[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 203 (Monday, October 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62296-62297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24893]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Vaccine Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.

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 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 
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, and 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 than 5 p.m. EDT on November 21, 2008, at the address below.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be mailed or delivered to: Bruce G. 
Gellin, MD, MPH, Executive Secretary, NVAC, Office of Public Health and 
Science, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Room 443-H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, DC 
20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Andrea Krull, Public Health 
Advisor, National Vaccine Program Office, Department of Health and 
Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 443-H, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, Washington, DC 20201; (202) 690-5566; [email protected].
    A copy of the Committee charter which includes the Committee's 
structure and functions as well as a list of the current membership can 
be obtained by contacting Ms. Krull or by accessing the NVAC Web site 
at: 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. Public 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. Representative members shall be selected 
from the vaccine manufacturing industry who are engaged in vaccine 
research or the manufacture of vaccines. Anticipated vacancies include 
both public and representative member positions. Individuals selected 
for appointment to the Committee can be invited to serve terms 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 nominated 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 
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.
    The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive 
Branch are applicable to individuals who are appointed as public 
members of Federal advisory committees. Individuals appointed to serve 
as public members of Federal advisory committees are classified as 
special Government employees (SGEs). SGEs are Government employees for 
purposes of the conflict of interest laws. Therefore, individuals 
appointed to serve as public members of NVAC are subject to an ethics 
review. The ethics review is conducted to determine if the individual 
has any interests and/or activities in the private sector that may 
conflict with performance of their official duties as a member of the 
Committee. Individuals appointed to serve as public members of the

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Committee will be required to disclose information regarding financial 
holdings, consultancies, and research grants and/or contracts.

    Dated: October 6, 2008.
Bruce Gellin,
Director, National Vaccine Program Office, Executive Secretary, 
National Vaccine Advisory Committee.
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