[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20665-20666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06157]


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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 an in-person meeting is scheduled to be held for the Presidential 
Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB). 
The meeting will be open to the public as well as streamed live on 
hhs.gov/live. A pre-registered public comment and innovation spotlight 
session will be held during the meeting. Pre-registration is required 
for members of the public who wish to present their comments or 
innovations live during 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 May 16, 2024, to attend 
the May 21-22, 2024, public meeting or by May 14, 2024, to provide live 
comments at the meeting. Additional information about registering for 
the meeting and providing public comment can be obtained at http://
www.hhs.gov/

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paccarb on the Upcoming Meetings page.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled to be held on May 21-22, 2024, from 9 
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 May 
16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in-person at the Westin Tyson's 
Corner, 7801 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA, 22043. The meeting will 
also be live streamed and can be accessed through a live webcast on the 
day of the meeting. Additional instructions regarding attending this 
meeting virtually will be posted at least one week prior to the meeting 
at: https://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 focus of the May 21-22, 2024, meeting will be to deliberate and 
vote on the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group report to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services. The remainder of the public 
meeting will include updates on AMR in conflict zones, the environment, 
and the voice of the patient. 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 
during the May meeting by pre-registering online at https://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 May 14, 2024, and should be 
limited to no more than one page. All public comments received prior to 
May 14, 2024, will be provided to the PACCARB members. Additionally, 
companies or organizations working to combat antimicrobial resistance 
my share their innovation during the May meeting by pre-registering to 
speak during the meeting's Innovation Spotlight. Pre-registration 
online at http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb is required for participation in 
this session, and limited spots are available.

    Dated: March 14, 2024.
Jomana F. Musmar,
Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-06157 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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