding; NVAC Polio Containment Workgroup 
Report; Vaccine Safety and Communication Subcommittee Report; 
Immunization Coverage Subcommittee Report; Future Vaccines 
Subcommittee Report; update from the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health and Surgeon General; a report on Global 
Immunization Initiatives; discussions on Malaria Vaccine Initiative; 
a report on HIV Vaccine Status; Measles Eradication in the Americas; 
ACCV Annual Report; VRPBC Highlights; and ACIP Highlights.

    Name: Subcommittee on Future Vaccines.
    Time and Date: 2:15 p.m.-5 p.m., October 23, 2000.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 305A, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee develops policy options and guides 
national activities that lead to accelerated development, licensure, 
and the best use of new vaccines in the simplest possible 
immunization schedules.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include discussions 
on a proposal to hold a Workshop on Oral Vaccines and an update on 
the Workshop on Cytomegalovirus Vaccine development.

    Name: Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage.
    Time and Date: 2:15 p.m.-5 p.m., October 23, 2000.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 505A, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee will identify and propose solutions 
that provide a multifaceted and holistic approach to reducing 
barriers that result in low immunization coverage for children.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include discussions 
on adult immunization standards; the adult immunization action plan; 
school-based and other institutional immunization requirements; and 
unmet needs priorities.
    Name: Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety and Communication.
    Time and Date: 2:15 p.m.-5 p.m., October 23, 2000.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 325A, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee reviews issues relevant to vaccine 
safety and adverse reactions to vaccines.
    Matters to be Discussed: Update on vaccine-related activities; 
an update on the

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IOM vaccine safety contract; and a follow-up to the Communications 
Workshop.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person For More Information: Gloria Sagar, Committee 
Management Specialist, NVPO, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, M/S D-66, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/687-6672.
    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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: October 4, 2000.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 00-26134 Filed 10-6-00; 2:43 pm]
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