[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 5015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2487]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Advisory Council; Notice of 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 March, 1997.
Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
Date and Time: March 13, 1997; 9:00 a.m.--4:30 p.m.
Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Room E, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857.
The meeting is open to the public.
The first day of the meeting, Wednesday, March 12, will consist
of a meeting of one of the Commission's workgroups.
Name: Workgroup on Intent, Provisions and Process.
Time: March 12, 1997; 10:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m.
Purpose: The Workgroup will address issues related to the
operation process of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program.
Agenda: Agenda items will include, but not be limited to,
discussion of the following issues: Status of recommendations from
the September and December 1996 WIPP meetings; Program and policy
issues related to the operation of the Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program, including proposals to revise the wage loss calculation, to
provide for an interim payment of attorneys fee and expenses, and to
extend the statute of limitations; and a report on the Department of
Justice's Process Improvement Initiatives.
The full Commission will meet on Thursday, March 13, from 9:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Agenda items will include, but not be limited to:
an overview of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; reports from
the Workgroup on Intent, Provision, and Process and the Vaccine
Safety Subcommittee; an update on the Proposed Vaccine Information
Statement for DTaP; and routine Program reports.
Public comment will be permitted before lunch and at the end of
the Workgroup meeting on March 12, as well as the full Commission
meeting on March 13. 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 Program 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 E on March 12-13. These
persons will be allocated time as time permits.
Anyone requiring information regarding the Commission should
contact Ms. Palmer.
Agenda Items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Dated: January 28, 1997.
J. Henry Montes,
Director, Office of Policy and Information Coordination, HRSA.
[FR Doc. 97-2487 Filed 1-31-97; 8:45 am]
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