[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45985-45986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17556]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the 
Department of Health and Human Services announces the next meeting of 
the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) on October 20-21, 
2021.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, from 
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, and Thursday, October 21, 2021, from 10:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via web conference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arielle Gatlin, Office of the 
Associate Director for Policy and Strategy; Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-V-25-5, Atlanta, GA 30329, 
phone: (404) 498-4512, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Meeting Accessibility: The CPSTF meeting will be held virtually via 
web conference. CDC will send web conference information to registrants 
upon receipt of their registration. All meeting attendees must register 
by October 13, 2021 to receive the web conference information for the 
October meeting. CDC will email web conference information from the 
[email protected] mailbox.
    To register for the meeting, individuals should send an email to 
[email protected] and include the following information: name, title, 
organization name, organization address, phone, and email.
    Public Comment: Individuals who would like to make public comments 
during the October meeting must state their desire to do so with their 
registration and provide their name and organizational affiliation and 
the topic to be addressed (if known). The requestor will receive 
instructions for the public comment process for this virtual meeting 
after the request is received. A public comment period follows the 
CPSTF's discussion of each systematic review and will be limited, up to 
three minutes per person. Public comments will become part of the 
meeting summary.
    Background on the CPSTF: The CPSTF is an independent, nonfederal 
panel whose members are appointed by the CDC Director. CPSTF members 
represent a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in 
prevention, wellness, health promotion, and public health. The CPSTF 
was convened in 1996 by the Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) to identify community preventive programs, services, and policies 
that increase health, longevity, save lives

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and dollars, and improve Americans' quality of life. CDC is mandated to 
provide ongoing administrative, research, and technical support for the 
operations of the CPSTF. During its meetings, the CPSTF considers the 
findings of systematic reviews of existing research and practice-based 
evidence and issues recommendations. CPSTF recommendations are not 
mandates for compliance or spending. Instead, they provide information 
about evidence-based options that decision makers and stakeholders can 
consider when they are determining what best meets the specific needs, 
preferences, available resources, and constraints of their 
jurisdictions and constituents. The CPSTF's recommendations, along with 
the systematic reviews of the evidence on which they are based, are 
compiled in the The Community Guide.
    Matters proposed for discussion: The agenda will consist of 
deliberation on systematic reviews of literature and is open to the 
public. Topics will include Cancer Screening; HIV Prevention; 
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity; Social Determinants of 
Health, and Violence Prevention. Information regarding the start and 
end times for each day, and any updates to agenda topics, will be 
available on the Community Guide website (www.thecommunityguide.org) 
closer to the date of the meeting.
    The meeting agenda is subject to change without notice.

    Dated: August 11, 2021.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-17556 Filed 8-16-21; 8:45 am]
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