[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 59121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16025]


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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.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
the Department of Health and Human Services 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, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pita Gomez, Principal Staff Liaison, 
Division of Injury Compensation Programs, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 8W-
25A, Rockville, MD 20857; 800-338-2382; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACCV provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (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. ACCV advises the Secretary on issues related to the 
implementation of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 
Other activities of 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 recharter for ACCV was approved on July 8, 2024. Renewal of the 
ACCV charter gives authorization for the Commission to operate until 
July 21, 2026.
    A copy of the ACCV charter is available on the ACCV 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/.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-16025 Filed 7-19-24; 8:45 am]
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