[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 38936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13226]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Joint Meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee and the 
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice 
that the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) and the Advisory 
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will hold a joint meeting. 
The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 19, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services, 5635 Fishers Lane, 
Terrace Level Conference Room, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Emma English, Program Analyst, 
National Vaccine Program Office, Department of Health and Human 
Services, Room 443-H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201; telephone (202) 690-5566, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 2101 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300aa-1), the Secretary of Health 
and Human services was mandated to establish the National Vaccine 
Program to achieve optimal prevention of human infectious diseases 
through immunization and to achieve optimal prevention against adverse 
reactions to vaccines. The NVAC was established to provide advice and 
make recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Health, as the 
Director of the National Vaccine Program, on matters related to the 
program's responsibilities.
    The ACIP is charged with advising the Director, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), on the appropriate uses of immunizing 
agents. In addition, under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396s, the ACIP 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.
    This is a special meeting of the NVAC and the ACIP. Discussions 
will surround the Department's draft Pandemic Influenza Preparedness 
and Response Plan. A tentative agenda will be made available on or 
about July 5, 2005 for review on the NVAC Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac.
    Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. 
Individuals must provide a photo ID for entry into the building. 
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should 
notify the designated contact person. Members of the public will have 
the opportunity to provide comments at the meeting. Public comment will 
be limited to five minutes per speaker. Any members of the public who 
wish to have printed material distributed to NVAC and ACIP members 
should submit materials to the Executive Secretary, NVAC, through the 
contact person listed above prior to close of business July 15, 2005. 
Preregistration is required for both public attendance and comment. Any 
individual who wishes to attend the meeting and/or participate in the 
public comment session should email [email protected] or call 202-
690-5566.
    For this special meeting, remote participation will be made 
available via a toll-free call-in phone number. This call-in number can 
be obtained from the contact person identified above and will be 
operator assisted to provide members of the public the opportunity to 
provide comments to the Committees. Additionally, this meeting will be 
Web cast at http://www.videocast.nih.gov. Online participants will be 
able to e-mail comments to the Committees. However, Committee members 
may not have the opportunity to read all written statements submitted 
on the day of the meeting and prior to any votes that may be taken by 
the Committees. It is recommended that written statements be provided 
to the Executive Secretary, NVAC, through the contact person listed 
above prior to close of business July 15, 2005.

    Dated: June 29, 2005.
Bruce Gellin,
Director, National Vaccine Program Office.
[FR Doc. 05-13226 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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