[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 24718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3987]


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

    Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
    Time and Date: 2 p.m.-4 p.m., May 4, 2006.
    Place: National Immunization Program (NIP), Atlanta, Georgia. To 
participate, please call 1-888-769-8923, pass code 3537839.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the availability of 
telephone ports.
    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: Varicella vaccination policy options.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days as provided 
under 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), the public health urgency of this agency 
business requires that the teleconference be held prior to the first 
available date for publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.
    Contact Person for More Information: Demetria Gardner, 
Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization 
Program, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mail Stop E-61, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, telephone 404-639-8096, fax 404-639-8616.
    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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry.

    Dated: April 20, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 06-3987 Filed 4-25-06; 8:45 am]
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