[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 58741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29216]


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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 (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting:
    Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) 
Teleconference.
    Times and Dates: 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., December 7, 2001.
    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. 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 the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) and 
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) 
in response to shortages of PCV-7 and DTaP, and use of pediatric 
vaccines containing thimerosal. Agenda items are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This conference call is scheduled for 1:30 
p.m. Eastern Standard Time. To access the teleconference you must dial 
1/888/556-5771. International callers should dial 712-257-2273. To be 
connected to the call, you will need to provide the attendant with the 
pass code ``ACIP meeting'' and leader name Gloria Kovach. You will then 
be automatically connected to the call.

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

    Dated: November 16, 2001.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-29216 Filed 11-21-01; 8:45 am]
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