[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 37227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09774]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Public Webinar: National Public Health Strategy for the 
Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases in People

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of public webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is announcing a 
closed meeting and public webinar to share information on the National 
Public Health Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne 
Diseases in People (VBD National Strategy). The full meeting will be by 
invitation only to ensure representation and inclusion of researchers, 
clinicians, public health officials, vector control officials, and 
patient advocates. However, the public is invited to listen virtually 
to the opening and closing sessions (attendance via livestream is 
unlimited).

DATES: The public webinar will be held on May 23, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. 
to 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The public webinar will be available by livestream. To 
access the meeting visit this page on the day of the event: https://www.hhs.gov/live/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Visser, DrPH, MS, Deputy Director 
for Policy and Extramural Program; Fort Collins, CO (Offices and 
Laboratories), 3156 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521; Telephone: 
404-498-3008; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: Leaders from CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Disease 
(DVBD) will host an in-person and online meeting about the National 
Public Health Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne 
Diseases in People (VBD National Strategy). The VBD National Strategy 
was developed by the Department of Health and Human Services in 
response to congressional direction in the Kay Hagan Tick Act, passed 
as part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 
116-94). The primary purpose of the meeting is to increase awareness of 
the VBD National Strategy and inform future implementation efforts.
    The public is invited to attend the opening and closing sessions of 
the meeting. In the opening session, speakers will describe the VBD 
National Strategy and federal agency representatives will present 2023 
success stories. After the opening session, invited participants will 
participate in a set of interactive activities to collect individual 
opinions from a range of invited meeting participants with vector-borne 
disease experience. The public will be invited to a closing session at 
which time a summary of the interactive sessions will be shared.
    This meeting follows previous public engagement activities, 
including the two Requests for Information previously published in the 
Federal Register on April 27, 2021, (86 FR 23391) and November 21, 
2022, (87 FR 70836). Additional information and public comments can be 
found on www.regulations.gov in dockets HHS-OASH-2021-0012 and HHS-
OASH-2022-0019.
    Public Webinar: The opening and closing sessions will be open to 
the public to an unlimited number of viewers via livestream.

Noah Aleshire,
Chief Regulatory Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-09774 Filed 5-3-24; 8:45 am]
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