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Dated: July 1, 2014.
Shellie Y. Pfohl,
Executive Director, President’s Council on
Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Replacement
Funding for Title X Family Planning
Service Grant to the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health
Office of Population Affairs,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of Population
Affairs (OPA) announces that $714,000
in fiscal year 2014 funds are being
awarded for a replacement family
planning service grant to the
Massachusetts Department of Public
Health for Berkshire, Franklin,
Hampshire, and Hampden counties.
This grant will establish and operate
voluntary family planning service
projects, which shall provide family
planning services to all persons desiring
such services, with priority for services
to persons from low-income families.
DATES: The replacement grant will be for
the current period: July 1, 2014–March
31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be directed
to: Office of Population Affairs, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Health,
Department of Health and Human
Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
700, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
programmatic questions, please contact
Susan Moskosky, MS, WHNP–BC,
Acting Director, Office of Population
Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health, 1101 Wootton Parkway,
Suite 700, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone:
(240) 453–2888.
For administrative requirements,
please contact Alice Bettencourt,
Director, Office of Grants Management,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
550, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: (240)
453–8822.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Title X of the Public Health Service
Act authorizes the Secretary of Health
and Human Services (HHS) to award
grants for projects to provide family
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planning services to any person desiring
such services, with priority given to
individuals from low-income families.
Section 1001 of the Act, as amended,
authorizes grants ‘‘to assist in the
establishment and operation of
voluntary family planning projects
which shall offer a broad range of
acceptable and effective family planning
methods and services (including natural
family planning methods, infertility
services, and services for adolescents).’’
Title X regulations further specify
‘‘these projects shall consist of the
educational, comprehensive medical,
and social services necessary to aid
individuals to determine freely the
number and spacing of their children’’
(42 CFR 59.1). Family planning services
include clinical family planning and
related preventive health services;
information, education, and counseling
related to family planning; and, referral
services as indicated. In addition,
section 1001 of the statute requires that,
to the extent practicable, Title X service
providers shall encourage family
participation in family planning
services projects. Section 1008 of the
Act, as amended, stipulates that ‘‘None
of the funds appropriated under this
title shall be used in programs where
abortion is a method of family
planning.’’
II. Title X Statute and Regulations
Requirements regarding the provision
of family planning services under Title
X can be found in the statute (Title X
of the Public Health Service Act, 42
U.S.C. 300 et seq.) and in the
implementing regulations which govern
project grants for family planning
services (42 CFR part 59, subpart A). In
addition, sterilization of clients as part
of the Title X program must be
consistent with 42 CFR part 50, subpart
B (‘‘Sterilization of Persons in Federally
Assisted Family Planning Projects’’).
Title X of the Public Health Service Act
authorizes the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to award grants
for projects to provide family planning
services to any person desiring such
services, with priority given to
individuals from low-income families.
Authority: Section 1001 of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act. The
administrative and funding instrument
to be used for this program will be a
grant. The replacement grant will be
funded with a nine-month project
period. Only one award in the amount
of $714,000 will be made with the
anticipated start date of July 1, 2014.
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III. Justification for the Exception to
Competition
The replacement grant award is for
the maintenance and continuity of Title
X services for residents of Hampden,
Berkshire, Franklin, and Hampshire
counties in Western Massachusetts. Due
to the termination and subsequent
relinquishment of the grant to Tapestry
Health, resulting in the absence of Title
X services in a particularly vulnerable
part of the state, there was a critical
need to ensure these services would
continue to be offered. The State of
Massachusetts Department of Public
Health’s (MDPH) experience in
administering a federal grant, familiarity
with the requirements of the Title X
program and the ability to provide
services quickly and with minimal
interruption identified it as the optimal
candidate to provide these services
under the current constraints.
Dated: July 2, 2014.
Susan B. Moskosky,
Acting Director, Office of Population Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Extension of Solicitation for
Nominations for Membership on the
National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, National Vaccine Program
Office.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300aa-5, Section 2105
of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as
amended. The National Vaccine Advisory
Committee is governed by the provisions of
Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for
the formation and use of advisory
committees.
