[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 175 (Monday, September 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53454-53455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14949]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Meeting

    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), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory 
Diseases (NCIRD) announces the following Federal Committee meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
    Times and Dates: October 25, 2006, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., October 26, 
2006, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE., Global Communications Center, Room 232, Atlanta, Georgia 
30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by space available. The 
meeting space accommodates approximately 330 people. Overflow space 
for real-time viewing will be 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 
immunization safety, vaccine financing, herpes zoster (shingles) 
vaccine, rabies vaccine, meningococcal vaccine (MCV4), influenza 
vaccine, human papillomavirus vaccine follow-up, evidence-based 
methods for development of ACIP recommendations, and agency updates. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Additional Information: In order to expedite the security 
clearance process at the CDC Roybal Campus on Clifton Road, all ACIP 
attendees are required to register on-line at http://www.cdc.gov/nip/acip. Registration instructions and forms can be found under the 
``Upcoming Meetings'' tab. Please be sure to complete all the 
required fields before submitting your registration and submit no 
later than September 29, 2006.


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    Please Note: All non-U.S. citizens must pre-register by 
September 29, 2006. Access will not be allowed to the campus and 
registration will NOT be allowed on site at the time of the meeting. 
All non-U.S. citizens are required to complete the ``Access Request 
Form'' and register on-line at http://www.cdc.gov/nip/acip. The 
access request form can be obtained from the ACIP Web site and 
should be e-mailed directly back to Ms. Demetria Gardner at 
[email protected] upon completion.

    For Further Information Contact: Demetria Gardner, Immunization 
Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory 
Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., (E-05), Atlanta, Georgia 
30333, telephone 404/639-8836, fax 404/639-8905.
    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: September 1, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-14949 Filed 9-8-06; 8:45 am]
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