80_FR_25787 80 FR 25701 - Advisory Commission of Childhood Vaccines; Request for Nominations for Voting Members

80 FR 25701 - Advisory Commission of Childhood Vaccines; Request for Nominations for Voting Members

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)

Page Range25701-25702
FR Document2015-10381

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is requesting nominations to fill six vacancies on the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV). The ACCV was established by Title XXI of the Public Health Service Act (the Act), 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).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Commission of Childhood Vaccines; Request for 
Nominations for Voting Members

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is 
requesting nominations to fill six vacancies on the Advisory Commission 
on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV). The ACCV was established by Title XXI of 
the Public Health Service Act (the Act), 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).

DATES: The agency must receive nominations on or before June 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: All nominations are to be submitted to the Director, 
Division of Injury Compensation Programs, Healthcare Systems Bureau 
(HSB), HRSA, Parklawn Building, Room 11C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Annie Herzog, Principal Staff 
Liaison, Division of Injury Compensation Programs, HSB, HRSA, at (301) 
443-6634 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authorities that established the 
ACCV, the Federal Advisory Committee Act of October 6, 1972, (Pub. L. 
92-463) and section 2119 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa-19, as added by 
Public Law 99-660 and amended, HRSA is requesting nominations for six 
voting members of the ACCV.
    The ACCV advises the Secretary on the implementation of the VICP. 
The 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 revision of the 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.
    The ACCV consists of nine voting members appointed by the Secretary 
as follows: (1) Three health professionals, who are not employees of 
the United States Government and who have expertise in the health care 
of children, and the epidemiology, etiology, and prevention of 
childhood diseases, and the adverse reactions associated with vaccines, 
of whom at least two shall be pediatricians; (2) three members from the 
general public, of whom at least two shall be legal representatives 
(parents or guardians) of children who have suffered a vaccine-related 
injury or death; and (3) three attorneys, of whom at least one shall be 
an attorney whose specialty includes representation of persons who have 
suffered a vaccine-related injury or death, and of whom one shall be an 
attorney whose specialty includes representation of vaccine 
manufacturers. In addition, the Director of the National Institutes of 
Health, the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Commissioner of the Food 
and Drug Administration (or the designees of such officials) serve as 
nonvoting ex officio members.
    Specifically, HRSA is requesting nominations for six voting members 
of the ACCV representing: (1) Two health professionals, who have 
expertise in the health care of children and the epidemiology, 
etiology, and prevention of childhood diseases, of whom at least one 
shall be a pediatrician; (2) two members of the general public, of whom 
at least one shall be a legal representative (parent or guardian) of a 
child who has suffered a vaccine-related injury or death; and (3) two 
attorneys, of whom at least one shall be an attorney whose specialty 
includes representation of persons who have suffered a vaccine-related 
injury or death, and of whom one shall be an attorney whose specialty 
includes representation of vaccine manufacturers. Nominees will be 
invited to serve a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2016, and ending 
December 31, 2018.
    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will consider 
nominations of all qualified individuals with a view to ensuring that 
the ACCV includes the areas of subject matter expertise noted above. 
Based on a recommendation made by the ACCV, the Secretary will consider 
having a health professional with expertise in obstetrics as the second 
member of the general public. Interested persons may nominate one or 
more qualified persons for membership on the ACCV. Nominations shall 
state that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the ACCV.
    ACCV members are appointed as Special Government Employees. As 
such, they are covered by the federal ethics rules, including the 
criminal conflict of interest statutes governing executive branch 
employees. For example, an ACCV member may be prohibited from 
discussions about making changes to the Vaccine Injury Table and 
Vaccine Information Statements for the Hepatitis B vaccine if he/she or 
his/her spouse owns stock valued above a certain amount in companies 
which manufacture this vaccine, affecting their own pecuniary

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interests including interests imputed to them. To evaluate possible 
conflicts of interest, potential candidates will be asked to fill out 
the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450, to provide 
detailed information concerning financial interests, consultancies, 
research grants, and/or contracts that might be affected by 
recommendations made by the ACCV.
    A nomination package should include the following information for 
each nominee: (1) A letter of nomination stating the name, affiliation, 
and contact information for the nominee, the basis for the nomination 
(i.e., what specific attributes, perspectives, and/or skills the 
individual possesses that would benefit the workings of the ACCV), and 
the nominee's field(s) of expertise; (2) a biographical sketch of the 
nominee and a copy of his/her curriculum vitae; and (3) the name, 
address, daytime telephone number, and email address at which the 
nominator can be contacted.
    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strives to ensure 
that the membership of the HHS Federal Advisory Committee is fairly 
balanced in terms of points of view presented and the committee's 
function. Every effort is made to ensure that the views of women, all 
ethnic and racial groups, and people with disabilities are represented 
on HHS Federal Advisory Committees and, therefore, the Department 
encourages nominations of qualified candidates from these groups. The 
Department also encourages geographic diversity in the composition of 
the Committee. Appointment to this Committee shall be made without 
discrimination on basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual 
orientation, disability, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 
status.