SUMMARY: The National Vaccine
Program Office (NVPO), a program
office within the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
extending the solicitation period for
nominations of qualified candidates to
be considered for appointment as public
members to the National Vaccine
Advisory Committee (NVAC). NVPO is
taking this action to allow more time for
qualified candidates to be identified to
be considered for appointment as public
members of the NVAC. NVPO is seeking
additional candidates that meet the
expertise and qualifications needed to
constitute a balanced membership as
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outlined in the Committee’s charter and
to ensure that the membership will be
fairly balanced in terms of the points of
view represented and the Committee’s
function. Management and support of
the NVAC and its activities are the
responsibility of the NVPO.
The NVAC serves an advisory role,
providing peer review, consultation,
advice, and recommendations to the
Assistant Secretary for Health, in his
capacity as Director of the National
Vaccine Program, on matters related to
the Program’s responsibilities.
Specifically, the Committee studies and
recommends ways to encourage the
availability of an adequate supply of
safe and effective vaccination products
in the United States; recommends
research priorities and other measures
to enhance the safety and efficacy of
vaccines. The Committee also advises
the Assistant Secretary for Health in the
implementation of Sections 2102 and
2103 of the PHS Act; and identifies
annually the most important areas of
government and non-government
cooperation that should be considered
in implementing Sections 2102 and
2103 of the PHS Act.
DATES: All nominations for membership
on the Committee must be received no
later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 11,
2014, to the address listed below.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be
mailed or delivered to: Bruce Gellin,
M.D., M.P.H., Executive Secretary,
NVAC, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health, Department of Health and
Human Services, 200 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 715H, Washington,
DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Gordon, Ph.D., Public Health
Analyst, National Vaccine Program
Office, Department of Health and
Human Services, 200 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 715H, Washington,
DC 20201; (202) 260–6619;
Jennifer.Gordon@hhs.gov.
A copy of the Committee charter,
which includes the NVAC’s structure
and functions as well as a list of the
current membership, can be obtained by
contacting Dr. Gordon or by accessing
the NVAC Web site at: www.hhs.gov/
nvpo/nvac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Committee Function, Qualifications,
and Information Required: Individuals
selected for appointment to the NVAC
will serve as voting members. The
NVAC consists of 17 voting members:
15 public members, including the Chair,
and two representative members.
Individuals selected for appointment to
the NVAC can be invited to serve terms
of up to four years. Selection of
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members is based on candidates’
qualifications to contribute to the
accomplishment of NVAC’s objectives.
Interested candidates should
demonstrate a willingness to commit
time to NVAC activities and the ability
to work constructively and effectively
on committees. This announcement is to
solicit nominations of qualified
candidates to fill positions in the public
member category of the NVAC that are
scheduled to be vacated during the 2015
calendar year.
Expertise sought for NVAC: NVPO is
extending the solicitation period for
nominations to the Committee to allow
for additional nominations of
candidates that meet the expertise and
qualifications needed to constitute a
balanced membership as outlined in the
Committee’s charter and to ensure that
the membership will be fairly balanced
in terms of the points of view
represented and the Committee’s
function. NVPO is seeking nominations
of individuals to serve on the NVAC as
public members in the following
disciplines/topic areas:
• Members of parent organizations
concerned with immunizations
• Individuals engaged in vaccine
research and development, vaccine
clinical trials, and vaccine regulatory
science
How to submit nominations:
Nominations should be typewritten.
Submitted nominations must include all
required information. Nominations that
do not include all of the required
information will be considered
ineligible and will not be processed for
consideration. The following
information should be included in the
package of material submitted for each
individual being nominated for
consideration:
(1) A letter of nomination that clearly
states the name and affiliation of the
nominee and the basis for the
nomination (i.e., specific attributes
which qualify the nominee for service in
this capacity);
(2) a signed statement from the
nominee that the nominee is willing and
able to serve as a member of the
Committee;
(3) the nominator’s name, address and
daytime telephone number, home and/
or work address, telephone number, and
email address; and
(4) a current copy of the nominee’s
curriculum vitae.
The letter from the nominator and the
letter certifying availability from the
nominated individual must both bear
original signatures. Digital signatures or
reproduced copies of signatures are not
acceptable and will cause a nomination
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to be considered ineligible. Individuals
can nominate themselves for
consideration of appointment to the
Committee. Applications cannot be
submitted by facsimile or via email. The
names of federal employees should not
be nominated for consideration of
appointment to this Committee.
