[Federal Register: April 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 73)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice
that the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) will hold a
meeting, to be held by teleconference. This meeting will be equivalent
to an in-person meeting and will be open to the public. Pre-
registration is required for both public attendance by phone as well as
public comment. Any individual who wishes to attend the meeting and/or
participate in the public comment session should e-mail nvpo@hhs.gov.
DATES: The Committee will meet by teleconference on May 7, 2009, from 3
p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will occur by teleconference. To attend, please
call 1-800-369-1957, passcode ``NVAC''. International callers must dial
1-630-395-0286.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Andrea Krull, Public Health
Advisor, National Vaccine Program Office, Department of Health and
Human Services, Room 715-H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (202) 690-5566;
Fax: (202) 260-1165; e-mail: nvpo@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 2101 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-1), the Secretary of Health and
Human Services was mandated to establish the National Vaccine Program
to achieve optimal prevention of human infectious diseases through
immunization and to achieve optimal prevention against adverse
reactions to vaccines. The National Vaccine Advisory Committee was
established to provide advice and make recommendations to the Director
of the National Vaccine Program, on matters related to the Program's
responsibilities. The Assistant Secretary for Health serves as Director
of the National Vaccine Program.
This is a special meeting of the NVAC. Discussions will surround
the draft recommendations on the draft ISO Scientific Agenda contained
in the document titled ``NVAC Vaccine Safety Working Group Draft
Report'' prepared at the request of the Assistant Secretary for Health
by the Committee's Vaccine Safety Working Group. The NVAC Vaccine
Safety Working Group was initially established to (1) undertake and
coordinate a scientific review of the draft Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) Immunization Safety Office (ISO) Scientific
Agenda, and (2) review the current vaccine safety system. The draft
report may be found at http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/reports.html. The
draft ISO Scientific Agenda can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/
vaccinesafety/00_pdf/draft_agenda_recommendations_080404.pdf and
the addendum at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/00_pdf/draft_
recommendations_add_080410.pdf. The Committee will review the draft
document and discuss the proposed recommendations in preparation for an
upcoming vote on these recommendations at the June 2009 NVAC meeting.
For this special meeting, members of the public are invited to
attend by teleconference via a toll-free call-in phone number. The
call-in number will be operator assisted to provide members of the
public the opportunity to provide comments to the Committee. Public
participation and ability to comment will be limited to space and time
available. Public comment will be limited to no more than three minutes
per speaker. Pre-registration is required for both public attendance
and comment. Individuals who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as accommodation for hearing impairment or other
reasonable accommodations, should notify the designated contact person
at least one week prior to the meeting.
Any members of the public who wish to have printed material
distributed to NVAC should submit materials to the Executive Secretary,
NVAC, through the contact person listed above prior to close of
business April 30, 2009. A draft agenda and any additional materials
will be posted on the NVAC Vaccine Safety Working Group Web site
(http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/) prior to the meeting.
Dated: April 14, 2009.
Raymond A. Strikas,
Medical Officer, National Vaccine Program Office, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. E9-8825 Filed 4-16-09; 8:45 am]
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