[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 9520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04477]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis Meeting
(ACET)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC
announces the following meeting of the Advisory Council for the
Elimination of Tuberculosis Meeting (ACET). This meeting is open to the
public, limited only by 100 room seating and 100 ports for audio phone
lines. Time will be available for public comment. The public is welcome
to submit written comments in advance of the meeting. Comments should
be submitted in writing by email to the contact person listed below.
The deadline for receipt is Monday, April 9, 2018. Persons who desire
to make an oral statement, may request it at the time of the public
comment period on April 17, 2018 at 3:20 p.m. EDT. This meeting is
accessible by web conference: 1-877-927-1433 and participant passcode:
12016435 and https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/r5p8l2tytpq/.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 17, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: 8 Corporate Blvd., Building 8, Conference Rooms 1A and 1B,
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329 and web conference.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Scott-Cseh, Committee
Management Specialist, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop: E-07,
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, telephone (404) 639-8317; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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. 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 to be Considered: The agenda will include: (1) Update on
Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT) revision; (2) Overview
of Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) TB Technical
Instructions; (3) Update on healthcare workers screening guidelines;
and (4) Updates from ACET workgroups. Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate.
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. 2018-04477 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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