[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7110-7111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4217]
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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
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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 March 15, 1996, to: Gloria A.
Kovach, Committee Management Specialist, NVAC, National Vaccine Program
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road,
NE, M/S D28, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone or facsimile submission
cannot be accepted.
Dated: February 15, 1996.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Services and Analysis Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 96-4217 Filed 2-23-96; 8:45 am]
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