[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 94396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30904]


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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 is scheduled to be held for the Presidential Advisory 
Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Advisory Council). 
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 send an 
email to [email protected]. Registration information is available on the Web 
site http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ and must be completed by January 20, 
2017; 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/ on the 
Meetings page.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled to be held on January 25, 2017, from 
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (times are tentative and subject to change). 
The confirmed times and agenda items for the meeting will be posted on 
the Web site for the Advisory Council at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ 
when this information becomes available. Pre-registration for attending 
the meeting in person is required to be completed no later than January 
20, 2017; 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 can also be accessed through a live webcast on the day 
of the meeting. For more information, visit http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Gellin, Designated Federal 
Officer, 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 HHS to establish the 
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 provides 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 functions solely 
for advisory purposes.
    In carrying out its mission, the Advisory Council provides 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 January public meeting will be dedicated to presentations from 
federal and non-federal stakeholders surrounding the topic areas of 
infection prevention and control. The meeting agenda will be posted on 
the Advisory Council Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ when it 
has been finalized. All agenda items are tentative and subject to 
change.
    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 Advisory Council 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 January 20, 2017, and should be 
limited to no more than one page. All public comments received prior to 
January 20, 2017, will be provided to Advisory Council members; 
comments are limited to two minutes per speaker.

    Dated: December 16, 2016.
Bruce Gellin,
Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-30904 Filed 12-22-16; 8:45 am]
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