[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48962-48963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16502]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

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    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: September 14, 2005, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., e.d.t.
    Place: Audio Conference Call and Parklawn Building, Conference 
Rooms G and H, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    The ACCV will meet on Wednesday, September 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. The public can join the meeting in person at the address listed 
above or by audio conference call by dialing 1-800-369-6048 on 
September 14 and providing the following information:
    Leader's Name: Dr. Geoffrey Evans.
    Password: ACCV.
    Agenda: The agenda items for the September meeting will include, 
but are not limited to: a presentation on the draft combination Vaccine 
Information Statement for diphtheria-tetanus-acellular-pertussis, 
haemophilus influenzae type b, polio, pneumococcal, and hepatitis B; a 
report from the ACCV Workgroup meeting on standards for adding injuries 
to the Vaccine Injury Table; a summary of the Program Assessment Rating 
Tool results; and updates from the Division of Vaccine Injury 
Compensation (DVIC), the Department of Justice, the National Vaccine 
Program Office, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (National 
Institutes of Health), and the Food and Drug Administration. Agenda 
items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Public Comments: Persons interested in providing an oral 
presentation should submit a written request, along with a copy of 
their presentation to: Ms. Cheryl Lee, Principal Staff Liaison, DVIC, 
Healthcare Systems Bureau (HSB), Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA), Room 11C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857 or e-mail [email protected]. Requests should contain the 
name, address, telephone number, and any business or professional 
affiliation of the person desiring to make an oral presentation. Groups 
having similar interests are requested to combine their comments and 
present them through a single representative. The allocation of time 
may be adjusted to accommodate the level of expressed interest. DVIC 
will notify each presenter by mail or telephone of their assigned 
presentation time. Persons who do not file an advance request for a 
presentation, but desire to make an oral statement, may announce it at 
the time of the comment period. These persons will be allocated time as 
it permits.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone requiring information regarding 
the ACCV should contact Ms. Cheryl Lee, Principal Staff Liaison, DVIC, 
HSB, HRSA, Room 11C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; 
telephone (301) 443-2124 or e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: August 15, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 05-16502 Filed 8-19-05; 8:45 am]
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