[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46894-46895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19020]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meeting of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of
Tuberculosis
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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
following meeting of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of
Tuberculosis (ACET). This meeting is open to the public, limited only
by the number of audio and web conference lines (1,000 lines are
available). Time will be available for public comment (registration is
required to provide oral comment; see the Oral Public Comment section
below).
DATES: The meeting will be held on December 9-10, 2025, from 12 p.m. to
5 p.m., EST.
Written comments must be submitted by December 2, 2025.
Registration to make oral comments must also be submitted by December
2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held virtually through Microsoft
Teams. Advanced registration is required to attend. Please register for
each day of this meeting.
For registration on December 9, 2025: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/bb9251cf-001e-4c99-93dd-8c04f4ac6313@9ce70869-60db-44fd-abe8-d2767077fc8f.
For registration on December 10, 2025: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/1011f44e-bf34-4095-a71a-db943d2599ef@9ce70869-60db-44fd-abe8-d2767077fc8f.
Registration for virtual attendance will remain open through the
meeting. Prior to the meeting, each individual registrant will receive
a registration confirmation along with an access link to the virtual
meeting location. Written public comments and requests to make oral
comments should be sent to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACET Committee Management, Office of
Policy, Planning, and Partnerships, National Center for HIV, Viral
Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis
is charged with providing advice and recommendations regarding the
elimination of tuberculosis (TB) to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Director, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Specifically, the Council
makes recommendations regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and
priorities; addresses the development and application of new
technologies; provides guidance and review on CDC's Tuberculosis
Prevention Research portfolio and program priorities; and reviews the
extent to which progress has been made toward eliminating TB.
Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on:
(1) CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention Update; (2) CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Update; (3) Tuberculosis Trials Consortium Update; (4) Reported
Tuberculosis in the United States, 2024 (5) Patient Centered Experience
and Care; and the (6) Biennial Letter Workgroup Update. Agenda items
are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Public Participation
Written Public Comment: Members of the public are welcome to submit
written comments in advance of the meeting. Written comments must be
submitted by emailing [email protected] with subject line ``ACET
December 2025 Written Public Comment Registration'' by December 2,
2025.
Oral Public Comment: Individuals who would like to make an oral
comment during the public comment period must register by emailing
[email protected] with subject line ``ACET December 2025 Oral
Public Comment Registration'' by December 2, 2025. The public comment
period is on December 10, 2025, at 2 p.m., EST. Comments are limited to
no more than 5 minutes each. If the number of persons requesting to
speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the
scheduled time, CDC will conduct a lottery to determine the speakers
for the scheduled public comment session. CDC staff will notify
individuals regarding their request to speak by email by December 5,
2025 at 5 p.m. ET.
The Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of
the Chief
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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. 2025-19020 Filed 9-29-25; 8:45 am]
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