Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; Request for Nominations

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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 134 / Thursday, July 13, 2006 /

Notices

The ACCV consists of nine voting

members appointed by the Secretary as

follows: Three health professionals, who

are not employees of the United States

Government and have expertise in the

healthcare of children; and the

epidemiology, etiology, and prevention

of childhood diseases; and the adverse

reactions associated with vaccines, at

least two of whom shall be

pediatricians; three members from the

general public, at least two of whom

shall be legal representatives (parents or

guardians) of children who have

suffered a vaccine-related injury or

death; and 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 three voting members

of the ACCV representing: (1) A health

professional who has expertise in the

healthcare of children and the

epidemiology, etiology, and prevention

of childhood diseases; (2) an attorney

whose specialty includes representation

of a vaccine manufacturer; and (3) a

member of the general public. Nominees

will be invited to serve a 3-year term

beginning January 1, 2007, and ending

December 31, 2009.

Interested persons may nominate one

or more qualified persons for

membership on the ACCV. Nominations

shall state that the nominee is willing to

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