[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 35490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Charter Renewal for the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: HHS is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Commission on 
Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) has been rechartered. The effective date of 
the renewed charter is July 20, 2018.

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) 443-8196; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  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 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.
    The charter renewal for ACCV was approved on July 20, 2018, which 
will also stand as the filing date. Renewal of the ACCV charter gives 
authorization for the Commission to operate until July 20, 2020.
    A copy of the ACCV charter is available on the VICP website at: 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/vaccines/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 website address for the FACA database is 
http://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-15994 Filed 7-25-18; 8:45 am]
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