[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 69 (Thursday, April 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19950-19951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07438]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group

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 required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 
that the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) will hold a meeting. 
The meeting will be open to the public. For this meeting, the TBDWG 
will review the work of the Public Comment and Federal Inventory 
Subcommittees and the chapters being developed for the 2020 report to 
Congress on federal tick-borne activities and research.

DATES: The meeting will be held online via webcast on April 27, 2020, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET (times are tentative and subject to 
change). The confirmed times and agenda items for the meeting will be 
posted on the TBDWG web page at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2020-4-27/index.html when this 
information becomes available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Berger, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TBDWG; Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS 
Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Mary E Switzer Building, 330 C Street SW, 
Suite L600, Washington, DC 20024. Email: [email protected]; 
Phone: 202-795-7608.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please register for the virtual meeting at 
https://kauffmaninc.adobeconnect.com/tbdwg_apr2020/event/event_info.html. After registering, you will receive an email 
confirmation with a personalized link to access the webcast on April 
27.
    The public will have an opportunity to present their views to the 
TBDWG orally during the meeting's public comment session or by 
submitting a

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written public comment. Comments should be pertinent to the meeting 
discussion. Persons who wish to provide verbal or written public 
comment should review instructions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2020-4-27/index.html and respond 
by midnight April 19, 2020, ET. Verbal comments will be limited to 
three minutes each to accommodate as many speakers as possible during 
the 30 minute session. Written public comments will be accessible to 
the public on the TBDWG web page prior to the meeting.
    Background and Authority: The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was 
established on August 10, 2017, in accordance with Section 2062 of the 
21st Century Cures Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App., as amended, to provide expertise and review federal 
efforts related to all tick-borne diseases, to help ensure interagency 
coordination and minimize overlap, and to examine research priorities. 
The TBDWG is required to submit a report to the HHS Secretary and 
Congress on their findings and any recommendations for the federal 
response to tick-borne disease every two years.

    Dated: March 30, 2020.
James J. Berger,
Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-07438 Filed 4-8-20; 8:45 am]
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