[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 55567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25913]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

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 of the aforementioned 
committee:

    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., November 12, 2009. 9 a.m.-12 
p.m., November 13, 2009.

    Place: Washington Marriott at Metro Center, Salons C-D, 775 12th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 737-2200.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Secretary, HHS; the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
HHS; 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 updates on 
Recovery Act activities and the draft guideline for prevention of 
intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infections, and 
discussion of infection control in ambulatory care settings.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person For More Information: Michelle King, HICPAC, 
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCPDCID, CDC, l600 Clifton 
Road, NE., Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Telephone (404) 
639-2936.
    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: October 20, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. E9-25913 Filed 10-27-09; 8:45 am]
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