[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8730-8731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04404]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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

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

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 on April 8, 2019, for the 
Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant 
Bacteria (Advisory Council). The meeting will be open to the public via 
teleconference. Pre-registration is required for members of the public 
who wish to attend the meeting via teleconference. Individuals who wish 
to send in their public comments should send an email to [email protected]. 
Registration information is available on the website http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ and must be completed by April 2, 2019. 
Additional information about registering for the meeting and providing 
public comments can be obtained at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ on the 
Meetings page.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled to be held on April 8, 2019, from 12:00 
p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET (times are tentative and subject to change). The 
confirmed times and agenda items for the meeting will be posted on the 
website for the Advisory Council at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ when 
this information becomes available. Pre-registration for attending the 
meeting is required to be completed no later than April 2, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Instructions regarding attending this meeting virtually will 
be posted one week prior to the meeting at: http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jomana Musmar, 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 L133, Switzer Building, 
330 C. St. SW, Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (202) 690-5566; 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 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 public meeting will be dedicated to deliberation and vote of 
the report with recommendation from the Immediate Action Subcommittee 
of the Advisory Council. The meeting agenda will be posted on the 
Advisory Council website at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ when it has 
been finalized. All agenda items are tentative and subject to change.
    Instructions regarding attending this meeting virtually will be 
posted one

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week prior to the meeting 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 April 2, 2019, and should be 
limited to no more than one page. All public comments received prior to 
April 2, 2019, will be provided to Advisory Council members and will be 
acknowledged during the public teleconference.

    Dated: February 26, 2019.
Jomana F. Musmar,
Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Committee Manager.
[FR Doc. 2019-04404 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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