[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22026]
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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 body scheduled to meet during the month of September,
1997.
Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
Date and Time: September 10, 1997; 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Rooms D and E, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
The meeting is open to the public.
The full Commission will meet on Wednesday, September 10 from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: a
report from the ACCV Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety, an update on
the passage of excise tax legislation within P.L. 105-34 on H.R.
2014, an overview of the adjudication process under the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and routine Program reports.
Public comment will be permitted before lunch and at the end of
the Commission meeting on September 10. 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 D
and E on September 10. These persons will be allocated time as time
permits.
Anyone requiring information regarding the Commission should
contact Ms. Palmer, 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.
Agenda Items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Dated: August 14, 1997.
Jane Harrison,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-22026 Filed 8-19-97; 8:45 am]
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