[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54795-54796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22920]


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 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 
that a meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (the Advisory Council) is scheduled for 
September 29, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will be 
open to the public; a public comment session will be held during the 
meeting. Pre-registration is required for members of the public who 
wish to attend the meeting and who wish to participate in the public 
comment session. Individuals who wish to attend the meeting and/or send 
in their public comment via email should email [email protected]. 
Registration information is available on the Web site http://
www.hhs.gov/ash/

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carb/ and must be completed by September 21, 2015; all in-person 
attendees must pre-register by this date. Additional information about 
registering for the meeting and providing public comment can be 
obtained at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled to be held on September 29, 2015, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Pre-registration for attending the meeting 
in person is required to be completed no later than September 21, 2015; 
public attendance at the meeting is limited to the available space.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC 20201.
    The meeting also can be accessed through a live webcast the day of 
the meeting. For more information, visit http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Gellin, Designated Federal 
Official, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-
Resistant Bacteria, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Room 715H, Hubert H. Humphrey 
Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 
(202) 260-6638; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Under Executive Order 13676, dated September 18, 2014, authority 
was given to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish 
the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant 
Bacteria (Advisory Council), in consultation with the Secretaries of 
Defense and Agriculture. Activities of the Advisory Council are 
governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
App.), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of federal 
advisory committees.
    The Advisory Council will provide advice, information, and 
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS regarding programs and policies 
intended to support and evaluate the implementation of Executive Order 
13676, including the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic-
Resistant Bacteria and the National Action Plan for Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. The Advisory Council shall function 
solely for advisory purposes.
    In carrying out its mission, the Advisory Council will provide 
advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding 
programs and policies intended to preserve the effectiveness of 
antibiotics by optimizing their use; advance research to develop 
improved methods for combating antibiotic resistance and conducting 
antibiotic stewardship; strengthen surveillance of antibiotic-resistant 
bacterial infections; prevent the transmission of antibiotic-resistant 
bacterial infections; advance the development of rapid point-of-care 
and agricultural diagnostics; further research on new treatments for 
bacterial infections; develop alternatives to antibiotics for 
agricultural purposes; maximize the dissemination of up-to-date 
information on the appropriate and proper use of antibiotics to the 
general public and human and animal healthcare providers; and improve 
international coordination of efforts to combat antibiotic resistance.
    The September public meeting will be the inaugural meeting for the 
Advisory Council. The Advisory Council members will be sworn in and 
presented with an overview of different topics surrounding antibiotic 
resistance, including an overview of the National Strategy for 
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Action Plan for Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. The meeting agenda will be posted on the 
Advisory Council Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ when it has 
been finalized.
    Public attendance at the meeting is limited to the available space. 
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should 
notify the National Vaccine Program Office at the address/telephone 
number listed above at least one week prior to the meeting. For those 
unable to attend in person, a live webcast will be available. More 
information on registration and accessing the webcast can be found at 
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments 
prior to the Advisory Council meeting by emailing [email protected]. Public 
comments should be sent in by midnight September 28, 2015, and should 
be limited to no more than one page. All public comments will be read 
during the public comment period designated on the agenda; limited to 
two minutes per comment.

    Dated: August 19, 2015.
Bruce Gellin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Designated Federal Official, 
Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant 
Bacteria.
[FR Doc. 2015-22920 Filed 9-10-15; 8:45 am]
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