[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70776-70777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20636]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Solicitation for the Nomination of Candidates To Serve as Voting 
Members and Representatives of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, 
HHS.

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, DHHS, is soliciting 
nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as 
members and representatives 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

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than 5 p.m. EST on January 19, 2007, at the address below.

ADDRESSES: 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, 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, 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. Individuals selected for 
appointment to the Committee will serve as voting members. Voting 
members shall be selected from individuals who are engaged in vaccine 
research or the manufacture of vaccines, or who are physicians, members 
of parent organizations concerned with immunizations, representatives 
of State or local health agencies, or public health organizations. 
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 submitted 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 
to ensure 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: November 30, 2006.
Bruce Gellin,
Director, National Vaccine Program Office.
 [FR Doc. E6-20636 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]
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