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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

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 committee meeting: 

*Name:*                         Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).                     

*Times and Dates:*                         8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., June 21, 2000. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., June 22, 2000.                     

*Place:*                         Four Points Hotel by Sheraton, 1850 Cotillion Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30338.                     

*Status:*                         Open to the public, limited only by the space 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. § 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 a discussion on the ACIP policies and procedures; ACIP recommendations for the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; vaccine additive: aluminum update; vaccine additive: thimerosal; vaccines and autism; bioterrorism working group; general recommendations; anaphylaxis after MMR due to gelatin; progress report on vaccine identification standards initiative; status of high-speed needle-free jet injectors for mass vaccination campaigns; update on Geneva meeting on rotavirus vaccination; Vaccines for Children program update; adult working group: pneumococcal polysaccharide update; CDC/FDA report on two dose schedule for hepatitis B for adolescent; update on influenza vaccine supply; Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization: progress in supporting global immunization programs and introduction of new vaccines; Nabi an update from the Food and Drug Administration; update from the National Center for Infectious Diseases; update from the National Immunization Program; update from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; update from the National Vaccine Program. Other matters of relevance among the committee's objectives may be discussed.                     

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. 

*Contact Person for More Information:*                         Gloria A. Kovach, Program Analyst, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, m/s E61, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone 404/639-8096.                     

                        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: June 8, 2000. 

Carolyn J. Russell, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 00-14944 Filed 6-12-00; 8:45 am] 

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