[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9235-9236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03441]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act

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(Public Law 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following meeting:
    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: March 6, 2014, 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EDT; March 7, 
2014, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT.
    Place: Parklawn Building (and via audio conference call and Adobe 
Connect), Conference Room 10-65, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 
20857.
    The ACCV will meet on Thursday, March 6, 2014, 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 
p.m. EDT and Friday, March 7, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. The 
public can join the meeting by:
    1. (In Person) Persons interested in attending the meeting [in 
person] are encouraged to submit a written notification to: Annie 
Herzog, DVIC, Healthcare Systems Bureau (HSB), Health Resources and 
Services Administration (HRSA), Room 11C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857 or email: [email protected]. Since this 
meeting is held in a federal government building, attendees will need 
to go through a security check to enter the building and participate in 
the meeting. This written notification is encouraged so that a list of 
attendees can be provided to expedite entry through security. Persons 
may attend in person without providing written notification, but their 
entry into the building may be delayed due to security checks and the 
requirement to be escorted to the meeting by a federal government 
employee. To request an escort to the meeting after entering the 
building, call Mario Lombre at (301) 443-3196. The meeting will be held 
at the Parklawn Building, Conference Room 10-65, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857.
    2. (Audio Portion) Calling the conference phone number, 877-917-
4913, and providing the following information:

Leaders Name: Dr. Vito Caserta
Password: ACCV

    3. (Visual Portion) Connecting to the ACCV Adobe Connect Pro 
Meeting using the following URL: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/accv/ (copy and paste the link into your browser if it does not work 
directly, and enter as a guest). Participants should call and connect 
15 minutes prior to the meeting in order for logistics to be set up. If 
you have never attended an Adobe Connect meeting, please test your 
connection using the following URL: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm and get a quick overview by 
following URL: http://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview. Call (301) 
443-6634 or send an email to [email protected] if you are having trouble 
connecting to the meeting site.
    Agenda: The agenda items for the March meeting will include, but 
are not limited to: (1) Updates from the Division of Vaccine Injury 
Compensation (DVIC), Department of Justice, National Vaccine Program 
Office, Immunization Safety Office (Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
(National Institutes of Health) and Center for Biologics, and 
Evaluation and Research (Food and Drug Administration); (2) Report from 
the ACCV Process Workgroup; (3) Review of Vaccine Information 
Statements; and (4) Presentation on Pneumococcal Polysaccharide 
(Pneumovax 23) Vaccine Safety Review. A draft agenda and additional 
meeting materials will be posted on the ACCV Web site (http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/accv.htm) prior to the meeting. Agenda 
items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Public Comment: Persons interested in providing an oral 
presentation should submit a written request, along with a copy of 
their presentation to: Annie Herzog, DVIC, Healthcare Systems Bureau 
(HSB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Room 11C-
26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 or email: [email protected]. 
Requests should contain the name, address, telephone number, email 
address, and any business or professional affiliation of the person 
desiring to make an oral presentation. Groups having similar interests 
are requested to combine their comments and present them through a 
single representative. The allocation of time may be adjusted to 
accommodate the level of expressed interest. DVIC will notify each 
presenter by email, mail, or telephone of their assigned presentation 
time. Persons who do not file an advance request for a presentation, 
but desire to make an oral statement, may announce it at the time of 
the public comment period. Public participation and ability to comment 
will be limited to space and time as it permits.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone requiring information regarding 
the ACCV should contact Annie Herzog, DVIC, HSB, HRSA, Room 11C-26, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; telephone (301) 443-6634 or 
email: [email protected].

    Dated: February 11, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-03441 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
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