[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20999-21000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10529]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following 
National Advisory bodies scheduled to meet during the months of May and 
June 1995.

    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) 
Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety.
    Date and Time: May 31, 1995; 9:00 am-5:00 pm.
    Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Room D, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    Purpose: The subcommittee will review issues relevant to vaccine 
safety and adverse reactions to vaccines.
    Agenda: Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: 
establishing a charge for the Subcommittee; reviewing current 
vaccine safety efforts; and examining the current status of vaccine 
safety research.

    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV)
    Date and Time: June 1, 1995; 9:00 am-5:00 pm.
    Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Room D, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    Purpose: The Commission: (1) advises the Secretary on the 
implementation of the Program, (2) on its own initiative or as the 
result of the filing of a petition, recommends changes in the 
Vaccine Injury Table, (3) advises the Secretary in implementing the 
Secretary's responsibilities under section 2127 regarding the need 
for childhood vaccination products that result in fewer or no 
significant adverse reactions, (4) surveys Federal, State, and local 
programs and activities relating to the gathering of information on 
injuries associated with the administration of childhood vaccines, 
including the adverse reaction reporting requirements of section 
2125(b), and advises the Secretary on means to obtain, compile, 
publish, and use credible data related to the frequency and severity 
of adverse reactions associated with childhood vaccines, and (5) 
recommends to the Director of the National Vaccine Program research 
related to vaccine injuries which should be conducted to carry out 
the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
    Agenda: Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: a 
report on Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Clinical Trials; a vaccine 
safety update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Food and Drug Administration; and routine Program reports.
    Public comment will be permitted before the Subcommittee 
adjourns on May 31; and at the end of the full Commission meeting on 
June 1. Oral presentations will be limited to 5 minutes per public 
speaker.
    Persons interested in providing an oral presentation should 
submit a written request, [[Page 21000]] along with a copy of their 
presentation to Mr. Jerry Anderson, 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 20852; 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 presentation, but desire to make an oral 
statement, may sign up in Conference Room D on May 31 and June 1. 
These persons will be allocated time as time permits. Anyone 
requiring information regarding the Commission should contact Mr. 
Anderson, Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, Bureau of Health 
Professions, Room 8A-35, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 
20852; Telephone (301) 443-6593.

    Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
    Date and Time: June 11-14, 1995; 1:00 p.m.
    Place: The Sheraton Tara Hotel, 363 Maine Mall Road, South 
Portland, ME 04016, (207) 775-6161.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary with respect to the delivery, financing, research, 
development and administration of health care services in rural 
areas.
    Agenda: The Plenary Session will begin on Sunday, June 11 with 
an update on legislation that affects rural health care delivery. 
This will be followed by a presentation on Rural Health Perspectives 
from the Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Jo Ivey 
Boufford, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, has agreed to make 
this presentation. The Committee will devote the remainder of the 
plenary session to a discussion of managed care and network 
development in rural areas and to medicare's payment methodology for 
managed care risk contracts--the Adjusted Average Per Capita Costs 
(AAPCC) methodology.
    The Committee will be making site visits to selected rural 
health delivery facilities all day on Monday. The meeting is open to 
the public; however, no transportation will be provided to the 
sites.
    The Education and Health Services Work Group and the Health Care 
Finance Work Group will meet all day on Tuesday to continue 
developing recommendations and strategies for improving health 
services delivery in rural areas. The meeting will adjourn on 
Wednesday, June 14, at noon.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the subject Committee 
should contact Dena S. Puskin, Executive Secretary, National 
Advisory Committee on Rural Health, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 9-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-0835, FAX (301) 443-
2803.
    Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting 
should contact Ms. Arlene Granderson, Office of Rural Health Policy, 
Health Resources and Services Administration, Telephone (301) 443-
0835.
    Agenda Items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: April 25, 1995.
Jackie E. Baum,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, HRSA.
[FR Doc. 95-10529 Filed 4-27-95; 8:45 am]
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