[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 781-782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00123]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2022-0002]


Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
following meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 
(ACIP). This meeting is open to the public. Time will be available for 
public comment. The meeting will be webcast live via the World Wide 
Web.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 5, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. EST (dates and times subject to change; see the ACIP website 
for updates http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html). The public 
may submit written comments from January 6, 2022, through January 12, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0002 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 
Clifton Road NE, MSH24-8, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Attn: January 5, 2022 
ACIP Meeting.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received in conformance with 
the

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https://www.regulations.gov suitability policy will be posted without 
change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. For access to the docket to read background 
documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov. 
Written public comments will be provided to ACIP members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Thomas, ACIP Committee 
Management Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MSH24-8, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027; Telephone: 404-639-8367; 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), less 
than 15 calendar days' notice is being given for this meeting due to 
the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and rapidly 
evolving COVID-19 vaccine development and regulatory processes. The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services has determined that COVID-19 is 
a Public Health Emergency. A notice of this ACIP meeting has also been 
posted on CDC's ACIP website at: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html. In addition, CDC has sent notice of this ACIP meeting by 
email to those who subscribe to receive email updates about ACIP.
    Purpose: The ACIP is charged with advising the Director, CDC, on 
the use of immunizing agents. In addition, under 42 U.S.C. 1396s, the 
ACIP is mandated to establish and periodically review and, as 
appropriate, revise the list of vaccines for administration to vaccine-
eligible children through the Vaccines for Children program, along with 
schedules regarding dosing interval, dosage, and contraindications to 
administration of vaccines. Further, under provisions of the Affordable 
Care Act, section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act, immunization 
recommendations of the ACIP that have been approved by the CDC Director 
and appear on CDC immunization schedules must be covered by applicable 
health plans.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
COVID-19 vaccine booster doses. A recommendation vote is scheduled. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. For more 
information on the meeting agenda visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/meetings-info.html.

Public Participation

    Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate by 
submitting written views, recommendations, and data. Please note that 
comments received, including attachments and other supporting 
materials, are part of the public record and are subject to public 
disclosure. Comments will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Therefore, do not include any information in your comment or supporting 
materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public 
disclosure. If you include your name, contact information, or other 
information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that 
information will be on public display. CDC will review all submissions 
and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions containing private 
or proprietary information such as Social Security numbers, medical 
information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/near duplicate 
examples of a mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully consider all 
comments submitted into the docket.
    Written Public Comment: The docket will be opened to receive 
written comments on January 6, 2022. Written comments must be received 
on or before January 12, 2022.
    Oral Public Comment: This meeting will include time for members of 
the public to make an oral comment. Oral public comment will occur 
before any scheduled votes including all votes relevant to the ACIP's 
Affordable Care Act and Vaccines for Children Program roles. Priority 
will be given to individuals who submit a request to make an oral 
public comment before the meeting according to the procedures below.
    Procedure for Oral Public Comment: All persons interested in making 
an oral public comment at the January 5, 2022 ACIP meeting must submit 
a request at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/ no later than 
11:59 p.m. EST, January 4, 2022, according to the instructions 
provided.
    If the number of persons requesting to speak is greater than can be 
reasonably accommodated during the scheduled time, CDC will conduct a 
lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled public comment 
session. CDC staff will notify individuals regarding their request to 
speak by email by 12:00 p.m. EST, January 5, 2022. To accommodate the 
significant interest in participation in the oral public comment 
session of ACIP meetings, each speaker will be limited to 3 minutes, 
and each speaker may only speak once per meeting.
    The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the 
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices 
pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management 
activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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