[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 69931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22327]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee 
(HICPAC)

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 regulatory provisions, the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of 
the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). 
This is a virtual meeting. The public is welcomed to listen to the 
meeting live via webcast on the World Wide Web. The webcast link can be 
found on the HICPAC website at www.cdc.gov/hicpac/meeting.html. Time 
will be available for public comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 2, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
EDT, and November 3, 2023, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be webcast live via the World Wide Web. The 
webcast link can be found on the HICPAC website at www.cdc.gov/hicpac/meeting.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sydnee Byrd, M.P.A., HICPAC, Division 
of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, l600 Clifton Road NE, 
Mailstop H16-3, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, Telephone (404) 718-8039. 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion 
(DHQP), the Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), the Director, CDC, and the Secretary, 
Health and Human Services, regarding (1) the practice of healthcare 
infection prevention and control; (2) strategies for surveillance, 
prevention, and control of infections, antimicrobial resistance, and 
related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) 
periodic updating of CDC guidelines and other policy statements 
regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and 
healthcare-related conditions.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include updates on CDC's 
activities for prevention of healthcare-associated infections. It will 
also include updates from the following HICPAC workgroups: the 
Isolation Precautions Guideline workgroup, the Dental Unit Waterline 
Guideline Workgroup, the Healthcare Personnel Guideline Workgroup, and 
the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Workgroup. The agenda 
also includes updates on CDC and DHQP activities. Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.

Public Participation

    Oral Public Comment: This meeting will include time for members of 
the public to make an oral comment. Priority will be given to 
individuals who submit a request to make an oral public comment before 
the meeting according to the following procedures: All persons 
interested in making an oral public comment at the November 2-3, 2023 
HICPAC meeting must submit a request between October 2, 2023 and 
October 22, 2023, at https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/meeting.html no later 
than 11:59 p.m., EDT, October 22, 2023, according to the instructions 
provided on the HICPAC website. If the number of persons requesting to 
speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the 
scheduled time, CDC will conduct a random draw to determine the 
speakers for the scheduled public comment session. CDC staff will 
notify individuals regarding their request to speak by email on October 
30, 2023. To accommodate the significant interest in participation in 
the oral public comment session of HICPAC meetings, each speaker will 
be limited to three minutes, and each speaker may only speak once per 
meeting.
    Written Public Comment: The public is welcome to submit written 
comments in advance of the meeting. The written public comment period 
will open November 1, 2023, and will close at 11:59 p.m., EDT on 
November 6, 2023. Comments should be submitted in writing by email to 
the HICPAC inbox at [email protected]. All requests must contain the name, 
address, and organizational affiliation of the speaker, as well as the 
topic being addressed. Written comments should not exceed one single-
spaced typed page in length. Written comments received in advance of 
the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting.
    The Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, 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, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-22327 Filed 10-6-23; 8:45 am]
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