Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting, 51355-51356 [05-17181]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 30, 2005 / Notices comments to Dr. Armitage by mail or courier. Commenters planning to attend the meeting in person are asked to bring 35 copies of their comments for public distribution. Oral Comments: Requests to provide oral comments must be in writing (e-mail or fax) and received by Dr. Armitage no later than September 14, 2005 to reserve time on the meeting agenda. Presentation time for oral comment will typically be about five minutes per speaker, but may be reduced depending on time availability and the number of requests. Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation to access the public meeting listed above should contact the DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Dated: August 23, 2005. Anthony Maciorowski, Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 05–17198 Filed 8–29–05; 8:45 am] General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA’s regulatory issues. Date and Time: The meeting will be held via teleconference on September 22, 2005 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: NIH campus, Food and Drug Administration Bldg. 29B, Conference Room C, 8800 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD. This meeting will be held by teleconference. The public is welcome to attend the meeting at the above location. A speaker phone will be provided at the specified location for public participation in this meeting. Important information about transportation and directions to the NIH campus, parking, and security procedures is available on the internet at https://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/ index.htm. 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Nichols, Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 05–17177 Filed 8–29–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–U VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:17 Aug 29, 2005 Jkt 205001 Food and Drug Administration Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). At least one portion of the meeting will be closed to the public. Name of Committee: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. Contact Person: Christine Walsh or Denise Royster, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM–71), Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–827–0314 or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1–800– 741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the Washington, DC area), code PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51355 3014512391. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. Agenda: The committee will hear an overview of the research of the Laboratory of Retroviruses and the Laboratory of Immunoregulation, Division of Viral Products, and the Laboratory of Respiratory and Special Pathogens and the Laboratory of Methods Development and Quality Control, Division of Bacterial Parasitic and Allergenic Products, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), and in closed session will discuss the reports from the Laboratory Site Visits of April 18 and 19, 2005, and June 16, 2005. Procedure: On September 22, 2005, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., the meeting is open to the public. Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person by September 15, 2005. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before September 15, 2005, and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation. Closed Committee Deliberations: On September 22, 2005, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. the meeting will be closed to permit discussion where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6)). The committee will discuss a review of internal research programs in the Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Division of Viral Products and Division of Bacterial Parasitic and Allergenic Products, CBER. Persons attending FDA’s advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Christine Walsh or Denise Royster (see CONTACT PERSON) at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 51356 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 30, 2005 / Notices Dated: August 23, 2005. Scott Gottlieb, Deputy Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 05–17181 Filed 8–29–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE4160–01–S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of Corps Personnel Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS. ACTION: General notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that the listing of entities and their Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores that will receive priority for the assignment of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) personnel (Corps Personnel, Corps members) for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, is posted on the NHSC Web site at https://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/resources/ fedreg-hpol/. This list specifies which entities are eligible to receive assignment of Corps members who are participating in the NHSC Scholarship Program, the NHSC Loan Repayment Program, and Corps members who have become Corps members other than pursuant to contractual obligations under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Programs. Please note that not all vacancies associated with sites on this list will be for Corps members, but could be for individuals serving an obligation to the NHSC through the Private Practice Option. Eligible HPSAs and Entities To be eligible to receive assignment of Corps personnel, entities must: (1) Have a current HPSA designation by the Shortage Designation Branch in the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration; (2) enter into an agreement with the State agency that administers Medicaid, accept payment under Medicare and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, see all patients regardless of their ability to pay, and use and post a discounted fee plan; and (3) be determined by the Secretary to have (a) A need and demand for health manpower in the area; (b) appropriately and efficiently used Corps members assigned to the entity; (c) general community support for the assignment of Corps members; (d) made unsuccessful efforts to recruit; VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:17 Aug 29, 2005 Jkt 205001 and (e) a reasonable prospect for sound fiscal management by the entity with respect to Corps members assigned there. Priority in approving applications for assignment of Corps members goes to sites that (1) Provide primary, mental, and/or oral health services to a HPSA of greatest shortage; (2) are part of a system of care that provides a continuum of services, including comprehensive primary health care and appropriate referrals or arrangements for secondary and tertiary care; (3) have a documented record of sound fiscal management; and (4) will experience a negative impact on its capacity to provide primary health services if a Corps member is not assigned to the entity. Entities that receive assignment of Corps personnel must assure that (1) The position will permit the full scope of practice and that the clinician meets the credentialing requirements of the State and site; and (2) the Corps member assigned to the entity is engaged in fulltime clinical practice at the approved service location for a minimum of 40 hours per week with at least 32 hours per week in the ambulatory care setting. Obstetricians/gynecologists, certified nurse midwives (CNMs), and family practitioners who practice obstetrics on a regular basis, are required to engage in a minimum of 21 hours per week of outpatient clinical practice. The remaining hours, making up the minimum 40-hour per week total, include delivery and other clinical hospital-based duties. For all Corps personnel, time spent on-call does not count toward the 40 hours per week. In addition, sites receiving assignment of Corps personnel are expected to (1) Report to the NHSC all absences in excess of the authorized number of