[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30243-30244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14670]
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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
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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 June 30, 1998, 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 and
facsimile submission cannot be accepted.
Dated: May 27, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-14670 Filed 6-2-98; 8:45 am]
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