Notice2022-20045
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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Published
September 16, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56962-56963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20045]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2022-0111]
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 and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 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.
DATES: The meeting will be held on October 19, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m., EDT and October 20, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., EDT
(dates and times subject to change, see the ACIP website for updates
<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html">http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html</a>). The meeting will be
webcast live via the World Wide Web. Written comments must be received
on or before October 20, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0111, by either of the following methods.
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS H24-8, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Attn: October 19-20,
2022, ACIP Meeting.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal
information provided. For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7130323821311215125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c7d7f756c7c5f585f125b534a">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 CDC Director and appear on CDC immunization
schedules must be covered by applicable health plans.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on
influenza vaccines, pneumococcal vaccine, meningococcal vaccines,
respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, rotavirus vaccine, dengue
vaccines, adult immunization schedule, child/adolescent immunization
schedule, COVID-19 vaccines and Chikungunya vaccine. Recommendation
votes on pneumococcal, adult immunization schedule, child/adolescent
immunization schedule and COVID-19 vaccines are scheduled. A Vaccines
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Children (VFC) vote on COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate. For more information on the
meeting agenda visit <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/meetings-info.html">https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/meetings-info.html</a>.
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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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.
Written Public Comment: Written comments must be received on or
before October 20, 2022.
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 during the October 19-20, 2022, ACIP meeting
must submit a request at <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/">http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/</a> no
later than 11:59 p.m. EDT, October 14, 2022, 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 October 18, 2022. To accommodate the significant
interest in participation in the oral public comment session of ACIP
meetings, each speaker will be limited to three minutes, and each
speaker may only speak once per meeting.
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.
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