Amendment To Extend for One Year the January 24, 2003, Declaration Regarding Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures, as Amended on January 24, 2004, 3708-3709 [05-1479]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 16 / Wednesday, January 26, 2005 / Notices
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, January 21, 2005.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 05–1428 Filed 1–25–05; 8:45 am]
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2005.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
(Cindy C. West, Banking Supervisor)
1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio
44101–2566:
1. Central Bancshares, Inc.,
Lexington, Kentucky; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of First
Bank, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
2. Commodore Financial Network,
Inc., Somerset, Ohio; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100
percent of the voting shares of
Commodore Bank, Somerset, Ohio.
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3. Hometown Bancorp, Inc., Kent,
Ohio; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 100 percent of
the voting shares of Home Savings Bank,
Kent, Ohio.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Patrick Wilder, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:
1. Freedom Bancshares, Inc., Sheldon,
Iowa; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 100 percent of
the voting shares of Freedom Bank,
Sheldon, Iowa (in organization).
C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411
Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri
63166–2034:
1. Southern Trust Bancshares, Inc.,
Goreville, Illinois; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100
percent of the voting shares of
SouthernTrust Bank, Goreville, Illinois
(in organization).
D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
1. Frontier Management LLC, and
Frontier Holdings, LLC, both of
Madison, Nebraska; to become bank
holding companies by acquiring 100
percent of the voting shares of Bank of
Madison, Madison, Nebraska.
E. Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco (Tracy Basinger, Director,
Regional and Community Bank Group)
101 Market Street, San Francisco,
California 94105–1579:
1. Western Sierra Bancorp, Cameron
Park, California; to acquire 100 percent
of the voting shares of Gold Country
Financial Services, Inc., Marysville,
California, and thereby indirectly
acquire Gold County, N.A., Marysville,
California.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, January 21, 2005.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Amendment To Extend for One Year
the January 24, 2003, Declaration
Regarding Administration of Smallpox
Countermeasures, as Amended on
January 24, 2004
Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Concern that terrorists may
have access to the smallpox virus and
attempt to use it against the American
public and United States Government
facilities abroad continues to exist. The
January 24, 2003, declaration regarding
administration of smallpox
countermeasures, as amended on
January 24, 2004, is extended for one
year until and including January 23,
2006.
DATES: This Notice is effective as of
January 24, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William F. Raub, Ph.D., Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the
Office of Public Health and Emergency
Preparedness, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201,
Telephone (202) 690–7383 (this is not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
224(p) of the Public Health Service Act,
which was established by section 304 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and
amended by section 3 of the Smallpox
Emergency Personnel Protection Act of
2003 (‘‘SEPPA’’), is intended to alleviate
certain liability concerns associated
with administration of smallpox
countermeasures and, therefore, ensure
that the countermeasures are available
and can be administered in the event of
a smallpox-related actual or potential
public health emergency such as a
bioterrorist incident.
On January 24, 2003, due to concerns
that terrorists may have access to the
smallpox virus and attempt to use it
against the American public and U.S.
Government facilities abroad, the
Secretary issued a declaration making
section 224’s legal protections available.
The declaration was effective until and
including January 23, 2004. On January
24, 2004, the Secretary amended the
definitions contained in the January 24,
2003 declaration in light of the statutory
amendments in section 3 of SEPPA
because such definitions were no longer
appropriate, and extended the
declaration for one year until January
23, 2005. Pursuant to section
224(p)(2)(A), the Secretary issues the
amendment below to extend for one
year up to and including January 23,
2006 the January 24, 2003 declaration,
as amended.
Amendment To Extend January 24,
2003 Declaration, as Amended,
Regarding Administration of Smallpox
Countermeasures
I. Policy Determination
The underlying policy determinations
of the January 24, 2003 declaration
continue to exist, including the
heightened concern that terrorists may
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have access to the smallpox virus and
attempt to use it against the American
public and U.S. Government facilities
abroad.
II. Amendment of Declaration
I, Claude A. Allen, Acting Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services, have concluded, in accordance
with the authority vested in me under
section 224(p)(2)(A) of the Public Health
Service Act, that a potential bioterrorist
incident makes it advisable to extend
the January 24, 2003 declaration, as
amended, regarding administration of
smallpox countermeasures until and
including January 23, 2006. The January
24, 2003, declaration, as amended, may
be further amended as circumstances
require.
III. Effective Dates
This extension is effective January 24,
2005 until and including January 23,
2006. The effective period may be
extended or shortened by subsequent
amendment to the January 24, 2003,
declaration.
Dated: January 21, 2005.
Claude A. Allen,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Advisory Committee
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Public Law 92–463), the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following committee
meeting.
Name: Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Advisory Committee (CLIAC).
Times and Dates:
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., February 16, 2005.
8:30 a.m.–3 p.m., February 17, 2005.
Place: Doubletree Hotel (Atlanta/
Buckhead), 3342 Peachtree Rd. NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30326, Telephone: (404) 231–1234.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
the space available. The meeting room
accommodates approximately 100 people.
Purpose: This committee is charged with
providing scientific and technical advice and
guidance to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for
Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding the
need for, and the nature of, revisions to the
standards under which clinical laboratories
are regulated; the impact on medical and
laboratory practice of proposed revisions to
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the standards; and the modification of the
standards to accommodate technological
advances.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will
include updates from the Food and Drug
Administration, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention;
implementation of cytology proficiency
testing for individuals; a report from the
CLIAC Workgroup on Good Laboratory
Practices for Waived Testing, and discussion
of the Workgroup’s proposals related to such;
and an introduction to appropriate quality
control for diverse and evolving test systems,
including microbiology identification
systems. Agenda items are subject to change
as priorities dictate.
