Office of the Secretary October 4, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document clarifies a term that appeared in the ``Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19,'' including in the final notice published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2021, entitled ``Ninth Amendment to Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19.'' Specifically, this document supplements the references to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) with references to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This change is being made to clarify that what are commonly referred to as ``ACIP recommendations'' and ``ACIP standard immunization schedules'' are in fact recommendations and schedules made by the CDC after consultation with ACIP. The addition of ``CDC'' is also intended to recognize coverage of recommendations issued directly by the CDC. This clarification also applies to related guidance and opinions.