[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15621-15622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06648]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee

    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 committee meeting.
    Times and Dates:

12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., April 15, 2014
8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., April 16, 2014

    Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Tom Harkin Global Communications 
Center, Building 19, Auditorium B, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people. This meeting 
will also be Webcast, please see information below.
    Purpose: This Committee is charged with providing scientific and 
technical advice and guidance to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (HHS); the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the Commissioner, Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA); and the Administrator, Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services (CMS). The advice and guidance pertain to

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general issues related to improvement in clinical laboratory quality 
and laboratory medicine practice and specific questions related to 
possible revision of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment 
(CLIA) standards. Examples include providing guidance on studies 
designed to improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, 
equity, and patient-centeredness of laboratory services; revisions to 
the standards under which clinical laboratories are regulated; the 
impact of proposed revisions to the standards on medical and laboratory 
practice; and the modification of the standards and provision of non-
regulatory guidelines to accommodate technological advances, such as 
new test methods and the electronic transmission of laboratory 
information.
    Matters For Discussion: The agenda will include agency updates from 
CDC, CMS, and FDA. Presentations and discussions will focus on 
laboratory information exchange in health information technology; and 
laboratory safety and quality: lessons learned through the Ebola 
response.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Webcast: The meeting will also be Webcast. Persons interested in 
viewing the Webcast can access information at: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/default.aspx
    Online Registration Required: All people attending the CLIAC 
meeting in-person are required to register for the meeting online at 
least 5 business days in advance for U.S. citizens and at least 10 
business days in advance for international registrants. Register at: 
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/Meetings/MeetingDetails.aspx#
    Register by scrolling down and clicking the ``Register for this 
Meeting'' button and completing all forms according to the instructions 
given. Please complete all the required fields before submitting your 
registration and submit no later than April 8, 2015 for U.S. 
registrants and April 1, 2015 for international registrants.
    Providing Oral or Written Comments: It is the policy of CLIAC to 
accept written public comments and provide a brief period for oral 
public comments whenever possible.
    Oral Comments: In general, each individual or group requesting to 
make oral comments will be limited to a total time of five minutes 
(unless otherwise indicated). Speakers must also submit their comments 
in writing for inclusion in the meeting's Summary Report. To assure 
adequate time is scheduled for public comments, speakers should notify 
the contact person below at least one week prior to the meeting date. 
Written Comments: For individuals or groups unable to attend the 
meeting, CLIAC accepts written comments until the date of the meeting 
(unless otherwise stated). However, it is requested that comments be 
submitted at least one week prior to the meeting date so that the 
comments may be made available to the Committee for their consideration 
and public distribution. Written comments, one hard copy with original 
signature, should be provided to the contact person below, and will be 
included in the meeting's Summary Report.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: To support the green initiatives 
of the federal government, the CLIAC meeting materials will be made 
available to the Committee and the public in electronic format (PDF) on 
the internet instead of by printed copy. Check the CLIAC Web site on 
the day of the meeting for materials. Note: If using a mobile device to 
access the materials, please verify that the device's browser is able 
to download the files from the CDC's Web site before the meeting. 
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/cliac_meeting_all_documents.aspx 
Alternatively, the files can be downloaded to a computer and then 
emailed to the portable device. An internet connection, power source 
and limited hard copies may be available at the meeting location, but 
cannot be guaranteed.
    Contact Person For Additional Information: Nancy Anderson, Chief, 
Laboratory Practice Standards Branch, Division of Laboratory Programs, 
Standards, and Services, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and 
Laboratory Services, Office of Public Health Scientific Services, CDC, 
1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop F-11, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4018; 
telephone (404) 498-2741; or via email at [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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-06648 Filed 3-23-15; 8:45 am]
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