[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 102 (Thursday, May 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 29772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12749]


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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:
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., June 17, 2010; 9 a.m.-12 p.m., June 
18, 2010.
    Place: CDC, Global Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium 
B3, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the 
space available. Please register for the meeting online at http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac or by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, the 
Director, CDC, and the Director, National Center for Emerging and 
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) regarding (1) The practice of 
healthcare 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 CDC's 
activities for healthcare associated infections; the draft guideline 
for the Prevention of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare 
Settings; the draft guideline for prevention of infections among 
patients in neonatal intensive care units (NICU); the draft guideline 
for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel; and a 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, National Center for Emerging 
and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., 
Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Telephone (404) 639-2936. E-mail: 
[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: May 19, 2010.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-12749 Filed 5-26-10; 8:45 am]
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