[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14017-14018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06663]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Vaccine Program Office, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that a 
meeting is scheduled to be held of the National Vaccine Advisory 
Committee (NVAC). The meeting will be open to the public via 
teleconference; a public comment session will be held during the 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 3, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. ET. The confirmed meeting times and agenda will be posted on 
the NVAC website at http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/meetings/index.html as 
soon as they become available.

ADDRESSES: Instructions regarding attending this meeting will be posted 
one week prior to the meeting at: http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/meetings/index.html. Pre-registration is required for members of the 
public who wish to attend the meeting and who wish to participate in 
the public comment session. Individuals who wish to attend the meeting 
and/or participate in the public comment session should register at 
http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/meetings/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Vaccine Program Office, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Room 715H, Hubert H. Humphrey 
Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 
(202) 690-5566; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 2101 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-1), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services was mandated to establish the National Vaccine Program 
to achieve optimal prevention of human infectious diseases through 
immunization and to achieve optimal prevention against adverse 
reactions to vaccines. The NVAC was established to provide advice and 
make recommendations to the Director of the National Vaccine Program on 
matters related to the Program's responsibilities. The Assistant 
Secretary for Health serves as Director of the National Vaccine 
Program. The public meeting will be dedicated to the deliberation of 
the draft recommendations written by

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the HPV Implementation work group. All agenda items are tentative and 
subject to change. Information on the final meeting agenda will be 
posted prior to the meeting on the NVAC website: http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/index.html.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments 
at the NVAC meeting during the public comment periods designated on the 
agenda. Public comments made during the meeting will be limited to 
three minutes per person to ensure time is allotted for all those 
wishing to speak. Individuals are also welcome to submit their written 
comments. Written comments should not exceed three pages in length. 
Individuals submitting written comments should email their comments to 
the National Vaccine Program Office ([email protected]) at least five 
business days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: March 27, 2018.
Roula Sweis,
Deputy Director, National Vaccine Program Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-06663 Filed 3-30-18; 8:45 am]
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