[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 86 (Friday, May 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 25318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8590]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): 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) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 
Federal Advisory Committee:

    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.--6 p.m., June 27, 2007. 8 a.m.--4 p.m., 
June 28, 2007.
    Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE., Global Communications Center, Building 19, Room 232, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
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 
vaccine financing; Hepatitis A post-exposure prophylaxis which will 
include a VFC vote; cold adapted influenza vaccine; immunization 
safety; TDap-IPV-Hib combination vaccine (Pentacel); MCV4 dose to 2 
years; vaccine shortages; economic analyses of vaccines; evidence-
based recommendations; Human Papillomavirus Vaccine; update on HIV 
vaccines; childhood immunization schedule; adult immunization 
schedule; update on pneumococcal vaccines working group; update on 
vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding working group; Hepatitis 
B update on adult recommendations; and agency updates. VFC votes 
will be taken to add Pentacel to the Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis 
resolution; to the Haemophilus influenzae type b resolution and to 
the Polio resolution pending Food and Drug Administration approval 
for licensure of Pentacel. Agenda items are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.
    Additional Information: In order to expedite the security 
clearance process at the CDC Roybal Campus located on Clifton Road, 
all ACIP attendees are required to register online at www.cdc.gov/nip/acip, which can be found at the ``Upcoming Meetings'' tab. 
Please complete all the required fields before submitting your 
registration and submit no later than May 31, 2007.

    Please Note: In addition to completing the registration form 
online, as described above, all non-U.S. citizens are required to 
complete the ``Access Request Form.'' The completed access request 
form should be sent by e-mail directly to Ms. Gardner at 
[email protected].

    Contact Person For More Information: 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 404/639-6258.
    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: April 27, 2007.
Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-8590 Filed 5-3-07; 8:45 am]
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