81 FR 40703 - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40703]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14788]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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:
    Times and Dates: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., EDT, July 14, 2016; 9:00 
a.m.-12:00 p.m., EDT, July 15, 2016.
    Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global 
Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 300 people. Please register 
for the meeting at www.cdc.gov/hicpac.
    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 updates on CDC's 
activities for prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs), 
updates on antimicrobial stewardship, an update on Draft Guideline for 
Prevention of Infections in Healthcare Personnel, and an update from 
the workgroup for considerations on endoscope reprocessing.
    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-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Telephone (404) 639-
4045, 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 Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-14788 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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