[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 36188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12293]


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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 FederalAdvisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following Federal Committee meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-6:45 p.m., June 29, 2005;8 a.m.-3:35 
p.m., June 30, 2005.
    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 
pertussis adolescent recommendation and use in adults; Hepatitis B 
vaccine recommendation; recommendations of use of Hepatitis A 
vaccine and possibleVFC vote; Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella 
VirusVaccine (MMRV): Overview of varicella epidemiology and possible 
VFC votes on second dose varicella and MMRV; summary of American 
Academy of Pediatrics recommendations; Human Papilloma Virus vaccine 
working group update; general recommendations: vaccine storage and 
handling; adult immunization schedule; Advisory Committee on 
Immunization Practices and National Vaccine Advisory Committee joint 
working group and the preliminary results on pandemic vaccine 
prioritization; Advisory Committee on ImmunizationPractices and 
Healthcare Infection Control PracticesAdvisory Committee joint 
statement on immunization of health care workers against influenza; 
rotavirus; HIV vaccine update; and Departmental updates.
    Contact Person for more Information: Demetria Gardner, 
Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, NationalImmunization 
Program, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., (E-61),Atlanta, Georgia 30333, 
telephone 404/639-8096, fax 404/639-8616.
    Due to programmatic issues that had to be resolved, the Federal 
Register notice is being published less than fifteen days before the 
date of the meeting.
    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: June 16, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-12293 Filed 6-21-05; 8:45 am]
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