80 FR 19989 - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 71 (April 14, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19989-19990]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08520]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee 
(HICPAC)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announce the following meeting for the aforementioned 
committee:
    Time and Date: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., EST, May 11, 2015.
    Place: This meeting will be accessible by teleconference. Toll-free 
+1 (888) 790-1864, Participant Code: 5920580.
    Status: Open to the public limited only by the availability of 
telephone ports.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, the 
Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 
(NCEZID), the Director, CDC, 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 for Discussion: The agenda will include a follow up 
discussion on the Draft Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site 
Infections. Call materials will be made available to the public no 
later than 2 business days before the call. If CDC is unable to post 
the background material on the HICPAC site prior to the meeting, the 
background material will be posted on HICPAC's Web site after the 
meeting. Background material is available at http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Erin Stone, M.S., HICPAC, 
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE., Mailstop A-31, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; Email: [email protected].
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, 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

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Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Claudette Grant, M.P.H.,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-08520 Filed 4-13-15; 8:45 am]
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