[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 55172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23974]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis Meeting
(ACET)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC
announces the following meeting of the Advisory Council for the
Elimination of Tuberculosis Meeting (ACET). This meeting is open to the
public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room
accommodates approximately 80 people and has 100 ports for audio phone
lines. Time will be available for public comment. The public is welcome
to submit written comments in advance of the meeting. Comments should
be submitted in writing by email to the contact person listed below.
The deadline for receipt is Monday, December 10, 2018. Persons who
desire to make an oral statement, may request it at the time of the
public comment period on December 12, 2018 at 11:40 a.m., EST.
DATES: The meeting will be held on December 11, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., EST and December 12, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EST.
ADDRESSES: 8 Corporate Blvd., Building 8, Conference Rooms 1-A/B/C,
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329 and Web conference: 1-877-927-1433 and
participant passcode: 12016435 and https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/r5p8l2tytpq/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Scott-Cseh, Committee
Management Specialist, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop: E-07,
Atlanta, Georgia, 30333, telephone (404) 639-8317; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: This Council advises and makes recommendations to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for
Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding the elimination of
tuberculosis. Specifically, the Council makes recommendations regarding
policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; addresses the
development and application of new technologies; and reviews the extent
to which progress has been made toward eliminating tuberculosis.
Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on
(1) Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) funded Demonstration
Project on Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Testing and Treatment;
(2) DTBE Communications Messaging and Campaigns; (3) Update on LTBI
Treatment Guidelines; (4) Update on Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Guidelines; and (5) Update from ACET workgroups. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 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.
Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-23974 Filed 11-1-18; 8:45 am]
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