[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60500-60501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25012]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announce the following meeting for the aforementioned
committee:
Times and Dates
8 a.m.-6 p.m., October 25, 2011.
8 a.m.-1:15 p.m., October 26, 2011.
Place: CDC, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, 1600 Clifton
Road, NE., Building 19, Kent ``Oz'' Nelson Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
30333.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Purpose: The committee is charged with advising the Director, CDC,
on the appropriate uses of immunizing agents. In addition, under 42
U.S.C. 1396s, the committee is mandated to establish and periodically
review and, as appropriate, revise the list of vaccines for
administration to vaccine-eligible children through the Vaccines for
Children (VFC) program, along with schedules regarding the appropriate
periodicity, dosage, and contraindications applicable to the vaccines.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include discussions on:
Child/adolescent immunization schedules; adult immunization schedule;
human papillomavirus vaccine; hepatitis B vaccine; meningococcal
vaccines; influenza; 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; measles,
mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine; febrile seizures and vaccines;
pertussis; immunization coverage among children and adolescents; and
vaccine supply.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Stephanie B. Thomas, National
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton
Road, NE., MS-A27, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 639-8836; E-
mail [email protected].
The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities for
both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
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Dated: September 21, 2011.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-25012 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]
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