[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43536-43537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15573]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


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.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
HHS is hereby giving notice that the charter for the Advisory 
Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) has been renewed. The effective 
date of the renewed charter is July 21, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR George Reed Grimes, M.D., MPH, 
Designated Federal Officer, Health Systems Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, 08N186A, Rockville, Maryland 20857; (301)443-6634; or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACCV provides advice and recommendations 
to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on policy, program development, and 
other matters of significance concerning the activities under 2119 of 
the Public Health Service Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-19), as 
enacted by Public Law 99-660, and as subsequently amended. The ACCV 
advises the Secretary on issues related to implementation of the 
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 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 National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
    The renewed charter for the ACCV was approved on July 1, 2022. The 
filing

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date is July 21, 2022. Renewal of the ACCV charter gives authorization 
for the Commission to operate until July 21, 2024.
    A copy of the ACCV charter is available on the ACCV's 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 
https://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-15573 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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