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 86 / Tuesday, May 5, 2015 / Notices 25701 Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by email: ADDRESSES: All nominations are to be specialty includes representation of marlene.spencer@acl.hhs.gov. submitted to the Director, Division of persons who have suffered a vaccine- If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the Injury Compensation Programs, related injury or death, and of whom Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at Healthcare Systems Bureau (HSB), one shall be an attorney whose specialty 1–800–877–8339. HRSA, Parklawn Building, Room 11C– includes representation of vaccine 26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, manufacturers. In addition, the Director VIII. Other Information Maryland 20857. of the National Institutes of Health, the Electronic Access to This Document: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Assistant Secretary for Health, the The official version of this document is Annie Herzog, Principal Staff Liaison, Director of the Centers for Disease the document published in the Federal Division of Injury Compensation Control and Prevention, and the Register. Free Internet access to the Programs, HSB, HRSA, at (301) 443– Commissioner of the Food and Drug official edition of the Federal Register 6634 or email: aherzog@hrsa.gov. Administration (or the designees of such and the Code of Federal Regulations is officials) serve as nonvoting ex officio SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the available via the Federal Digital System members. authorities that established the ACCV, at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you Specifically, HRSA is requesting the Federal Advisory Committee Act of can view this document, as well as all nominations for six voting members of October 6, 1972, (Pub. L. 92–463) and other documents of this Department the ACCV representing: (1) Two health section 2119 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa- published in the Federal Register, in professionals, who have expertise in the 19, as added by Public Law 99–660 and health care of children and the text or Adobe Portable Document amended, HRSA is requesting epidemiology, etiology, and prevention Format (PDF). To use PDF you must nominations for six voting members of of childhood diseases, of whom at least have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is the ACCV. one shall be a pediatrician; (2) two available free at the site. The ACCV advises the Secretary on You may also access documents of the members of the general public, of whom the implementation of the VICP. The at least one shall be a legal Department published in the Federal activities of the ACCV include: representative (parent or guardian) of a Register by using the article search recommending changes in the Vaccine child who has suffered a vaccine-related feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Injury Table at its own initiative or as injury or death; and (3) two attorneys, Specifically, through the advanced the result of the filing of a petition; of whom at least one shall be an search feature at this site, you can limit advising the Secretary in implementing attorney whose specialty includes your search to documents published by section 2127 of the Act regarding the representation of persons who have the Department. need for childhood vaccination suffered a vaccine-related injury or Dated: April 29, 2015. products that result in fewer or no death, and of whom one shall be an John Tschida, significant adverse reactions; surveying attorney whose specialty includes Director, National Institute on Disability, federal, state, and local programs and representation of vaccine Independent Living, and Rehabilitation activities related to gathering manufacturers. Nominees will be Research. information on injuries associated with invited to serve a 3-year term beginning [FR Doc. 2015–10474 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] the administration of childhood January 1, 2016, and ending December BILLING CODE 4154–01–P vaccines, including the adverse reaction 31, 2018. reporting requirements of section The Department of Health and Human 2125(b) of the Act; advising the Services (HHS) will consider DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Secretary on the methods of obtaining, nominations of all qualified individuals HUMAN SERVICES compiling, publishing, and using with a view to ensuring that the ACCV credible data related to the frequency includes the areas of subject matter Health Resources and Services and severity of adverse reactions Administration expertise noted above. Based on a associated with childhood vaccines; recommendation made by the ACCV, Advisory Commission of Childhood consulting on the development or the Secretary will consider having a Vaccines; Request for Nominations for revision of the Vaccine Information health professional with expertise in Voting Members Statements; and recommending to the obstetrics as the second member of the Director of the National Vaccine general public. Interested persons may AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Program research related to vaccine nominate one or more qualified persons Administration, HHS. injuries which should be conducted to for membership on the ACCV. ACTION: Notice. carry out the VICP. Nominations shall state that the The ACCV consists of nine voting nominee is willing to serve as a member SUMMARY: The Health Resources and members appointed by the Secretary as of the ACCV. Services Administration (HRSA) is follows: (1) Three health professionals, ACCV members are appointed as requesting nominations to fill six who are not employees of the United Special Government Employees. As vacancies on the Advisory Commission States Government and who have such, they are covered by the federal on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV). The expertise in the health care of children, ethics rules, including the criminal ACCV was established by Title XXI of and the epidemiology, etiology, and conflict of interest statutes governing the Public Health Service Act (the Act), prevention of childhood diseases, and executive branch employees. For as enacted by Public Law (Pub. L.) 99– the adverse reactions associated with example, an ACCV member may be asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 660 and as subsequently amended, and vaccines, of whom at least two shall be prohibited from discussions about advises the Secretary of Health and pediatricians; (2) three members from making changes to the Vaccine Injury Human Services (the Secretary) on the general public, of whom at least two Table and Vaccine Information issues related to implementation of the shall be legal representatives (parents or Statements for the Hepatitis B vaccine if National Vaccine Injury Compensation guardians) of children who have he/she or his/her spouse owns stock Program (VICP). suffered a vaccine-related injury or valued above a certain amount in DATES: The agency must receive death; and (3) three attorneys, of whom companies which manufacture this nominations on or before June 4, 2015. at least one shall be an attorney whose vaccine, affecting their own pecuniary VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 May 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1

