[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 49659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17795]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB 
Prevention (NCHHSTP)--Advisory Council for the Elimination of 
Tuberculosis (ACET)

    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), announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 
committee.
    Time and Date: 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., EDT, August 24, 2016.
    Place: Corporate Square, Building 8, 1st Floor Conference Room, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30329. This meeting is also accessible by Web 
conference.
    Toll free number +1 877-951-7311, Participant Code: 4727233.
    URL for Web conference access: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW9031041&p=4727233&t=c.
    Status: This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the 
meeting room space and Web ports available. The meeting room 
accommodates 100 people and there will be 100 Web conference ports 
available. Persons who desire to make an oral statement may request it 
at the time of the public comment period on August 24, 2016 at 3:20 
p.m. (EDT). Public participation and the ability to comment will be 
limited as time permits.
    Purpose: This council advises and makes recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for 
Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding the elimination of 
tuberculosis (TB). Specifically, the Council makes recommendations 
regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; addresses 
the development and application of new technologies; and reviews the 
extent to which progress has been made toward eliminating tuberculosis.
    Matters for Discussion: Agenda items include the following topics: 
(1) Division of Tuberculosis Elimination's Communication Plan for U.S. 
Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations; (2) Analysis 
of TB Surveillance Data; (3) Update on Molecular Testing; (4) Updates 
from Workgroups; and (5) other Tuberculosis-related Issues.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Margie Scott-Cseh, Committee 
Management Specialist, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, 
STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop: E-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, 
telephone (404) 639-8317; 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.

Catherine Ramadei,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 2016-17795 Filed 7-27-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P