[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 5164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2104]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

    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 meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
    Times and Dates: 8:30 am-5 pm, February 24, 2004; 8 am-5 pm, 
February 25, 2004.
    Place: Atlanta Marriott Century Center, 2000 Century Boulevard, 
NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30345-3377.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    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 agenda will include discussions on 
smallpox update on the civilian program; Department of Defense 
Smallpox Vaccine Update; report from the smallpox vaccine safety 
working group; consideration for the timing of revaccination for 
smallpox; recommended childhood and adolescent immunization 
schedule; influenza vaccine recommendation; update on the Federal 
Advisory Stakeholder Engagement Survey Results; working group and 
Departmental updates.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    For Further Information Contact: Demetria Gardner, Epidemiology 
and Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program, CDC, 1600 
Clifton Road, NE., (E-61), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 
639-8096, fax (404) 639-8616.
    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 CDC and ATSDR.

    Dated: January 28, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-2104 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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