[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 16 (Thursday, January 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 3399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-323]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Request for Information (RFI): Guidance for Prioritization of 
Pre-pandemic and Pandemic Influenza Vaccine--Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On December 14, 2006, the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) issued a notice in the Federal Register (FR Doc. Vol. 
71, No. 240, Pages 75252-75253) to request input from the public on 
considerations in developing guidance for prioritization of the 
distribution and administration of both pre-pandemic and pandemic 
influenza vaccines based on various pandemic severity and vaccine 
supply scenarios. Specifically, HHS is seeking input on pandemic 
influenza vaccine prioritization considerations from all interested and 
affected parties, including but not limited to public health and health 
care individuals and organizations, as well as those from other sectors 
of the economy including, for example, travel and transportation, 
commerce and trade, law enforcement, emergency management and 
responders, other critical infrastructure sectors and the general 
public.
    Previous reports relating to pandemic influenza vaccine 
prioritization issues are available at http://www.pandemicflu.gov.
    The purpose of this notice is to inform all interested parties that 
the comment period originally identified in the December 14, 2006 
Federal Register is now being extended to February 5, 2007.

DATES: Responses should be submitted to the Department of Health and 
Human Services on or before 5 p.m., EDT, February 5, 2007.
    Instructions for Submitting Comments: Electronic responses are 
preferred and may be addressed to [email protected]. Written 
responses should be addressed to the Department of Health and Human 
Services, Room 434E, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20201, Attention: Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Prioritization RFI. A copy 
of this RFI is also available on the PandemicFlu.Gov Web site and at 
http://www.aspe.hhs.gov/PIV/rfi. Please follow instructions for 
submitting responses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Schwartz, Office of Public Health 
and Science, (404) 639-8953.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Extensive information on Federal government 
strategic and implementation plans for pandemic flu is available at 
http://www.pandemicflu.gov.

    Dated: January 19, 2007.
John O. Agwunobi,
Assistant Secretary of Health, Office of Public Health and Science, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 07-323 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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