[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 60947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19150]


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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 18-19, 
2023.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, and Thursday, October 19, 2023, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be available to the public via web 
conference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenya Turner, Office of Science, 
Office of Scientific Evidence and Recommendations, Community Guide 
Program; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS-H21-10, Atlanta, GA 30329. Telephone: (404) 718-4592; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Meeting Accessibility: The CPSTF meeting will be shown via web 
conference.
    All meeting attendees must register by October 11, 2023. CDC will 
email web conference login information and the agenda to registrants 
from the [email protected] mailbox approximately two weeks before the 
meeting start date.
    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 in an email 
to the [email protected] mailbox no later than October 11, 2023. The 
request should include name, organizational affiliation, and topic to 
be addressed. Public comment must be relevant to one of the topics 
proposed for the meeting. The requestor will receive instructions 
related to the public comment process for this meeting after the 
request is received. A public comment period follows the CPSTF's 
discussion of each systematic review and will be limited to no more 
than three minutes per person. Public comments may be used to inform 
task force discussions and will be included in 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 HHS to identify community preventive programs, 
services, and policies that increase health and longevity, save lives 
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 affected 
community members 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 on the Community Guide website 
(www.thecommunityguide.org).
    Matters proposed for discussion: The agenda will consist of 
deliberation on systematic reviews of literature. Topics proposed for 
the October 2023 meeting include cancer, preparedness and response, 
social determinants of health, and substance use. Changes 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.

Tiffany Brown,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-19150 Filed 9-5-23; 8:45 am]
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