The Department makes every effort to
ensure that the membership of HHS
federal advisory committees is fairly
balanced in terms of points of view
represented and the committee’s
function. Every effort is made to ensure
that a broad representation of
geographic areas, gender, ethnic and
minority groups, and the disabled are
given consideration for membership on
HHS federal advisory committees.
Appointment to this Committee shall be
made without discrimination on the
basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender,
sexual orientation, disability, and
cultural, religious, or socioeconomic
status.
Definitions
• Public Members: Public members
are individuals who are appointed to
the NVAC to exercise their own
independent best judgment on behalf of
the government. It is expected that
public members will discuss and
deliberate in a manner that is free from
conflicts of interest. Public members to
the NVAC shall be selected from
individuals who are engaged in vaccine
research or the manufacture of vaccines,
or who are physicians, members of
parent organizations concerned with
immunizations, representatives of state
or local health agencies, or public health
organizations.
• Representative Members:
Representative members are individuals
who are appointed to the NVAC to
provide the views of the vaccine
industry. While they may be experts in
various topic areas discussed by the
Committee, they should not present
their own viewpoints, but rather those
of the industry they represent. NVAC
representative members shall serve
specifically to represent the viewpoints
or perspectives of the vaccine
manufacturing industry or groups
engaged in vaccine research or the
manufacture of vaccines.
Travel reimbursement and
compensation for services provided to
the Committee: All NVAC members are
authorized to receive the prescribed per
diem allowance and reimbursement for
travel expenses that are incurred to
attend meetings and conduct authorized
NVAC-related business, in accordance
with standard government travel
regulations. Members appointed to the
NVAC as public members (see
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definition above) also are authorized to
receive a stipend for services provided
at public meetings of the Committee. All
other services that are performed by the
public members outside the Committee
meetings shall be provided without
compensation. Representative members
(see definition above) will serve without
compensation.
The Standards of Ethical Conduct for
Employees of the Executive Branch
(www.oge.gov/Laws-and-Regulations/
Employee-Standards-of-Conduct/
Employee-Standards-of-Conduct) are
applicable to individuals who are
appointed as public members of federal
advisory committees. Individuals
appointed to serve as public members of
federal advisory committees are
classified as special government
employees (SGEs). SGEs are government
employees for purposes of the conflict
of interest laws. Therefore, individuals
appointed to serve as public members of
NVAC are subject to an annual ethics
review to determine if the individual
has any interests and/or activities in the
private sector that may conflict with
performance of their official duties as a
member of the NVAC. Individuals
appointed to serve as public members of
the NVAC will be required to disclose
information regarding financial
holdings, consultancies, research grants
and/or contracts, and the absence of an
appearance of a loss of impartiality.
Dated: July 1, 2014.
Jennifer L. Gordon,
Alternate Designated Federal Official,
National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Public
Health Analyst, National Vaccine Program
Office.
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instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Leroy Richardson, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. Comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Proposed Project
World Trade Center Health Program
Enrollment, Appeals & Reimbursement
(OMB No. 0920–0891, expires
12/31/2014)—Revision—National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce public
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To
request more information on the below
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
Background and Brief Description
Title XXXIII of the PHS Act as
amended establishes the WTC Health
Program within the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). The
Program provides medical monitoring
and treatment benefits to responders to
the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
in New York City, at the Pentagon, and
in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and to
survivors of the terrorist attacks in New
York City. Title XXXIII requires that
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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various Program provisions be
established by regulation, including
eligibility criteria for responders and
volunteers at the Pentagon and in
Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
This submission will incorporate the
World Trade Center Health Program
Enrollment, Appeals & Reimbursement
(0920–0891, expiration date
12/31/2014), and the World Trade
Center Enrollment & Appeals—Pentagon
& Shanksville (0920–1001, expiration
date 12/31/2016) into one complete
package which will be called the World
Trade Center Health Program
Enrollment, Appeals & Reimbursement.
