Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 427-428 [2019-00197]

Download as PDF amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 18 / Monday, January 28, 2019 / Notices probability of causation guidelines which have been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a final rule, advice on methods of dose reconstruction which have also been promulgated by HHS as a final rule, advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes of the compensation program, and advice on petitions to add classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which subsequently delegated this authority to the CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, rechartered under Executive Order 13811 on February 12, 2018, and will terminate on March 22, 2020. 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The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Sherri Berger, Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2019–00196 Filed 1–25–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–19–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:01 Jan 25, 2019 Jkt 247001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by room seating. The meeting room accommodates 216 for public seating. Rooms 245, 246, and 247, adjacent to the meeting room, will be available once the meeting room reaches capacity, providing up to 120 additional seats. Time will be available for public comment. The meeting will be webcast live via the World Wide Web; for instructions and more information on ACIP please visit the ACIP website: https://www.cdc.gov/ vaccines/acip/. DATES: The meeting will be held on February 27, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST, and February 28, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, Building 19, Kent ‘Oz’ Nelson Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Thomas, ACIP Committee Management Specialist, CDC, NCIRD, telephone 404–639–8836, email ACIP@ cdc.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: The committee is charged with advising the Director, CDC, on the use 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 dosing interval, dosage, and contraindications to administration of vaccines. Further, under provisions of the Affordable Care Act, section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act, immunization recommendations of the ACIP that have been approved by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and appear on CDC PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 427 immunization schedules must be covered by applicable health plans. Public Comment Oral Public Comment: This meeting will include one 75-minute session for oral public comment during which members of the public may make an inperson public comment. The oral public comment session will occur near the end of the first day’s session on February 27, 2019 and before any scheduled votes including all votes relevant to the ACIP’s Affordable Care Act and Vaccines for Children Program roles. Priority will be given to individuals who submit a request to make an oral public comment before the meeting according to the procedures below. On-site, in-person registration for oral public comment at the meeting will only be available if there is time remaining in the oral public comment session after all individuals who submitted a request to make an oral comment before the meeting have had an opportunity to speak. There is no guarantee there will be an opportunity for on-site, in-person registration for oral public comment, and all individuals interested in requesting to make an oral public comment are strongly encouraged to submit a request according to the instructions below. Procedure for Oral Public Comment: All persons interested in making an oral public comment at the February ACIP meeting must submit a request at https:// www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/ no later than 11:59 p.m., EDT, February 13, 2019. Interested persons must include their name; the name of the group or organization the individual is representing, if applicable; and contact information, including email address, mailing address, and telephone number. If the number of persons requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled 75-minute oral public comment session, CDC will conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled session. CDC staff will notify individuals regarding their request to speak by email by February 15, 2019. To accommodate the significant interest in participation in the oral public comment session of ACIP meetings, each speaker will be limited to 3 minutes, and each speaker may only speak once per meeting. Interested persons who are unable to make an oral public comment during this meeting are invited to submit a written comment according to the instructions below. Written Public Comment: Written comments will be accepted up to 48 hours following the end of the ACIP Meeting. You may submit comments, E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1 428 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 18 / Monday, January 28, 2019 / Notices identified by Docket No. CDC–201x– xxxx using the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received in conformance with the regulations.gov suitability policy will be posted without change to https:// regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. Written public comments submitted by 72 hours prior to the ACIP meeting will be provided to the ACIP members before the meeting. Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on human papillomavirus vaccines, pneumococcal vaccines, Japanese encephalitis vaccines, influenza vaccines, anthrax vaccine, hepatitis vaccines, Pertussis vaccine, herpes zoster vaccine, and meningococcal vaccines. A recommendation vote is scheduled for anthrax vaccine, Japanese encephalitis vaccines, and human papillomavirus vaccines. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. For more information on the meeting agenda visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/ meetings/meetings-info.html. The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Sherri A. Berger, Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2019–00197 Filed 1–25–19; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended, and the Determination of the Chief Operating Officer, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. The 16:01 Jan 25, 2019 Jkt 247001 discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications and/or contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel; (SEP)—PAR 15–303, Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (ERC). Dates and Times: February 11, 2019, 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. EST, February 12–13, 2019, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST. Place: Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, (703)837–0440. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. For Further Information Contact: Michael Goldcamp, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of Extramural Programs, CDC, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, (304) 285–5951; mgoldcamp@cdc.gov. The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Name of Committee: Fogarty International Center Advisory Board. Date: February 11–12, 2019. Closed: February 11, 2019, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: Second level review of grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Lawton L. Chiles International House, Building 16, Conference Room, 16 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Open: February 12, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Agenda: Update and discussion of current and planned FIC activities. Place: National Institutes of Health, Lawton L. Chiles International House, Building 16, Conference Room, 16 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Contact Person: Kristen Weymouth, Executive Secretary, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive, Room B2C02, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–1415, weymouthk@ mail.nih.gov. This meeting notice is being published less than 15 days in advance of the meeting due to the partial Government shutdown of December 2018. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver’s license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit. Information is also available on the Institute’s/Center’s home page: https:// www.fic.nih.gov/About/Advisory/Pages/ default.aspx, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.106, Minority International Research Training Grant in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences; 93.154, Special International Postdoctoral Research Program in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; 93.168, International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups Program; 93.934, Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award; 93.989, Senior International Fellowship Awards Program, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Sherri Berger, Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2019–00198 Filed 1–25–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Notice of Meeting BILLING CODE 4163–18–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Fogarty International Center Advisory Board. The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and/or contract proposals and the PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 427-428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00197]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the 
following meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 
(ACIP). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by room 
seating. The meeting room accommodates 216 for public seating. Rooms 
245, 246, and 247, adjacent to the meeting room, will be available once 
the meeting room reaches capacity, providing up to 120 additional 
seats. Time will be available for public comment. The meeting will be 
webcast live via the World Wide Web; for instructions and more 
information on ACIP please visit the ACIP website: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 27, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m., EST, and February 28, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Tom Harkin Global Communications 
Center, Building 19, Kent `Oz' Nelson Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia 
30329-4027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Thomas, ACIP Committee 
Management Specialist, CDC, NCIRD, telephone 404-639-8836, email 
ACIP@cdc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The committee is charged with advising the Director, CDC, 
on the use 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 dosing interval, dosage, and 
contraindications to administration of vaccines. Further, under 
provisions of the Affordable Care Act, section 2713 of the Public 
Health Service Act, immunization recommendations of the ACIP that have 
been approved by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and appear on CDC immunization schedules must be covered by 
applicable health plans.

