[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38031-38032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16614]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (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 60 room seating and 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, August 19, 2019. Persons who desire 
to make an oral statement, may request it at the time of the public 
comment period on August 20, 2019 at 3:20 p.m. EDT.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 20, 2019, 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 
p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: 8 Corporate Blvd., Building 8, Conference Rooms 1A and 1B, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30329 and Web conference: 1-877-927-1433 and 
participant passcode: 12016435 and

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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 30329-4018, 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) Update on Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS) tuberculosis 
questions; (2) Overview of successful strategies implemented by the 
Texas Department of State Health Services to increase its tuberculosis 
budget; (3) Overview of tuberculosis prevention, treatment, and care of 
minors in HHS custody; and (4) 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. 2019-16614 Filed 8-2-19; 8:45 am]
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