[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12805-12806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4854]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Commission; 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 2001.
    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: March 7, 2001; 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
    Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Rooms G and H, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    The full Commission will meet on Wednesday, March 7, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 3:00 p.m. Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: (1) A 
presentation from Petitioners Attorneys' Perspective; (2) a discussion 
by the Chief Special Master of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims 
regarding its Alternative Dispute Resolution General Order #11, and 
soliciting comments from the public on the development of a new 
website; (3) and a report on the Institute of Medicine's Immunization 
Safety Review Committee. Updates from the Division of Vaccine Injury 
Compensation, Department of Justice, 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 7, 2001. 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. Cheryl Lee, 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) 443-2124. 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 the Conference Room at 
the Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Conference Rooms G and H, 
Rockville, Maryland

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20857 on March 7, 2001. These persons will be allocated time as time 
permits.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the Commission should 
contact Ms. Cheryl Lee, Principal Staff Liaison, 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) 443-2124.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: February 22, 2001.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 01-4854 Filed 2-27-01; 8:45 am]
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