[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26360-26361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09550]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the National
Vaccine Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of
Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), a
program office within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), solicits nominations of
qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the National
Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). The activities of this committee are
governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
The NVAC serves an advisory role, providing recommendations to the
Assistant Secretary for Health in her capacity as the Director of the
National
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Vaccine Program. The committee studies and recommends ways to encourage
the availability of an adequate supply of safe and effective
vaccination products in the United States, as well as research
priorities and other measures to enhance the safety and efficacy of
vaccines. The committee also advises the Assistant Secretary for Health
on the implementation of sections 300aa-2, 300aa-3, and 300aa-4 of the
Public Health Service (PHS) Act, including government and non-
government cooperation.
A copy of the NVAC charter that describes its structure and
functions and lists of the current members can be reviewed on the NVAC
website at: http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/index.html.
Submission Process: Please email all submissions to [email protected].
All nominations for membership on the committee must be received no
later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on June 24, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/
AIDS Policy, Mary E. Switzer Building, Room L618, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20024. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Committee Function, Qualifications, and Information Required: As
part of an ongoing effort to enhance deliberations and discussions with
the public on vaccines and immunization, nominations are being sought
for interested individuals to serve on the NVAC. Committee members
provide peer review, consultation, advice, and recommendations to the
Assistant Secretary for Health, in her capacity as the Director of the
National Vaccine Program. Individuals selected for appointment to the
NVAC will serve as voting members. The NVAC consists of 17 voting
members: 15 public members and 2 representative members. Individuals
selected for appointment to the NVAC can be invited to serve terms of
up to four years. Selection of members is based on candidates'
qualifications to contribute to the accomplishment of the NVAC's
objectives. Interested candidates should demonstrate a willingness to
commit time to NVAC activities and the ability to work constructively
and effectively on committees.
Public Members: Public members are individuals who are appointed to
the NVAC to exercise their independent best judgment on behalf of the
government. It is expected that public members will discuss and
deliberate in a manner that is free from conflicts of interest. Public
members to the NVAC shall be selected from individuals who are engaged
in vaccine research or the manufacture of vaccines, or who are health
care providers, members of parent organizations concerned with
immunizations, representatives of state or local health agencies, or
public health organizations.
Representative Members: Representative members are individuals
appointed to the NVAC to provide the views of industry or a special
interest group. NVAC representative members serve specifically to
represent the viewpoints or perspectives of the vaccine manufacturing
industry or groups engaged in vaccine research or the manufacture of
vaccines.
This announcement is to solicit nominations of qualified candidates
to fill positions in the public and representative member category of
the NVAC. Applications received in response and not appointed may also
be considered for future vacancies that occur.
Travel reimbursement provided to the committee: All NVAC members
are authorized to receive reimbursement for travel expenses that are
incurred to attend meetings and conduct authorized NVAC-related
business, in accordance with standard government travel regulations.
All other services that are performed by the public members outside the
committee meetings shall be provided without compensation.
Expertise sought for the National Vaccine Advisory Committee: To
enhance the diversity of expertise on the committee, OIDP seeks
nominations of diverse individuals in the following disciplines/topic
areas:
Vaccine innovation and/or research and development;
vaccine safety;
vaccine access and financing;
health information technologies and immunization
information systems;
immunization program implementation and management; and
vaccine communications.
How to submit nominations: The following information should be
included in the package of materials submitted for each nominee: (1) A
letter of nomination that clearly states the name and affiliation of
the nominee, the basis for the nomination (i.e., specific attributes
that qualify the nominee for service in this capacity); and a statement
that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the committee; (2)
the nominator's name, address, daytime telephone number, home and/or
work address, and email address; (3) a current copy of the nominee's
curriculum vitae (no longer than 10 pages); and (4) a short
biographical sketch (no more than 350 words). All documentation must be
received in a legible font, such as Times New Roman 12 point, for a
nomination to be considered.
Please note that nominees will not receive updates on the status of
their nomination, and the nomination process can take many months.
Information on nominees appointed to the committee will be posted to
the NVAC website at http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/members/index.html.
Individuals can nominate themselves for consideration of
appointment to the committee. Incomplete nominations will not be
processed. Federal employees should not be nominated for appointment to
this committee.
HHS makes efforts to ensure that the membership of federal advisory
committees is balanced in terms of points of view represented and the
committee's function. Likewise, HHS seeks a broad representation of
individuals with diverse backgrounds to serve on HHS federal advisory
committees. Appointment to NVAC will be made without discrimination
based on age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability,
and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
Individuals appointed to serve as public members of federal
advisory committees are classified as special government employees
(SGEs). SGEs are government employees for purposes of the conflict-of-
interest laws. Therefore, individuals appointed to serve as public
members of NVAC are subject to an ethics review to determine whether
they have any interests and/or activities in the private sector that
may conflict with performance of their official duties as an NVAC
member. Individuals appointed to serve as public members of the NVAC
will be required to disclose information regarding financial holdings,
consultancies, research grants and/or contracts, and the absence of an
appearance of a loss of impartiality.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300aa-5, Section 2105 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended. The National Vaccine Advisory Committee is
governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees.
Dated: April 5, 2022.
Ann Aikin,
Acting Designated Federal Official, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-09550 Filed 5-3-22; 8:45 am]
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