[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8873-8874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02921]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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

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 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 for the Presidential Advisory 
Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB). The 
meeting will be held in-person at the Hubert H. Humphrey building in 
Washington, DC, and will be open to the public; the meeting will be 
streamed live on hhs.gov/live. A pre-registered public comment session 
will be held during the meeting. Pre-registration is required for 
members of the public who wish to present their comments in-person at 
the meeting. Individuals who wish to send in their written public 
comment should send an email to [email protected]. Registration information 
is available on the website http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb and must be 
completed by March 17, 2023 for the March 23-24, 2023 Public Meeting. 
Additional information about registering for the meeting and providing 
public comment can be obtained at http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb on the 
Upcoming Meetings page.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled to be held on March 23-24, 2023, from 
10 a.m. to 4 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 PACCARB at http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb when this 
information becomes available. Pre-registration for attending the 
meeting is strongly suggested and should be completed no later than 
March 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 
DC 20201. All in-person attendees must have a valid U.S. government 
issued I.D. to enter the building. All non-U.S. citizen in-person 
attendees must contact [email protected] at least two weeks prior to the 
meeting to accommodate the HHS security vetting process. The meeting 
can also be accessed through a live webcast on the day of the meeting. 
Additional instructions regarding attending this meeting virtually will 
be

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posted at least one week prior to the meeting at: http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jomana Musmar, M.S., Ph.D., 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, 1101 Wootton Parkway, 
Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: 202-746-1512; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Presidential Advisory Council on 
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB), established by 
Executive Order 13676, is continued by section 505 of Public Law 116-
22, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation 
Act of 2019 (PAHPAIA). Activities and duties of the PACCARB are 
governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), 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 PACCARB shall advise and provide information and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(Secretary) regarding programs and policies intended to reduce or 
combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria that may present a public health 
threat and improve capabilities to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or 
treat such resistance. The PACCARB shall function solely for advisory 
purposes.
    Such advice, information, and recommendations may be related to 
improving: the effectiveness of antibiotics; research and advanced 
research on, and the development of, improved and innovative methods 
for combating or reducing antibiotic resistance, including new 
treatments, rapid point-of-care diagnostics, alternatives to 
antibiotics, including alternatives to animal antibiotics, and 
antimicrobial stewardship activities; surveillance of antibiotic-
resistant bacterial infections, including publicly available and up-to-
date information on resistance to antibiotics; education for health 
care providers and the public with respect to up-to-date information on 
antibiotic resistance and ways to reduce or combat such resistance to 
antibiotics related to humans and animals; methods to prevent or reduce 
the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections; 
including stewardship programs; and coordination with respect to 
international efforts in order to inform and advance the United States 
capabilities to combat antibiotic resistance.
    The March 23-24, 2023 will be a two-day meeting that will focus on 
the report out from the Pandemic Preparedness Working Group as they 
present their findings in response to the 2022 task from the HHS 
Secretary in a report with recommendations to the full PACCARB for 
deliberation and vote. Upon completion of the voting process, the 
PACCARB will honor its retiring members. The meeting will also include 
updates from the international sector on progress in the ongoing fight 
against antimicrobial resistance and an exploration of future topics 
for the PACCARB to consider in the following year. The meeting agenda 
will be posted on the PACCARB website at http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb 
when it has been finalized. All agenda items are tentative and subject 
to change. Instructions regarding attending the meeting virtually will 
be posted at least one week prior to the meeting at: http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments 
in-person during the March meeting by pre-registering online at http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb. Pre-registration is required for participation in 
this session with limited spots available. Written public comments can 
also be emailed to [email protected] by midnight March 17, 2023 and should 
be limited to no more than one page. All public comments received prior 
to March 17, 2023, will be provided to the PACCARB members. 
Additionally, companies and/or organizations involved in combating 
antibiotic resistance have an opportunity to present their work to 
members of the PACCARB live during an Innovation Spotlight. Pre-
registration is required for participation, with limited spots 
available. All information regarding this session can also be found 
online at http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb.

    Dated: January 12, 2023.
Jomana F. Musmar,
Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-02921 Filed 2-9-23; 8:45 am]
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