Upon OMB approval, 0920–1001 will be
discontinued. The provisions in the
interim final rule that contain data
collection requirements are:
§ 88.5 Application process—status as
a WTC responder. This section informs
applicants who believe they meet the
eligibility criteria for a WTC responder
how to apply for enrollment in the WTC
Health Program, and describes the types
of documentation the WTC Program
Administrator will accept as proof of
eligibility. We expect that to receive
approximately 4,500 applications per
year. The burden table reflects the
annualized total burden broken into the
four separate applicant groups: We
estimate that 45 Fire Department of New
York (FDNY) responders (1% of
applicants); 2,475 general responders
(55%); 630 Pentagon/Shanksville
responders (14%); and 1,350 survivors
(30%) will submit applications. The
burden estimates for these three
different forms are: FDNY = 23 hours;
general responders = 1,238 hours;
Pentagon/Shanksville responders = 315
hours; survivors = 405 hours.
§ 88.11 Appeals regarding eligibility
determination—responders and
survivors. This section establishes the
process for appeals regarding eligibility
determinations. Of the 4,500
applications we expect to receive per
year, we expect that 10% will fail due
to ineligibility. We further assume that
10% of those individuals, or 45
respondents, will appeal the decision.
The burden estimate is 23 hours.
§ 88.15 Appeals regarding treatment.
This section establishes the timeline
and process to appeal the
Administrator’s determinations
regarding treatment decisions. HHS
estimates that Program participants will
request certification for 20,000 health
conditions each year. Of those 20,000,
we expect that .01 percent (200) will be
denied certification by the WTC
Program Administrator. We further
expect that such a denial will be
appealed 30 percent of the time. Of the
projected 451,472 enrollees who will
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Extension of Solicitation for Nominations for Membership on the
National Vaccine Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, National
Vaccine Program Office.
ACTION: Notice.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300aa-5, Section 2105 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act, as amended. The National Vaccine Advisory
Committee is governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the
formation and use of advisory committees.
SUMMARY: The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), a program office
within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is extending the solicitation period
for nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for
appointment as public members to the National Vaccine Advisory
Committee (NVAC). NVPO is taking this action to allow more time for
qualified candidates to be identified to be considered for appointment
as public members of the NVAC. NVPO is seeking additional candidates
that meet the expertise and qualifications needed to constitute a
balanced membership as
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outlined in the Committee's charter and to ensure that the membership
will be fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and
the Committee's function. Management and support of the NVAC and its
activities are the responsibility of the NVPO.
The NVAC serves an advisory role, providing peer review,
consultation, advice, and recommendations to the Assistant Secretary
for Health, in his capacity as Director of the National Vaccine
Program, on matters related to the Program's responsibilities.
Specifically, the Committee studies and recommends ways to encourage
the availability of an adequate supply of safe and effective
vaccination products in the United States; recommends research
priorities and other measures to enhance the safety and efficacy of
vaccines. The Committee also advises the Assistant Secretary for Health
in the implementation of Sections 2102 and 2103 of the PHS Act; and
identifies annually the most important areas of government and non-
government cooperation that should be considered in implementing
Sections 2102 and 2103 of the PHS Act.
DATES: All nominations for membership on the Committee must be received
no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 11, 2014, to the address listed
below.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be mailed or delivered to: Bruce
Gellin, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Secretary, NVAC, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human
Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 715H, Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Gordon, Ph.D., Public Health
Analyst, National Vaccine Program Office, Department of Health and
Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 715H, Washington, DC
20201; (202) 260-6619; Jennifer.Gordon@hhs.gov.
A copy of the Committee charter, which includes the NVAC's
structure and functions as well as a list of the current membership,
can be obtained by contacting Dr. Gordon or by accessing the NVAC Web
site at: www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Committee Function, Qualifications, and Information Required:
Individuals selected for appointment to the NVAC will serve as voting
members. The NVAC consists of 17 voting members: 15 public members,
including the Chair, and two representative members. Individuals
selected for appointment to the NVAC can be invited to serve terms of
up to four years. Selection of members is based on candidates'
qualifications to contribute to the accomplishment of NVAC's
objectives. Interested candidates should demonstrate a willingness to
commit time to NVAC activities and the ability to work constructively
and effectively on committees. This announcement is to solicit
nominations of qualified candidates to fill positions in the public
member category of the NVAC that are scheduled to be vacated during the
2015 calendar year.
