[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8589-8590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3308]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Solicitation for the Nomination of Candidates To Serve as Members 
of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300aa-5, Section 2105 of the Public Health 
Service (PHS) Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the

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provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 
which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory 
committees.

SUMMARY: The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), a program office 
within the Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health 
and Human Services (DHHS), is soliciting nominations of qualified 
candidates to be considered for appointment as members to the National 
Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). The activities of this Committee are 
governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
    Consistent with the National Vaccine Plan, the Committee advises 
and makes recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Health in his/
her capacity as the Director of the National Vaccine Program, on 
matters related to the Program's responsibilities.
    Specifically, the Committee studies and recommends ways to 
encourage the availability of an adequate supply of safe and effective 
vaccination products in the United States; recommends research 
priorities and other measures to enhance the safety and efficacy of 
vaccines. The Committee also advises the Assistant Secretary for Health 
in the implementation of Sections 2102, 2103, and 2104 of the PHS Act; 
and identifies annually the most important areas of government and non-
government cooperation that should be considered in implementing 
Sections 2102, 2103, and 2104 of the PHS Act.

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no 
later than 5 pm EST on March 25, 2005, at the address below.

ADDRESSES: Bruce G. Gellin, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Secretary, National 
Vaccine Advisory Committee, Office of Public Health and Science, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Room 725-Hubert H. Humphrey Building; Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Emma English, Program Analyst, 
National Vaccine Program Office, Department of Health and Human 
Services, Room 729-H Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201; (202) 690-5566; 
[email protected].
    A copy of the Committee charter and list of the current membership 
can be obtained by contacting Ms. English or by accessing the NVAC Web 
site at: www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Committee Function: Qualifications and Information Required: As 
part of an ongoing effort to enhance deliberations and discussions with 
the public on vaccine and immunization policy, nominations are being 
sought for interested individuals to serve on the Committee. 
Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee will serve as 
voting members. Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee 
can be invited to serve terms with periods of up to four years.
    Nominations should be typewritten. The following information should 
be included in the package of material submitted for each individual 
being nominated for consideration: (1) A letter of nomination that 
clearly states the name and affiliation of the nominee, the basis for 
the nomination (i.e., specific attributes which qualify the nominee for 
service in this capacity), and a statement that the nominee is willing 
to serve as a member of the Committee; (2) the nominator's name, 
address and daytime telephone number, and the home and/or work address, 
telephone number, and email address of the individual being nominated; 
and (3) a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. Applications 
cannot be submitted by facsimile. The names of Federal employees should 
not be nominated for consideration of appointment to this Committee.
    The Department makes every effort to ensure that the membership of 
DHHS Federal advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points 
of view represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made 
that a broad representation of geographic areas, gender, ethnic and 
minority groups, and the disabled are given consideration for 
membership on DHHS Federal advisory committees. Appointment to this 
Committee shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age, 
race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural, 
religious, or socioeconomic status.

    Dated: February 14, 2005.
Sarah Landry,
Associate Director for Operations and Policy, National Vaccine Program 
Office.
[FR Doc. 05-3308 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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