[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 237 (Monday, December 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31225]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the National
Vaccine Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Human Services
The Public Health Service (PHS) is soliciting nominations for
possible membership on the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC).
This committee studies and recommends ways to encourage the
availability of an adequate supply of safe and effective vaccination
products in the States; recommends research priorities and other
measures the Director of the National Vaccine Program should take to
enhance the safety and efficacy of vaccines; advises the Director of
the Program in the implementation of sections 2102, 2103, and 2104, of
the PHS Act; and identifies annually for the Director of the Program
the most important areas of government and non-government cooperation
that should be considered in implementing sections 2102, 2103, and
2104, of the PHS Act.
Nominations are being sought for individuals engaged in vaccine
research or the manufacture of vaccines or who are physicians, members
of parent organizations concerned with immunizations, or
representatives of State or local health agencies, or public health
organizations. Federal employees will not be considered for membership.
Members may be invited to serve a four-year term.
Close attention will be given to minority and female
representation; therefore, nominations from these groups are
encouraged.
The following information is requested: name, affiliation, address,
telephone number, and a current curriculum vitae. Nominations should be
sent, in writing, and postmarked by December 31, 1996, to: Felecia D.
Pearson, Committee Management Specialist, NVAC, National Vaccine
Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road, NE, M/S D50, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone of
facsimile submissions cannot be accepted.
Dated: December 3, 1996.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-31225 Filed 12-1-96; 8:45 am]
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