[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 10697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3990]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Working Group; Meeting

    The National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Division of 
Viral and Rickettsial Diseases (DVRD), Hepatitis Branch of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following 
meeting.

    Name: Working Group to Review and Update Recommendations for the 
Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis among Incarcerated 
Persons.
    Times and Dates:

7 p.m.--9:15 p.m., March 5, 2001
8:30 a.m.--4:30 p.m., March 6, 2001
8:30 a.m.--2:30 p.m., March 7, 2001

    Place: Crown Plaza Ravinia Perimeter, 4355 Ashford-Dunwoody 
Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30346
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
Registration required. See contact person for more information.
    Purpose: The purpose of this working meeting is to review and 
update recommendations that will serve as a resource to individuals 
and organizations involved in prevention and control of viral 
hepatitis in adult and juvenile correctional settings.
    Matters to be Discussed: Participants will discuss and update 
recommendations for infection control and hepatitis B immunization, 
and education, testing, and surveillance of hepatitis B and C in 
adult and juvenile incarceration settings. Discussions will include 
updating guidelines for medical evaluation, management and 
counseling of incarcerated individuals with chronic hepatitis B or 
chronic hepatitis C. The agenda will include an overview of issues 
related to prevention of transmission of these agents and management 
of infected patients in correctional settings and work group 
sessions on current and updated recommendations for infection 
control practices including screening and vaccination.
    The participants will consist of representatives from public, 
private, voluntary and non-governmental organizations.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Written comments are welcome and should be received by the 
contact person(s) listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.
    Contact Persons for More Information: Katherine Roeder, Cindy 
Weinbaum, MD, or Rob Lyerla, PhD, Hepatitis Branch, NCID, CDC, M/S 
G-37, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/
371-5460.

    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.

    Dated: February 8, 2001.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-3990 Filed 2-15-01; 8:45 am]
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