Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Amended Notice of Meeting, 32933-32934 [2021-13120]

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All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated: June 16, 2021. Marquita Cullom, Associate Director. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2021–13126 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Jun 22, 2021 Jkt 253001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Docket No. CDC–2021–0034] Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Amended Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); June 23, 2021 and June 24, 2021, 9:00 a.m.– 5:30 p.m., EDT (times subject to change), in the original FRN. The virtual meeting was published in the Federal Register on Monday, April 5, 2021, Volume 86, Number 63, page 17606. The virtual meeting is being amended to add an additional date, June 25, 2021 and time, update meeting times and supplemental information and should read as follows: 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. Time will be available for public comment. The meeting will be webcast live via the World Wide Web; for more information on ACIP please visit the ACIP website: https://www.cdc.gov/ vaccines/acip/. DATES: The meeting will be held on June 23, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EDT (times subject to change); June 24, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m., EDT (times subject to change); and June 25, PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., EDT (times subject to change). Written comments must be received on or before June 25, 2021. A notice of this ACIP meeting has also been posted on CDC’s ACIP website at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/ index.html. In addition, CDC has sent notice of this ACIP meeting by email to those who subscribe to receive email updates about ACIP. 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, MS–H24–8, 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. Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on cholera E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1 32934 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 23, 2021 / Notices vaccine, dengue vaccine, ebola vaccine, hepatitis vaccines, herpes zoster vaccines, influenza vaccines, orthopoxvirus vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, rabies vaccine and tickborne encephalitis vaccine. Recommendation votes on dengue vaccine, ebola vaccine, influenza vaccines and rabies vaccine are scheduled. Vaccines for Children (VFC) votes on dengue vaccine and influenza vaccines are scheduled. 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. Meeting Information: The meeting will be webcast live via the World Wide Web; for more information on ACIP please visit the ACIP website: https:// www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/. 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 into the docket. Oral Public Comment: This meeting will include time for members of the public to make an 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. Procedure for Oral Public Comment: All persons interested in making an oral public comment at the June 23–25, 2021, ACIP meeting must submit a request at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ acip/meetings/ no later than 11:59 p.m., VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Jun 22, 2021 Jkt 253001 EDT, June 18, 2021, 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 the scheduled public comment session. CDC staff will notify individuals regarding their request to speak by email by June 21, 2021. 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: The docket will be opened to receive written comments on June 1, 2021. Written comments must be received on or before June 25, 2021. 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. 2021–13120 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)—CE21–006: Rigorously Evaluating Programs and Policies To Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (CSA); Amended Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)—CE21– 006: Rigorously Evaluating Programs and Policies to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (CSA); July 13–14, 2021, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., EDT. The videoconference meeting was published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2021, Volume 86, Number 58, page 16369. The meeting is being amended to update the contact person and should read as follows: Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Aisha Wilkes, M.P.H., Scientific Review Officer, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mailstop S106–9, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (404) 639–6473; Email: awilkes@ cdc.gov. The meeting is closed to the public. 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. 2021–13121 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: BILLING CODE 4163–18–P PO 00000 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sfmt 4703 In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (BSC, NCIPC). This meeting is partially open to the public. There will be 15 minutes allotted for public comments at the end of the open session from 11:40 a.m., to 11:55 p.m., EDT. DATES: The meeting will be held on July 29, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EDT (OPEN); and from 12:30 p.m., to 4:15 p.m., EDT (CLOSED). ADDRESSES: Open Session: Webinar, Atlanta, Georgia. All participants must register using the link provided to attend the open meeting: https:// dceproductions.zoom.us/webinar/ register/wn_cz3nu0zfsg29fiojefau8q. Closed Session: Teleconference. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D., M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mailstop S106–9, Atlanta, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2021-0034]


Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Amended 
Notice of Meeting

    Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Advisory 
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); June 23, 2021 and June 24, 
2021, 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EDT (times subject to change), in the 
original FRN.
    The virtual meeting was published in the Federal Register on 
Monday, April 5, 2021, Volume 86, Number 63, page 17606.
    The virtual meeting is being amended to add an additional date, 
June 25, 2021 and time, update meeting times and supplemental 
information and should read as follows:
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. Time will be available for 
public comment. The meeting will be webcast live via the World Wide 
Web; for more information on ACIP please visit the ACIP website: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 23, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., EDT (times subject to change); June 24, 2021, from 10:30 
a.m. to 5:10 p.m., EDT (times subject to change); and June 25, 2021, 
from 10:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., EDT (times subject to change). Written 
comments must be received on or before June 25, 2021.
    A notice of this ACIP meeting has also been posted on CDC's ACIP 
website at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/. In addition, 
CDC has sent notice of this ACIP meeting by email to those who 
subscribe to receive email updates about ACIP.

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, MS-H24-8, 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.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
cholera

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vaccine, dengue vaccine, ebola vaccine, hepatitis vaccines, herpes 
zoster vaccines, influenza vaccines, orthopoxvirus vaccine, 
pneumococcal vaccine, rabies vaccine and tickborne encephalitis 
vaccine. Recommendation votes on dengue vaccine, ebola vaccine, 
influenza vaccines and rabies vaccine are scheduled. Vaccines for 
Children (VFC) votes on dengue vaccine and influenza vaccines are 
scheduled. 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.
    Meeting Information: The meeting will be webcast live via the World 
Wide Web; for more information on ACIP please visit the ACIP website: 
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/.

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 into the docket.
    Oral Public Comment: This meeting will include time for members of 
the public to make an 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.
    Procedure for Oral Public Comment: All persons interested in making 
an oral public comment at the June 23-25, 2021, ACIP meeting must 
submit a request at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/ no later 
than 11:59 p.m., EDT, June 18, 2021, 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 the scheduled public comment 
session. CDC staff will notify individuals regarding their request to 
speak by email by June 21, 2021. 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: The docket will be opened to receive 
written comments on June 1, 2021. Written comments must be received on 
or before June 25, 2021.
    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. 2021-13120 Filed 6-22-21; 8:45 am]
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