[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74455-74456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25857]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Renewal of Charter for the Advisory Commission on Childhood 
Vaccines

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving 
notice that the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) has 
been rechartered. The effective date of the renewed charter is July 21, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Narayan Nair, MD, MPH, Executive 
Secretary, Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, Health Resources 
and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
Room 08N146B, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-
6593; fax: (301) 44-8196; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATON: The ACCV was established by section 2119 of 
the Public Health Service Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-19), as 
enacted by Public Law (Pub. L.) 99-660, and as subsequently amended, 
and advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) 
on issues related to implementation of the National Vaccine Injury 
Compensation Program (VICP). Other activities of the ACCV include: 
Recommending changes in the Vaccine Injury Table at its own initiative 
or as the result of the filing of a petition; advising the Secretary in 
implementing section 2127 of the Act regarding the need for childhood 
vaccination products that result in fewer or no significant adverse 
reactions; surveying federal, state, and local programs and activities 
related to gathering information on injuries associated with the 
administration of childhood vaccines, including the adverse reaction 
reporting requirements of section 2125(b) of the Act; advising the 
Secretary on the methods of obtaining, compiling, publishing, and using 
credible data related to the frequency and severity of adverse 
reactions associated with childhood vaccines; consulting on the 
development or

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revision of Vaccine Information Statements; and recommending to the 
Director of the National Vaccine Program research related to vaccine 
injuries which should be conducted to carry out the VICP.
    On July 21, 2016, the ACCV charter was renewed. Renewal of the ACCV 
charter gives authorization for the Commission to operate until July 
21, 2018.
    A copy of the ACCV charter is available on the ACCV Web site at 
http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/childhoodvaccines/index.html. A 
copy of the charter also can be obtained by accessing the FACA database 
that is maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the 
General Services Administration. The Web site address for the FACA 
database is http://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-25857 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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