[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 71 (Friday, April 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17996-17997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07594]


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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), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases (NCEZID) announces a meeting of the aforementioned committee:
    Time and Date: 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., EDT, May 5, 2017.
    Place: This meeting will be accessible by teleconference. Toll-free 
+1 (888) 469-1070, Participant Code: 3132529.
    Status: Open to the public limited only by the availability of 200 
telephone ports. To register for this call, please go to www.cdc.gov/hicpac.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, the 
Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 
(NCEZID), the Director, CDC, the Secretary, Health and Human Services 
regarding (1) the practice of healthcare infection prevention and 
control; (2) strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of 
infections, antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings 
where healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic updating of CDC 
guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of 
healthcare-associated infections and healthcare-related conditions.
    Matters for Discussion: The agenda will include a follow-up 
discussion on the Draft Recommendation Update for Chlorhexidine 
Impregnated Dressings. Call materials will be made available to the 
public no later than 2 business days

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before the call. If CDC is unable to post the background material on 
the HICPAC site prior to the meeting, the background material will be 
posted on HICPAC's Web site after the meeting. Background material is 
available at http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Erin Stone, M.A., HICPAC, 
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE., Mailstop A-31, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; Email: [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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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. 2017-07594 Filed 4-13-17; 8:45 am]
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