[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 61766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24321]


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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 and limited to 1,000 audio and web conference lines. Time will 
be available for public comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 14, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. 
to 3:45 p.m., EST, and December 15, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m., EST.
    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. In the subject line, please note ATTN: 
Staci Morris for ACET Public Comment. The public comment should include 
your name, affiliation, and email address.
    Comments must be received on or before December 13, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The web conference access is:
    https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1612312595?pwd=WnhzbDdEZGJIQXc1UkhoN2sxU05IUT09.
    Passcode: H&0uhKFm.
    Webinar ID: 161 231 2595.
    The teleconference access is noted as follows:
    Telephone number: 1-669-254-5252; and the passcode is 49252654.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Staci Morris, Committee Management 
Specialist, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB 
Prevention (NCHHSTP), CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop US8-6, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027; Telephone: (404) 718-7479; Email: 
[email protected]. (In the subject line, please note ATTN: Staci 
Morris for ACET Public Comment).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The 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 (TB). 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) Study 31 Regimen Guidance; (2) TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium; 
(3) Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Campaign; (4) NCHHSTP and 
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Equity Activities; (5) Electronic 
Directly Observed Therapy (eDOT) Study; and (6) Multi-State TB Outbreak 
Associated with Bone Allograft Surgery. Agenda items are subject to 
change as priorities dictate.
    The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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.

Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-24321 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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