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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Advisory Committee on Organ
Transplantation
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice
is hereby given of the following meeting
of the Advisory Committee on Organ
Transplantation (ACOT). The meeting
will be open to the public.
DATES: November 22, 2016, from 11:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held
via audio conference call and Adobe
Connect Webinar. Webinar information
can be found on the Web site at: https://
www.acotmeetings.net/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Walsh, Executive Secretary,
Division of Transplantation, Healthcare
Systems Bureau, Health Resources and
Services Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 8W60, Rockville, MD
20857; telephone (301) 443–6839;
rwalsh@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
authority of 42 U.S.C. Section 217a,
Section 222 of the Public Health Service
Act, as amended, and 42 CFR 121.12,
ACOT is charged with advising the
Secretary, acting through the
Administrator, Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA), on all
aspects of organ donation, procurement,
allocation, and transplantation, and on
such other matters that the Secretary
determines.
Agenda: The Committee will hear
presentations on topics including public
reporting of transplant center outcomes
data, updates on activities of the Organ
Procurement and Transplantation
Network (OPTN), including the
development of an OPTN Collaborative
Innovation and Improvement Network
(COIIN) project to assess effective
practices for utilization kidneys at high
risk of discard while maintaining
quality outcome measures, and a report
on recent efforts by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services to
identify innovative approaches to care
for End Stage Renal Disease patients. All
public comments will be included in
the record of the ACOT meeting.
Meeting summary notes will be posted
on the Department’s organ donation
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Web site at https://organdonor.gov/
about-dot/acot.html#meetings.
The draft meeting agenda will be
posted on https://www.acotmeetings.
net/. Those participating at this meeting
should register by visiting https://
www.acotmeetings.net/. The deadline to
register for this meeting is Monday,
November 21, 2016. For all logistical
questions and concerns, please contact
Susie Gingrich, Leonard Resource
Group, at (202) 289–8322 or send an
email to sgringrich@lrginc.com.
Participants can join this meeting via
teleconference by:
1. (Audio Portion) Calling the
Conference Phone Number (1–800–832–
0736) and providing the Participant
Passcode (1337210); and
2. (Visual Portion) Connecting to the
ACOT Adobe Connect Pro Meeting
using the following URL https://
lrg.adobeconnect.com/acot/ and
entering as GUEST: (copy and paste the
link into your browser if it does not
work directly, and enter as a guest).
Participants should plan to call and
connect 15 minutes prior to the meeting
for logistics to be set up. If you have
never attended an Adobe Connect
meeting, please test your connection
using the following URL: https://
www.adobe.com/go/meeting_test. In
order to obtain a quick overview, go to
the following URL: https://
www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_
overview. Call (202) 289–8322 or email
Susie Gingrich at sgringrich@lrginc.com
if you are having trouble connecting to
the meeting site.
Public Comment: It is preferred that
persons interested in providing an oral
presentation email a written request,
along with a copy of their presentation,
to Robert Walsh, Executive Secretary,
Division of Transplantation, Healthcare
Systems Bureau, Health Resources and
Services Administration, at rwalsh@
hrsa.gov. Requests should contain the
name, address, telephone number, email
address, and any business or
professional affiliation of the person
desiring to make an oral presentation.
Groups having similar interests are
encouraged 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. Persons who do not
file an advance request for a
presentation, but desire to make an oral
statement, may request it during the
public comment period. Public
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participation and ability to comment
will be limited as time permits.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Renewal of Charter for the Advisory
Commission on Childhood Vaccines
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Health and
Human Services is hereby giving notice
that the Advisory Commission on
Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) has been
rechartered. The effective date of the
renewed charter is July 21, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Narayan Nair, MD, MPH, Executive
Secretary, Advisory Commission on
Childhood Vaccines, Health Resources
and Services Administration,
Department of Health and Human
Services, Room 08N146B, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone:
(301) 443–6593; fax: (301) 44–8196;
email: nnair@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATON: The ACCV
was established by section 2119 of the
Public Health Service Act (the Act) (42
U.S.C. 300aa–19), as enacted by Public
Law (Pub. L.) 99–660, and as
subsequently amended, and advises the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(the Secretary) on issues related to
implementation of the National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
Other activities of the ACCV include:
Recommending changes in the Vaccine
Injury Table at its own initiative or as
the result of the filing of a petition;
advising the Secretary in implementing
section 2127 of the Act regarding the
need for childhood vaccination
products that result in fewer or no
significant adverse reactions; surveying
federal, state, and local programs and
activities related to gathering
information on injuries associated with
the administration of childhood
vaccines, including the adverse reaction
reporting requirements of section
2125(b) of the Act; advising the
Secretary on the methods of obtaining,
compiling, publishing, and using
credible data related to the frequency
and severity of adverse reactions
associated with childhood vaccines;
consulting on the development or
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revision of Vaccine Information
Statements; and recommending to the
Director of the National Vaccine
Program research related to vaccine
injuries which should be conducted to
carry out the VICP.
On July 21, 2016, the ACCV charter
was renewed. Renewal of the ACCV
charter gives authorization for the
Commission to operate until July 21,
2018.
A copy of the ACCV charter is
available on the ACCV Web site at
https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisorycommittees/childhoodvaccines/
index.html. A copy of the charter also
can be obtained by accessing the FACA
database that is maintained by the
Committee Management Secretariat
under the General Services
Administration. The Web site address
for the FACA database is https://
www.facadatabase.gov/.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Service
Administration
Advisory Commission on Childhood
Vaccines
Health Resources and Service
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Public Law 92–463),
notice is hereby given that a meeting is
scheduled for the Advisory Commission
on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV). This
meeting will be open to the public.
