[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-22229] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: September 9, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workshop on Prevention and Control of Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis: An Emerging Public Health Threat The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces an open meeting concerning Cryptosporidium contamination of public water supplies. Name: Workshop on Prevention and Control of Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis: An Emerging Public Health Threat. Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.--3:30 p.m., September 22, 1994; 1 p.m.--4 p.m., September 23, 1994. Place: CDC, Auditorium B, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. Purpose: The objective of this meeting is to discuss the immediate and long-term public health practice, policy, and research needs concerning Cryptosporidium contamination of public water supplies. Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will focus on: 1. Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis in the United States 2. Testing for Cryptosporidium in Untreated and Finished Surface Water 3. Infectious Dose 4. Infectious Dose and Community Risk 5. Insights and Lessons Learned from the Milwaukee Outbreak, the Investigation, and Follow-up Surveillance Activities 6. Presentations and Discussion on Waterborne cryptosporidiosis and the immunosuppressed 7. Cryptosporidium Testing and the Information Collection Rule 8. Presentations and Discussions: Issues and Perspectives on Cryptosporidium in Public Water Supplies The discussion will include presentations by community, State, and Federal representatives. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Written comments are welcome and should be received by the contact person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting. Contact Person for More Information: Margaret R. Hurd, DPD, NCID, CDC, Mailstop F-22, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 404/488-7761. Dated: September 2, 1994. William H. Gimson, Acting Associate Director for Policy Coordination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 94-22229 Filed 9-8-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-M