[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-595]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Vaccine Advisory Committee

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

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 
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, U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS), is soliciting nominations of qualified 
candidates to be considered for appointment as voting representative 
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 and 2103 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 and 2103 of the PHS 
Act.

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no 
later than 5 p.m. e.s.t. on March 3, 2006, at the address below.

ADDRESSES: All nomination should be mailed or delivered to: 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 443-H, 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, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 443-H, Hubert H. Humphrey 
Building, 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: http://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. The individual selected for 
appointment to the Committee will serve as a voting representative 
member. Voting representative members are official representatives of 
the vaccine manufacturing industry who are engaged in vaccine research 
or the manufacture of vaccines. 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 e-mail 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 
HHS 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 HHS 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: January 13, 2006.
Bruce Gellin,
Director, National Vaccine Program Office.
[FR Doc. E6-595 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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