[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36240-36241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17514]


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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) announces the following meeting for the aforementioned 
committee:

    Time and Date: 11 a.m.-12 p.m., July 23, 2009.
    Place: The teleconference call will originate at the CDC.
    Status: Open to the public. Teleconference access limited only 
by availability of telephone ports. To participate in the 
teleconference please dial 1 (800) 779-6036 and enter conference 
code 6417394.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Secretary, HHS; the Assistant Secretary for Health; 
the Director, CDC; and the Director, National Center for 
Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases 
(NCPDCID), regarding: (1) The practice of hospital infection 
control; (2) strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of 
infections (e.g., nosocomial infections), antimicrobial resistance, 
and related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) 
periodic updating of guidelines and other policy statements 
regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and 
healthcare-related conditions.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include a follow up 
discussion of CDC's Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care 
of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Novel Influenza A (H1N1) 
Virus Infection in a Healthcare Setting.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. This 
notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due 
to the public health emergency declared on April 26, 2009. There is 
a critical need for this committee to deliberate and discuss urgent 
matters related to the H1N1 virus, and be actively engaged in the 
national preparedness and response efforts as dictated by 
circumstances and events.

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    Contact Person For More Information: Wendy Vance, HICPAC, 
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCPDCID, CDC, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE., Mailstop D-10, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Telephone (404) 
639-2891 or [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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry.

    Dated: July 17, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office,Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. E9-17514 Filed 7-21-09; 8:45 am]
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