[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 210 (Thursday, October 29, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68540-68541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23340]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

42 CFR Part 100

RIN 0906-AB24


National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Revisions to the 
Vaccine Injury Table

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

ACTION: Notification.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a public hearing to receive 
information and views on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 
entitled ``National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Revisions to 
the Vaccine Injury Table.''

DATES: November 9, 2020, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
    The ending time of this public hearing may change based on public 
interest. The most up-to-date information about the public hearing will 
be available on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation (VICP) 
website, https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation/index.html.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held by Adobe Connect webinar and 
teleconference.
    The public can join the meeting by:
    1. (Audio Portion) Calling the conference phone number 800-988-0218 
and providing the following information:

Leader: Tamara Overby
Password: 46525

    2. (Visual Portion) Connecting to the Public Hearing Adobe Connect 
Pro Meeting using the following URL: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/VICPPublicHearing (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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara Overby, Acting Director, 
Division of Injury Compensation Programs (DICP), Healthcare Systems 
Bureau (HSB), HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 08N-142, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; 855-266-2427 or by email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary proposes to amend the Vaccine 
Injury Table (Table) by regulation. The proposed regulation will have 
effect only for petitions for compensation under the VICP filed after 
the final regulation become effective. The Secretary is seeking public 
comment on the proposed revisions to the Table.
    The NPRM went on public display on July 16, 2020. The public 
comment period closes on January 12, 2021. 85 FR 43794 (July 20, 2020) 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-07-20/pdf/2020-15673.pdf.
    The public hearing will be held within the 180-day public comment 
period. This hearing is to provide an open forum for the presentation 
of information and views concerning all aspects of the NPRM by 
interested persons.
    In preparing a final regulation, the Secretary will consider the 
administrative record of this hearing along with all other written 
comments received during the comment period specified in the NPRM. 
Individuals or representatives of interested organizations are invited 
to participate in the public hearing in accordance with the schedule 
and procedures set forth below.
    The presiding officer representing the Secretary of HHS will be 
Tamara Overby, Acting Director, DICP, HSB, HRSA.
    Persons who wish to participate are requested to file a notice of 
participation with HHS on or before October 26, 2020. The notice should 
be mailed to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, DICP, 
HSB, 08N146B, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 or emailed 
to [email protected]. To ensure timely handling, any outer envelope or 
the subject line of an email should be clearly marked ``VICP NPRM 
Hearing.'' The notice of participation should contain the interested 
person's name, address, email address, telephone number, any business 
or organizational affiliation of the person desiring to make a 
presentation, a brief summary of the presentation, and the approximate 
time requested for the presentation. Groups that have similar interests 
should consolidate their comments as part of one presentation. Time 
available for the hearing will be allocated among the persons who 
properly file notices of participation. If time permits, interested 
parties attending the hearing who did not submit notice of 
participation in advance will be allowed to make an oral presentation 
at the conclusion of the hearing.
    Persons who find that there is insufficient time to submit the 
required information in writing may give oral notice of participation 
by calling Annie Herzog, DICP, at (301) 443-6634, no later than October 
26, 2020.
    After reviewing the notices of participation and accompanying 
information, HHS will schedule each appearance and notify each 
participant by mail, email, or telephone of the time allotted to the 
person(s) and the approximate time the person's oral presentation is 
scheduled to begin.
    A summary of comments and a recording of the hearing will be made 
available for public inspection at the VICP website, https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation/index.html, as soon as they have been 
prepared.


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    Dated: October 15, 2020.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-23340 Filed 10-28-20; 8:45 am]
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