25702 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 86 / Tuesday, May 5, 2015 / Notices interests including interests imputed to 2015 (80 FR 16684), to solicit notify the Contact Person listed below them. To evaluate possible conflicts of nominations of individuals who are in advance of the meeting. interest, potential candidates will be interested in being considered for The meeting will be closed to the asked to fill out the Confidential appointment to the Presidential public in accordance with the Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form Advisory Council on Combating provisions set forth in sections 450, to provide detailed information Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Advisory 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., concerning financial interests, Council). The nomination period is as amended. The grant applications and consultancies, research grants, and/or scheduled to end close of business on the discussions could disclose contracts that might be affected by April 29, 2015. The notice is being confidential trade secrets or commercial recommendations made by the ACCV. amended to extend the solicitation property such as patentable material, A nomination package should include period for two weeks to allow more time and personal information concerning the following information for each for interested individuals to submit individuals associated with the grant nominee: (1) A letter of nomination nominations. applications, the disclosure of which stating the name, affiliation, and contact would constitute a clearly unwarranted DATES: The solicitation period has been information for the nominee, the basis invasion of personal privacy. extended. All nominations are due to be for the nomination (i.e., what specific Name of Committee: National Advisory submitted on or before May 13, 2015. attributes, perspectives, and/or skills the Environmental Health Sciences Council. individual possesses that would benefit ADDRESSES: All nominations should be Date: June 2–3, 2015. the workings of the ACCV), and the sent to: Bruce Gellin, M.D., M.P.H., Open: June 02, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. nominee’s field(s) of expertise; (2) a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health; Agenda: Discussion of program policies biographical sketch of the nominee and Office of the Assistant Secretary for and issues. a copy of his/her curriculum vitae; and Health; Department of Health and Place: Nat. Inst. of Environmental Health (3) the name, address, daytime Human Services; 200 Independence Sciences, Building 101, Rodbell Auditorium, telephone number, and email address at Avenue SW., Room 715H; Washington, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle DC 20201. Nomination materials, Park, NC 27709. which the nominator can be contacted. Closed: June 03, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 The Department of Health and Human including attachments, also may be a.m. Services (HHS) strives to ensure that the submitted electronically to CARB@ Agenda: To review and evaluate grant membership of the HHS Federal hhs.gov. applications. Advisory Committee is fairly balanced FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Place: Nat. Inst. of Environmental Health in terms of points of view presented and Bruce Gellin, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Sciences, Building 101, Rodbell Auditorium, the committee’s function. Every effort is Assistant Secretary for Health; Office of 111 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research made to ensure that the views of Triangle Park, NC 27709. the Assistant Secretary for Health; women, all ethnic and racial groups, Contact Person: Gwen W. Collman, Ph.D., Department of Health and Human Interim Director, Division of Extramural and people with disabilities are Services; Telephone: (202) 260–6638; Research & Training, National Institutes of represented on HHS Federal Advisory Fax: (202) 690–4631; Email address: Health, Nat. Inst. of Environmental Health Committees and, therefore, the CARB@hhs.gov. The Advisory Council Sciences, 615 Davis Dr., KEY615/3112, Department encourages nominations of charter may be accessed online at http:// Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (919) 541– qualified candidates from these groups. www.hhs.gov/ash/carb. The charter 4980, collman@niehs.nih.gov. The Department also encourages includes detailed information about the Any interested person may file written geographic diversity in the composition Advisory Council’s purpose, function, comments with the committee by forwarding of the Committee. Appointment to this the statement to the Contact Person listed on and structure. this notice. The statement should include the Committee shall be made without Dated: April 29, 2015. name, address, telephone number and when discrimination on basis of age, race, applicable, the business or professional Sylvia M. Burwell, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, affiliation of the interested person. disability, and cultural, religious, or Secretary of Health and Human Services. Information is also available on the socioeconomic status. [FR Doc. 2015–10443 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] Institute’s/Center’s home page: http:// BILLING CODE 4150–28–P www.niehs.nih.gov/about/boards/naehsc/, Jackie Painter, where an agenda and any additional Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. information for the meeting will be posted [FR Doc. 2015–10381 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND when available. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesThe agency must receive nominations on or before June 4, 2015.
ContactMs. Annie Herzog, Principal Staff Liaison, Division of Injury Compensation Programs, HSB, HRSA, at (301) 443-6634 or email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 25701 
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