[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20373]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee 
(HICPAC); Meeting Notice

    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: 2 p.m.-3 p.m., September 9, 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 1-888-324-8568 and enter conference code 
7126207.
    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 on the Draft Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-
Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2008, available on the following 
HICPAC Web page: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/hicpac_schedule.html.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Wendy Vance, HICPAC, 
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCPDCID, CDC, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE., Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    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: August 17, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. E9-20373 Filed 8-24-09; 8:45 am]
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