Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Notice of Meeting and Request for Comment, 1315-1316 [2020-00254]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 7 / Friday, January 10, 2020 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)—RFA–IP20– 003, Network of Modeling Centers To Improve Evidence Base for Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Prevention and Control; Amended Notice of Meeting Notice of Closed Meeting Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)—RFA– IP20–003, Network of Modeling Centers to Improve Evidence Base for Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Prevention and Control; February 25–26, 2020, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., (EDT). Teleconference, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Room 1080, 8 Corporate Square Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30329–4027 which was published in the Federal Register on November 25, 2019, Volume 84, Number 227, page 64897. The meeting is being amended to change the meeting date to February 25, 2020. The meeting is closed to the public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Anderson, M.S., M.P.H., Scientific Review Officer, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop US8–1, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027; (404) 718– 8833; gca5@cdc.gov. The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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. Kalwant Smagh, Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2020–00255 Filed 1–9–20; 8:45 am] 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 Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. The 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 personal privacy. Name of Committee: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)-DP20–001, Assessing the Burden of Diabetes By Type in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (DiCAYA). Date: March 11, 2020. Time: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., EDT. Place: Teleconference. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. For Further Information Contact: Jaya Raman Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F80, Atlanta, Georgia 30341; Telephone: (770) 488–6511; Email: kva5@cdc.gov. The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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. Kalwant Smagh, Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BILLING CODE 4163–18–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Jan 09, 2020 [Docket No. CDC–2020–0002] [FR Doc. 2020–00256 Filed 1–9–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1315 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Notice of Meeting and Request for Comment 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. Room 245, adjacent to the meeting room, will be available once the meeting room reaches capacity, providing up to 18 additional seats. Time will be available for public comment. The meeting will be webcast live via the World Wide Web; for meeting registration and more information on ACIP please visit the ACIP website: https://www.cdc.gov/ vaccines/acip/. DATES: The meeting will be held on February 26, 2020, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EST, and February 27, 2020, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST. Written comments must be received on or before February 28, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC–2020– 0002 by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A–27, Atlanta, GA 30329–4027, Attn: February ACIP Meeting. Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received in conformance with the https://www.regulations.gov suitability policy will be posted without change to https://www.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 ACIP members before the meeting. Meeting location: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10JAN1.SGM 10JAN1 1316 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 7 / Friday, January 10, 2020 / Notices 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, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329–4027; Telephone: 404–639–8367; 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. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Public Participation Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate by submitting written views, recommendations, and data. Please note that comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and are subject to public disclosure. Comments will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be on public display. CDC will review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions containing private or proprietary information such as Social Security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/ near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully consider all comments submitted in to the docket. Oral Public Comment: This meeting will include time for members of the public to make an in-person oral VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Jan 09, 2020 Jkt 250001 comment. Oral public comment will occur 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. Onsite, 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., EST, February 10, 2020 according to the instructions provided. If the number of persons requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled time, CDC will conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for each scheduled public comment session. CDC staff will notify individuals regarding their request to speak by email by February 13, 2020. 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. Written Public Comment: Written comments must be received on or before February 28, 2020. Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on influenza vaccines, general best practices, dengue vaccine, rabies vaccine, Ebola vaccine, meningococcal vaccines, orthopoxviruses, and hepatitis B vaccine. A recommendation vote is scheduled for Ebola vaccine. 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 Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 committee management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Kalwant Smagh, Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2020–00254 Filed 1–9–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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 Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. The 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 personal privacy. Name of Committee: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)–DP20–002, Natural Experiments of the Impact of Populationtargeted Policies to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetes Complications. Date: April 7–9, 2020. Time: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., EDT. Place: Teleconference. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. For Further Information Contact: Jaya Raman Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F80, Atlanta, Georgia 30341; Telephone: (770) 488–6511; Email: kva5@cdc.gov. The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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 E:\FR\FM\10JAN1.SGM 10JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00254]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2020-0002]


Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Notice of 
Meeting and Request for Comment

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. Room 
245, adjacent to the meeting room, will be available once the meeting 
room reaches capacity, providing up to 18 additional seats. Time will 
be available for public comment. The meeting will be webcast live via 
the World Wide Web; for meeting registration and more information on 
ACIP please visit the ACIP website: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 26, 2020, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m., EST, and February 27, 2020, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST.
    Written comments must be received on or before February 28, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0002 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 
Clifton Road NE, MS A-27, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Attn: February ACIP 
Meeting.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received in conformance with 
the https://www.regulations.gov suitability policy will be posted 
without change to https://www.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 ACIP members before the meeting.
    Meeting location: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 
Clifton

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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, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027; Telephone: 404-639-8367; Email: 
[email protected].

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 Participation

    Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate by 
submitting written views, recommendations, and data. Please note that 
comments received, including attachments and other supporting 
materials, are part of the public record and are subject to public 
disclosure. Comments will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Therefore, do not include any information in your comment or supporting 
materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public 
disclosure. If you include your name, contact information, or other 
information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that 
information will be on public display. CDC will review all submissions 
and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions containing private 
or proprietary information such as Social Security numbers, medical 
information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/near duplicate 
examples of a mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully consider all 
comments submitted in to the docket.
    Oral Public Comment: This meeting will include time for members of 
the public to make an in-person oral comment. Oral public comment will 
occur 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., EST, February 10, 2020 according to the instructions 
provided.
    If the number of persons requesting to speak is greater than can be 
reasonably accommodated during the scheduled time, CDC will conduct a 
lottery to determine the speakers for each scheduled public comment 
session. CDC staff will notify individuals regarding their request to 
speak by email by February 13, 2020. 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.
    Written Public Comment: Written comments must be received on or 
before February 28, 2020.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
influenza vaccines, general best practices, dengue vaccine, rabies 
vaccine, Ebola vaccine, meningococcal vaccines, orthopoxviruses, and 
hepatitis B vaccine. A recommendation vote is scheduled for Ebola 
vaccine. 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 Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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.

Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-00254 Filed 1-9-20; 8:45 am]
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