days (up to 35 work days or 280 hours per contract year); (2) report to the NHSC any change in the status of an NHSC clinician at the site; (3) provide the time and leave records, schedules, and any related personnel documents for NHSC assignees (including documentation, if applicable, of the reason(s) for the termination of an NHSC clinician’s employment at the site prior to his or her obligated service end date); and (4) submit a Uniform Data System (UDS) report. This system allows the site to assess the age, sex, race/ethnicity of, and provider encounter records for, its user population. The UDS reports are site specific. Providers fulfilling NHSC commitments are assigned to a specific site or, in some cases, more than one site. The scope of activity to be reported in UDS includes all activity at the site(s) to which the Corps member is assigned. PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Evaluation and Selection Process In approving applications for the assignment of Corps members, the Secretary shall give priority to any such application that is made regarding the provision of primary health services to a HPSA with the greatest shortage. For the program year July 1, 2005—June 30, 2006, HPSAs of greatest shortage for determination of priority for assignment of Corps personnel will be defined as follows: (1) Primary care HPSAs with scores of 14 and above are authorized for the assignment of Corps members who are primary care physicians participating in the Scholarship Program; (2) primary care HPSAs with scores of 13 and above are authorized for the assignment of Corps members who are family nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) participating in the Scholarship Program; (3) primary care HPSAs with scores of 8 and above are authorized for the assignment of Corps members who are CNMs participating in the Scholarship Program; (4) mental health HPSAs with scores of 20 and above are authorized for the assignment of Corps members who are psychiatrists participating in the Scholarship Program; (5) dental HPSAs with scores of 20 and above are authorized for the assignment of Corps members who are dentists participating in the Scholarship Program; and (6) HPSAs (appropriate to each discipline) with scores of 14 and above are authorized for the assignment of Corps members who are participating in the Loan Repayment Program. HPSAs with scores below 14 will be eligible to receive assignment of Corps personnel participating in the Loan Repayment Program only after assignments are made of those Corps members matching to those HPSAs receiving priority for placement of Corps members through the Loan Repayment Program (i.e., HPSAs scoring 14 or above). Placements made through the Loan Repayment Program in HPSAs with scores 13 or below will be made by decreasing HPSA score, and only to the extent that funding remains available. All sites on the list are eligible sites for individuals wishing to serve in an underserved area but who are not contractually obligated under the Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program. A listing of HPSAs and their scores is posted at https:// belize.hrsa.gov/newhpsa/newhpsa.cfm. Sites qualifying for automatic primary care HPSA designations have been scored and may be authorized to receive assignment of Corps members if they meet the criteria outlined above and their HPSA scores are above the stated cutoffs. If there are any sites on the list E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51355-51356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17181]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; 
Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory 
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). At least one 
portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.
    Name of Committee: Vaccines and Related Biological Products 
Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and 
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held via teleconference on 
September 22, 2005 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: NIH campus, Food and Drug Administration Bldg. 29B, 
Conference Room C, 8800 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD. This meeting will 
be held by teleconference. The public is welcome to attend the meeting 
at the above location. A speaker phone will be provided at the 
specified location for public participation in this meeting. Important 
information about transportation and directions to the NIH campus, 
parking, and security procedures is available on the internet at http:/
/www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm. Visitors must show two forms of 
identification such as a Federal employee badge, driver's license, 
passport, green card, etc. If you are planning to drive to and park on 
the NIH campus, you must enter at the South Drive entrance of the 
campus, which is located on Wisconsin Ave. (the medical center metro 
entrance), and allow extra time for vehicle inspection. Detailed 
information about security procedures is located at https://www.nih.gov/
about/visitorsecurity.htm. Due to the limited available parking, 
visitors are encouraged to use public transportation.
    Contact Person: Christine Walsh or Denise Royster, Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM-71), Food and Drug 
Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-827-0314 
or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-
0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 3014512391. Please call the 
Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will hear an overview of the research of the 
Laboratory of Retroviruses and the Laboratory of Immunoregulation, 
Division of Viral Products, and the Laboratory of Respiratory and 
Special Pathogens and the Laboratory of Methods Development and Quality 
Control, Division of Bacterial Parasitic and Allergenic Products, 
Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation 
and Research (CBER), and in closed session will discuss the reports 
from the Laboratory Site Visits of April 18 and 19, 2005, and June 16, 
2005.
    Procedure: On September 22, 2005, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., the 
meeting is open to the public. Interested persons may present data, 
information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before 
the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person by 
September 15, 2005. Oral presentations from the public will be 
scheduled between approximately 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Time allotted for each 
presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral 
presentations should notify the contact person before September 15, 
2005, and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the 
evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of 
proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time 
requested to make their presentation.
    Closed Committee Deliberations: On September 22, 2005, from 4 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. the meeting will be closed to permit discussion where 
disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6)). The committee will discuss a review of 
internal research programs in the Office of Vaccines Research and 
Review, Division of Viral Products and Division of Bacterial Parasitic 
and Allergenic Products, CBER.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised 
that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical 
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee 
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with 
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special 
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Christine Walsh or 
Denise Royster (see CONTACT PERSON) at least 7 days in advance of the 
meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).


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    Dated: August 23, 2005.
Scott Gottlieb,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-17181 Filed 8-29-05; 8:45 am]
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