Providing Oral or Written Comments: It is
the policy of CLIAC to accept written public
comments and provide a brief period for oral
public comments whenever possible. Oral
Comments: In general, each individual or
group requesting to make an oral
presentation will be limited to a total time of
five minutes (unless otherwise indicated).
Speakers must also submit their comments in
writing for inclusion in the meeting’s
Summary Report. To assure adequate time is
scheduled for public comments, individuals
or groups planning to make an oral
presentation should, when possible, notify
the contact person below at least one week
prior to the meeting date. Written Comments:
For individuals or groups unable to attend
the meeting, CLIAC accepts written
comments until the date of the meeting
(unless otherwise stated). However, the
comments should be received at least one
week prior to the meeting date so that the
comments may be made available to the
Committee for their consideration and public
distribution. Written comments, one hard
copy with original signature, should be
provided to the contact person below.
Written comments will be included in the
meeting’s Summary Report.
Contact Person for Additional Information:
Rhonda Whalen, Chief, Laboratory Practice
Standards Branch, Division of Laboratory
Systems, Office of Public Health
Partnerships, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway,
NE, Mailstop F–11, Atlanta, Georgia 30341–
3717; telephone (770) 488–8042; fax (770)
488–8279; or via e-mail at RWhalen@cdc.gov.
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
CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry.
Dated: January 20, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Public Law 92–463), the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announce the following Federal
Committee meeting.
Name: Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Times and Dates:
8 a.m.–6:30 p.m., February 10, 2005.
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., February 11, 2005.
Place: Atlanta Marriott Century Center,
2000 Century Boulevard, N.E., Atlanta,
Georgia 30345–3377.
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 Hepatitis B vaccine
recommendations; recommendations of use
of Hepatitis A vaccine; Human Papilloma
Virus vaccine working group update;
Meningococcal conjugate vaccine and
possible VFC vote on meningococcal vaccine
use if the vaccine is licensed; varicella
prevention; influenza vaccine
recommendations for 2005; pertussis vaccine
booster dose policy; polio outbreak response
and stockpile planning; revisions to the
general recommendations; yellow fever
vaccine safety work group update; proposal
for use of Evidence-based recommendations;
rotavirus vaccine update; and Departmental
updates.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information:
Demetria Gardner, Epidemiology and
Surveillance Division, National
Immunization Program, CDC, 1600 Clifton
Road, NE., (E–61), Atlanta, Georgia 30333,
telephone (404) 639–8096, fax (404) 639–
8616.
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 CDC and ATSDR.
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[FR Doc No: 05-1479]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Amendment To Extend for One Year the January 24, 2003,
Declaration Regarding Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures, as
Amended on January 24, 2004
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Concern that terrorists may have access to the smallpox virus
and attempt to use it against the American public and United States
Government facilities abroad continues to exist. The January 24, 2003,
declaration regarding administration of smallpox countermeasures, as
amended on January 24, 2004, is extended for one year until and
including January 23, 2006.
DATES: This Notice is effective as of January 24, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William F. Raub, Ph.D., Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Health and
Emergency Preparedness, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20201, Telephone (202) 690-7383 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 224(p) of the Public Health Service
Act, which was established by section 304 of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 and amended by section 3 of the Smallpox Emergency Personnel
Protection Act of 2003 (``SEPPA''), is intended to alleviate certain
liability concerns associated with administration of smallpox
countermeasures and, therefore, ensure that the countermeasures are
available and can be administered in the event of a smallpox-related
actual or potential public health emergency such as a bioterrorist
incident.
On January 24, 2003, due to concerns that terrorists may have
access to the smallpox virus and attempt to use it against the American
public and U.S. Government facilities abroad, the Secretary issued a
declaration making section 224's legal protections available. The
declaration was effective until and including January 23, 2004. On
January 24, 2004, the Secretary amended the definitions contained in
the January 24, 2003 declaration in light of the statutory amendments
in section 3 of SEPPA because such definitions were no longer
appropriate, and extended the declaration for one year until January
23, 2005. Pursuant to section 224(p)(2)(A), the Secretary issues the
amendment below to extend for one year up to and including January 23,
2006 the January 24, 2003 declaration, as amended.
Amendment To Extend January 24, 2003 Declaration, as Amended, Regarding
Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures
I. Policy Determination
The underlying policy determinations of the January 24, 2003
declaration continue to exist, including the heightened concern that
terrorists may
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have access to the smallpox virus and attempt to use it against the
American public and U.S. Government facilities abroad.
II. Amendment of Declaration
I, Claude A. Allen, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services, have concluded, in accordance with the authority
vested in me under section 224(p)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service
Act, that a potential bioterrorist incident makes it advisable to
extend the January 24, 2003 declaration, as amended, regarding
administration of smallpox countermeasures until and including January
23, 2006. The January 24, 2003, declaration, as amended, may be further
amended as circumstances require.
III. Effective Dates
This extension is effective January 24, 2005 until and including
January 23, 2006. The effective period may be extended or shortened by
subsequent amendment to the January 24, 2003, declaration.
Dated: January 21, 2005.
Claude A. Allen,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-1479 Filed 1-25-05; 8:45 am]
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