Expertise sought for NVAC: NVPO is extending the solicitation
period for nominations to the Committee to allow for additional
nominations of candidates that meet the expertise and qualifications
needed to constitute a balanced membership as outlined in the
Committee's charter and to ensure that the membership will be fairly
balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the Committee's
function. NVPO is seeking nominations of individuals to serve on the
NVAC as public members in the following disciplines/topic areas:
Members of parent organizations concerned with immunizations
Individuals engaged in vaccine research and development,
vaccine clinical trials, and vaccine regulatory science
How to submit nominations: Nominations should be typewritten.
Submitted nominations must include all required information.
Nominations that do not include all of the required information will be
considered ineligible and will not be processed for consideration. The
following information should be included in the package of material
submitted for each individual being nominated for consideration:
(1) A letter of nomination that clearly states the name and
affiliation of the nominee and the basis for the nomination (i.e.,
specific attributes which qualify the nominee for service in this
capacity);
(2) a signed statement from the nominee that the nominee is willing
and able to serve as a member of the Committee;
(3) the nominator's name, address and daytime telephone number,
home and/or work address, telephone number, and email address; and
(4) a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae.
The letter from the nominator and the letter certifying
availability from the nominated individual must both bear original
signatures. Digital signatures or reproduced copies of signatures are
not acceptable and will cause a nomination to be considered ineligible.
Individuals can nominate themselves for consideration of appointment to
the Committee. Applications cannot be submitted by facsimile or via
email. The names of federal employees should not be nominated for
consideration of appointment to this Committee.
The Department makes every effort to ensure that the membership of
HHS federal advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points
of view represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made
to ensure that a broad representation of geographic areas, gender,
ethnic and minority groups, and the disabled are given consideration
for membership on HHS federal advisory committees. Appointment to this
Committee shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age,
race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural,
religious, or socioeconomic status.
Definitions
Public Members: Public members are individuals who are
appointed to the NVAC to exercise their own independent best judgment
on behalf of the government. It is expected that public members will
discuss and deliberate in a manner that is free from conflicts of
interest. Public members to the NVAC shall be selected from individuals
who are engaged in vaccine research or the manufacture of vaccines, or
who are physicians, members of parent organizations concerned with
immunizations, representatives of state or local health agencies, or
public health organizations.
Representative Members: Representative members are
individuals who are appointed to the NVAC to provide the views of the
vaccine industry. While they may be experts in various topic areas
discussed by the Committee, they should not present their own
viewpoints, but rather those of the industry they represent. NVAC
representative members shall serve specifically to represent the
viewpoints or perspectives of the vaccine manufacturing industry or
groups engaged in vaccine research or the manufacture of vaccines.
Travel reimbursement and compensation for services provided to the
Committee: All NVAC members are authorized to receive the prescribed
per diem allowance and reimbursement for travel expenses that are
incurred to attend meetings and conduct authorized NVAC-related
business, in accordance with standard government travel regulations.
Members appointed to the NVAC as public members (see
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definition above) also are authorized to receive a stipend for services
provided at public meetings of the Committee. All other services that
are performed by the public members outside the Committee meetings
shall be provided without compensation. Representative members (see
definition above) will serve without compensation.
The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Branch (www.oge.gov/Laws-and-Regulations/Employee-Standards-of-Conduct/Employee-Standards-of-Conduct) are applicable to individuals who are
appointed as public members of federal advisory committees. Individuals
appointed to serve as public members of federal advisory committees are
classified as special government employees (SGEs). SGEs are government
employees for purposes of the conflict of interest laws. Therefore,
individuals appointed to serve as public members of NVAC are subject to
an annual ethics review to determine if the individual has any
interests and/or activities in the private sector that may conflict
with performance of their official duties as a member of the NVAC.
Individuals appointed to serve as public members of the NVAC will be
required to disclose information regarding financial holdings,
consultancies, research grants and/or contracts, and the absence of an
appearance of a loss of impartiality.
Dated: July 1, 2014.
Jennifer L. Gordon,
Alternate Designated Federal Official, National Vaccine Advisory
Committee, Public Health Analyst, National Vaccine Program Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-16132 Filed 7-9-14; 8:45 am]
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