[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 57914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15566]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and 
Availability

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: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby 
giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety 
and Availability (ACBTSA) will hold a meeting. The meeting will be open 
to the public via webcast. The committee will discuss and vote on 
recommendations related to tissue biovigilance. The committee will also 
hear presentations and updates on recent committee work related to 
blood and organ safety.

DATES: The meeting will take place on September 4-5, 2024 from 
approximately 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on September 4th 
and approximately 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on September 
5th. Meeting times are tentative and subject to change. The confirmed 
times and agenda items for the meeting will be posted on the ACBTSA web 
page at https://www.hhs.gov/oidp/advisory-committee/blood-tissue-safety-availability/meeting-summary/fifty-ninth-acbtsa-meeting/index.html when this information becomes available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Berger, Designated Federal 
Officer for the ACBTSA; Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS 
Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, 
Rockville, MD 20852. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 202-795-7608.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the day of the meeting, please go to 
https://www.hhs.gov/live/index.html to view the meeting. The public 
will have an opportunity to present their views to the ACBTSA by 
submitting a written public comment or providing a verbal public 
comment during the meeting. Comments should be pertinent to the meeting 
discussion. Persons who wish to provide written or verbal public 
comment should review instructions at https://www.hhs.gov/oidp/advisory-committee/blood-tissue-safety-availability/meeting-summary/fifty-ninth-acbtsa-meeting/index.html and respond by midnight August 
27, 2024, ET.
    Background and Authority: The ACBTSA is a discretionary Federal 
advisory committee and is 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 advisory 
committees. The ACBTSA functions to provide advice to the Secretary 
through the Assistant Secretary for Health on a range of policy issues 
to include: (1) Identification of public health issues through 
surveillance of blood and tissue safety issues with national survey and 
data tools; (2) identification of public health issues that affect 
availability of blood, blood products, and tissues; (3) broad public 
health, ethical, and legal issues related to the safety of blood, blood 
products, and tissues; (4) the impact of various economic factors 
(e.g., product cost and supply) on safety and availability of blood, 
blood products, and tissues; (5) risk communications related to blood 
transfusion and tissue transplantation; and (6) identification of 
infectious disease transmission issues for blood, organs, blood stem 
cells and tissues. The Committee has met regularly since its 
establishment in 1997.

    Dated: July 1, 2024.
James J. Berger,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue 
Safety and Availability, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-15566 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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