[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63359-63360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31221]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Council Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), announcement is made of the 
following National Advisory bodies scheduled to meet during the month 
of December, 1997.

    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: December 3, 1997; 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., December 
4, 1997; 9:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon
    Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Room D, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    The full Commission will meet on Wednesday, December 3, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday, December 4, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 12:00 p.m. Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: an 
update on the Vaccine Information Statements for newly added 
vaccines to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); 
a discussion of potential legislative amendments to the VICP; a 
report on vaccines currently in clinical trials; a presentation on 
vaccine registries, and reports from the Department of Justice, the 
National Vaccine Program Office, and routine Program reports.
    Public comment will be permitted before lunch and at the end of 
the Commission meeting on December 3 and before adjournment on 
December 4. Oral presentations will be limited to 5 minutes per 
public speaker. Persons interested in providing an oral presentation 
should submit a written request, along with a copy of their 
presentation to: Ms. Melissa Palmer, Principal Staff Liaison, 
Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, Bureau of Health 
Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 8A-
35, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone (301) 443-
6593. Requests should contain the name, address, telephone number, 
and any business or professional affiliation of the person desiring 
to make an oral presentation. Groups having similar interests are 
requested to combine their comments and present them through a 
single representative. The allocation of time may be adjusted to 
accommodate the level of expressed interest. The Division of Vaccine 
Injury Compensation will notify each presenter by mail or telephone 
of their assigned presentation time. Persons who do not file an 
advance request for a presentation, but desire to make an oral 
statement, may sign-up in Conference Room D on December 3 and 4. 
These persons will be allocated time as time permits.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the Commission should 
contact Ms. Palmer, Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, Bureau 
of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, 
Room 8A-35, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone 
(301) 443-6593.

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    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: November 21, 1997.
Jane M. Harrison,
Committee Management Officer, HRSA.
[FR Doc. 97-31221 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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