Information about the ACCV and the
agenda for this meeting can be obtained
by accessing the following Web site:
https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisorycommittees/childhoodvaccines/
index.html.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
December 1 and 2, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
EST.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
via Adobe Connect Webinar. The public
can join the meeting by:
1. (Audio Portion) Calling the
conference phone number 800–779–
3561 and providing the following
information:
Leader Name: Dr. Narayan Nair.
Password: 8164763.
2. (Visual Portion) Connecting to the
ACCV Adobe Connect Pro Meeting
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using the following URL: https://
hrsa.connectsolutions.com/accv/ (copy
and paste the link into your browser if
it does not work directly, and enter as
a guest). Participants should call and
connect 15 minutes prior to the meeting
in order for logistics to be set up. If you
have never attended an Adobe Connect
meeting, please test your connection
using the following URL: https://
hrsa.connectsolutions.com/common/
help/en/support/meeting_test.htm and
get a quick overview by following URL:
https://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_
overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anyone requesting information
regarding the ACCV should contact
Annie Herzog, Program Analyst,
Division of Injury Compensation
Programs (DICP), Health Resources and
Services Administration in one of three
ways: (1) Send a request to the following
address: Annie Herzog, Program
Analyst, DICP, Health Resources and
Services Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, 08N146B, Rockville, Maryland
20857; (2) call (301) 443–6593; or (3)
send an email to aherzog@hrsa.gov.
At this time the meeting is scheduled
to be held over 2 days via conference
call and Adobe Connect webinar;
however, meeting times and locations
could change. For the latest information
regarding meeting start time and
location, please check the ACCV Web
site: https://www.hrsa.gov/
advisorycommittees/childhoodvaccines/
index.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACCV
was established by section 2119 of the
Public Health Service Act (the Act) (42
U.S.C. 300aa–19), as enacted by Public
Law (Pub. L.) 99–660, and as
subsequently amended, and advises the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(the Secretary) on issues related to
implementation of the National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
Other activities of ACCV include:
Recommending changes to the Vaccine
Injury Table at its own initiative or as
the result of the filing of a petition;
advising the Secretary in implementing
section 2127 of the Act regarding the
need for childhood vaccination
products that result in fewer or no
significant adverse reactions; surveying
federal, state, and local programs and
activities related to gathering
information on injuries associated with
the administration of childhood
vaccines, including the adverse reaction
reporting requirements of section
2125(b) of the Act; advising the
Secretary on the methods of obtaining,
compiling, publishing, and using
credible data related to the frequency
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and severity of adverse reactions
associated with childhood vaccines;
consulting on the development or
revision of Vaccine Information
Statements; and recommending to the
Director of the National Vaccine
Program research related to vaccine
injuries which should be conducted to
carry out VICP.
The agenda items for the December
2016 meeting will include, but are not
limited to, updates from the Division of
Injury Compensation Programs (DICP),
Department of Justice (DOJ), National
Vaccine Program Office (NVPO),
Immunization Safety Office (Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention),
National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases (National Institutes
of Health) and Center for Biologics,
Evaluation and Research (Food and
Drug Administration). A draft agenda
and additional meeting materials will be
posted on the ACCV Web site (https://
www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/
childhoodvaccines/) prior to
the meeting. Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate.
Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide comments. Oral
comments will be honored in the order
they are requested and may be limited
as time allows. Requests to make oral
comments or provide written comments
to the ACCV should be sent to Annie
Herzog using the address and phone
number above by November 29, 2016.
Individuals who need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should notify Annie
Herzog, using the address and phone
number above at least 10 days prior to
the meeting.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Renewal of Charters for Certain
Federal Advisory Committees
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App), the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services is hereby
announcing that the charters have been
renewed for the following federal
advisory committees for which Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Renewal of Charter for the Advisory Commission on Childhood
Vaccines
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving
notice that the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) has
been rechartered. The effective date of the renewed charter is July 21,
2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Narayan Nair, MD, MPH, Executive
Secretary, Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, Health Resources
and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services,
Room 08N146B, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-
6593; fax: (301) 44-8196; email: nnair@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATON: The ACCV was established by section 2119 of
the Public Health Service Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-19), as
enacted by Public Law (Pub. L.) 99-660, and as subsequently amended,
and advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary)
on issues related to implementation of the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program (VICP). Other activities of the ACCV include:
Recommending changes in the Vaccine Injury Table at its own initiative
or as the result of the filing of a petition; advising the Secretary in
implementing section 2127 of the Act regarding the need for childhood
vaccination products that result in fewer or no significant adverse
reactions; surveying federal, state, and local programs and activities
related to gathering information on injuries associated with the
administration of childhood vaccines, including the adverse reaction
reporting requirements of section 2125(b) of the Act; advising the
Secretary on the methods of obtaining, compiling, publishing, and using
credible data related to the frequency and severity of adverse
reactions associated with childhood vaccines; consulting on the
development or
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revision of Vaccine Information Statements; and recommending to the
Director of the National Vaccine Program research related to vaccine
injuries which should be conducted to carry out the VICP.
On July 21, 2016, the ACCV charter was renewed. Renewal of the ACCV
charter gives authorization for the Commission to operate until July
21, 2018.
A copy of the ACCV charter is available on the ACCV Web site at
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/childhoodvaccines/. A
copy of the charter also can be obtained by accessing the FACA database
that is maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the
General Services Administration. The Web site address for the FACA
database is https://www.facadatabase.gov/.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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