[Federal Register: December 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 236)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following Federal Committee meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., February 21, 2007, 8 a.m.--4 
p.m., February 22, 2007.
    Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE., Global Communications Center, Building 19, Room 232, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
Meeting space accommodates approximately 330 people. Overflow space 
for real-time viewing will be available.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with advising the Director, 
CDC, on the appropriate uses of immunizing agents. In addition, 
under 42 U.S.C. Sec.  1396s, the Committee 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 (VFC) program, along with schedules regarding 
the appropriate periodicity, dosage, and contraindications 
applicable to the vaccines.
    Matters to be Discussed: The agenda will include discussions on 
influenza vaccine; immunization safety; update on use of rotavirus 
vaccine; update on use of HPV vaccine; update on use of herpes 
zoster (shingles) vaccine; vaccine supply; Japanese encephalitis and 
other flavivirus vaccines (e.g., yellow fever vaccine); diphtheria, 
tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus B [Hib] combination vaccine 
(Pentacel[supreg]); evidence-based recommendations; and agency 
updates.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Additional Information: In order to expedite the security 
clearance process at the CDC Roybal Campus located on Clifton Road, 
all ACIP attendees are required to register on line at http://www.cdc.gov/nip/acip
, which can be found at the ``Upcoming Meetings'' tab. 

Please complete all the required fields before submitting your 
registration and submit no later than January 18, 2007.

    Please Note: In addition to completing the registration form on 
line, as described above, all non-U.S. citizens are required to 
complete the ``Access Request Form.'' The completed access request 
form should be sent by e-mail directly to Ms. Gardner at 
dgardner@cdc.gov.


    Contact Person for More Information: Demetria Gardner, 
Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and 
Respiratory Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, (E-05), Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-8836, fax 404/639-6258.

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    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining 
to announcements of meetings and other committee management 
activities for both the CDC and ATSDR.


    Dated: December 1, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-20859 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]

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