[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 89 (Monday, May 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 26617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11516]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Future 
Vaccines, Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage, and Subcommittee on 
Vaccine Safety and Communication Meetings

    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 advisory committee 
meetings.

    Name: National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC).
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-2:15 p.m., May 22, 2000; 8:30 a.m.-12:45 
p.m., May 23, 2000.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 505A, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Notice: In the interest of security, the Department has 
instituted stringent procedures for entrance to the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building by non-government employees. Thus, persons without 
a government identification card should plan to arrive at the 
building each day either between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. or 12:30 
p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Entrance to the meeting at other times during the 
day cannot be assured.
    Purpose: This committee advises and makes recommendations to the 
Director of the National Vaccine Program on matters related to the 
Program responsibilities.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include: an update on 
the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) activities; an update on 
Unmet Needs Funding; Influenza Vaccine--New Technologies; Pandemic 
Planning and Adult Immunization; Bioterrorism--Advisory Committee on 
Immunization Practices (ACIP)/NVAC Activities; Large Population 
Immunization; Immunization Registries Funding Issues; Vaccine Safety 
and Communication Subcommittee Report; update from the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General; Immunization 
Coverage Subcommittee Report; Future Vaccines Subcommittee Report; 
ACIP Annual Report; a report on NVAC Poliovirus Containment 
Workgroup; Together for Tots/Preventive Services Collaborative.

    Name: Subcommittee on Future Vaccines.
    Time and Date: 2:15 p.m.-5 p.m., May 22, 2000.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 305A, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee develops policy options and guides 
national activities that lead to accelerated development, licensure, 
and the best use of new vaccines in the simplest possible 
immunization schedules.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include discussions 
on the Institute of Medicine Report ``Vaccines for the 21st 
Century'' Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Workshop planned meeting; Vaccines 
for Chronic diseases meeting.
    Name: Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage.
    Time and Date: 2:15 p.m.-5 p.m., May 22, 2000.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 505A, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee will identify and propose solutions 
that provide a multifaceted and holistic approach to reducing 
barriers that result in low immunization coverage for children.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include adolescent 
immunization coverage rates; review of the Adult Immunization 
Standards' document; immunization requirements for school entry and 
philosophical exemptions; update on unmet needs; the roll-out 
process for the ``Strategies to Sustain Success'' and the Adult 
Immunization Action Plan.

    Name: Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety and Communication.
    Time and Date: 2:15 p.m.-5 p.m., May 22, 2000.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 325A, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee reviews issues relevant to vaccine 
safety and adverse reactions to vaccines.
    Matters to be Discussed: Communication Workshop; Vaccine Safety 
Surveillance; and Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practices.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Gloria Sagar, Committee 
Management Specialist, NVPO, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, M/S D-66, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/687-6672.
    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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: May 3, 2000.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 00-11516 Filed 5-5-00; 8:45 am]
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