[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58154-58155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28963]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Public Hearing; 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 
December.
    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: December 5, 2001; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Rooms G & H, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, and Audio Conference Call.
    The full ACCV will meet on Wednesday, December 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m. The public can join the meeting in person at the address 
listed above or by audio conference call by dialing 1-888-316-9406, and 
providing the following information:
    Leader's Name: Thomas E. Balbier, Jr.
    Password: ACCV.
    The agenda items will include, but not limited to: a discussion of 
proposed legislation from the House Committee on Government Reform; a 
discussion of a possible alternative standard for the adjudication of 
claims for non-table injuries; a discussion on the interim payment of 
medical expenses; a presentation from petitioners attorneys' 
perspective; a discussion of the legislative proposal for reversionary 
trusts; a presentation on the Institute of Medicine's Report, 
``Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders''; 
and updates from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, the 
Department of Justice, and the National Vaccine Program Office.
    Public comment will be permitted at the end of the ACCV meeting on 
December 5, 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, Office of Special Programs, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 8A-46, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
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 December 5, 2001. These persons will be allocated time as time 
permits.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the ACCV should contact Ms. 
Cheryl Lee, Principal Staff Liaison, Division of Vaccine Injury 
Compensation, Office of Special Programs, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 8A-46, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 
20857, telephone (301) 443-2124 or e-mail: [email protected].
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.


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    Dated: November 14, 2001.
James J. Corrigan,
Associate Administrator for Management and Program Support.
[FR Doc. 01-28963 Filed 11-19-01; 8:45 am]
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