Public Comment

    Oral Public Comment: This meeting will include one 75-minute 
session for oral public comment during which members of the public may 
make an in-person public comment. The oral public comment session will 
occur near the end of the first day's session on February 27, 2019 and 
before any scheduled votes including all votes relevant to the ACIP's 
Affordable Care Act and Vaccines for Children Program roles. Priority 
will be given to individuals who submit a request to make an oral 
public comment before the meeting according to the procedures below. 
On-site, in-person registration for oral public comment at the meeting 
will only be available if there is time remaining in the oral public 
comment session after all individuals who submitted a request to make 
an oral comment before the meeting have had an opportunity to speak. 
There is no guarantee there will be an opportunity for on-site, in-
person registration for oral public comment, and all individuals 
interested in requesting to make an oral public comment are strongly 
encouraged to submit a request according to the instructions below.
    Procedure for Oral Public Comment: All persons interested in making 
an oral public comment at the February ACIP meeting must submit a 
request at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/ no later than 
11:59 p.m., EDT, February 13, 2019. Interested persons must include 
their name; the name of the group or organization the individual is 
representing, if applicable; and contact information, including email 
address, mailing address, and telephone number.
    If the number of persons requesting to speak is greater than can be 
reasonably accommodated during the scheduled 75-minute oral public 
comment session, CDC will conduct a lottery to determine the speakers 
for the scheduled session. CDC staff will notify individuals regarding 
their request to speak by email by February 15, 2019. To accommodate 
the significant interest in participation in the oral public comment 
session of ACIP meetings, each speaker will be limited to 3 minutes, 
and each speaker may only speak once per meeting. Interested persons 
who are unable to make an oral public comment during this meeting are 
invited to submit a written comment according to the instructions 
below.
    Written Public Comment: Written comments will be accepted up to 48 
hours following the end of the ACIP Meeting. You may submit comments,

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identified by Docket No. CDC-201x-xxxx using the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. All submissions received must include the agency 
name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received in conformance 
with the regulations.gov suitability policy will be posted without 
change to https://regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Written public 
comments submitted by 72 hours prior to the ACIP meeting will be 
provided to the ACIP members before the meeting.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
human papillomavirus vaccines, pneumococcal vaccines, Japanese 
encephalitis vaccines, influenza vaccines, anthrax vaccine, hepatitis 
vaccines, Pertussis vaccine, herpes zoster vaccine, and meningococcal 
vaccines. A recommendation vote is scheduled for anthrax vaccine, 
Japanese encephalitis vaccines, and human papillomavirus vaccines. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. For more 
information on the meeting agenda visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/meetings-info.html.
    The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Sherri A. Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-00197 Filed 1-25-19; 8:45 am]
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