[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14788]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
(HICPAC)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announce the following meeting for the aforementioned
committee:
Times and Dates: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., EDT, July 14, 2016; 9:00
a.m.-12:00 p.m., EDT, July 15, 2016.
Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global
Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B, 1600 Clifton Road
NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 300 people. Please register
for the meeting at www.cdc.gov/hicpac.
Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and
guidance to the Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, the
Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
(NCEZID), the Director, CDC, the Secretary, Health and Human Services
regarding (1) the practice of healthcare infection prevention and
control; (2) strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of
infections, antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings
where healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic updating of CDC
guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of
healthcare-associated infections and healthcare-related conditions.
Matters for Discussion: The agenda will include updates on CDC's
activities for prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs),
updates on antimicrobial stewardship, an update on Draft Guideline for
Prevention of Infections in Healthcare Personnel, and an update from
the workgroup for considerations on endoscope reprocessing.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Erin Stone, M.S., HICPAC,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton
Road NE., Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Telephone (404) 639-
4045, Email: [email protected].
The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, 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.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-14788 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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