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81 FR 55205 - Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 160 (August 18, 2016)

Page Range55205-55206
FR Document2016-19657

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice that a meeting is scheduled to be held for the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Advisory Council). The meeting will be open to the public; a public comment session will be held during the meeting. Pre-registration is required for members of the public who wish to attend the meeting and who wish to participate in the public comment session. Individuals who wish to attend the meeting and/or send in their public comment via email should send an email to [email protected] Registration information is available on the Web site http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ and must be completed by September 14, 2016; all in-person attendees must pre-register by this date. Additional information about registering for the meeting and providing public comment can be obtained at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ on the Meetings page.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2016) 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 
that a meeting is scheduled to be held for the Presidential Advisory 
Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Advisory Council). 
The meeting will be open to the public; a public comment session will 
be held during the meeting. Pre-registration is required for members of 
the public who wish to attend the meeting and who wish to participate 
in the public comment session. Individuals who wish to attend the 
meeting and/or send in their public comment via email should send an 
email to [email protected]. Registration information is available on the Web 
site http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ and must be completed by September 
14, 2016; all in-person attendees must pre-register by this date. 
Additional information about registering for the meeting and providing 
public comment can be obtained at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ on the 
Meetings page.

DATES AND TIMES: The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held on 
September 19, 2016, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. The confirmed 
times and agenda items for the meeting will be posted on the Web site 
for the Advisory Council at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ when this 
information becomes available. Pre-registration for attending the 
meeting in person is required to be completed no later than September 
14, 2016; public attendance at the meeting is limited to the available 
space.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC 20201.
    The meeting also can be accessed through a live webcast on the day 
of the meeting. For more information, visit http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Gellin, Designated Federal 
Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-
Resistant Bacteria, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Room 715H, Hubert H. Humphrey 
Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 
(202) 260-6638; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Executive Order 13676, dated September 
18, 2014, authority was given to the Secretary of HHS to establish the 
Advisory Council, in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense and 
Agriculture. Activities of the Advisory Council are governed by the 
provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets 
forth standards for the formation and use of federal advisory 
committees.
    The Advisory Council will provide advice, information, and 
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS regarding programs and policies 
intended to support and evaluate the implementation of Executive Order 
13676, including the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic-
Resistant Bacteria and the National Action Plan for Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. The Advisory Council shall function 
solely for advisory purposes.
    In carrying out its mission, the Advisory Council will provide 
advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding 
programs and policies intended to preserve the effectiveness of 
antibiotics by optimizing their use; advance research to develop 
improved methods for combating antibiotic resistance and conducting 
antibiotic stewardship; strengthen surveillance of antibiotic-resistant 
bacterial infections; prevent the transmission of antibiotic-resistant 
bacterial infections; advance the development of rapid point-of-care 
and agricultural diagnostics; further research on new treatments for 
bacterial infections; develop alternatives to antibiotics for 
agricultural purposes; maximize the dissemination of up-to-date 
information on the appropriate and proper use of antibiotics to the 
general public and human and animal healthcare providers; and improve 
international coordination of efforts to combat antibiotic resistance.
    The September public meeting will be dedicated to the topics of 
Prevention and Stewardship. The meeting agenda will be posted on the 
Advisory Council Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ when it has 
been finalized. All agenda items are tentative and subject to change.
    Public attendance at the meeting is limited to the available space. 
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should 
notify the Advisory Council at the address/telephone number listed 
above at least one week prior to the meeting. For those unable to 
attend in person, a live webcast will be available. More information on 
registration and accessing the webcast can be found at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/.

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    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments 
prior to the Advisory Council meeting by emailing [email protected]. Public 
comments should be sent in by midnight September 14, 2016, and should 
be limited to no more than one page. All public comments received prior 
to September 14, 2016, will be provided to Advisory Council members; 
comments are limited to two minutes per speaker.

    Dated: August 11, 2016.
Bruce Gellin,
Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-19657 Filed 8-17-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 160 / Thursday, August 18, 2016 / Notices 55205 Panel will deliberate openly on the Secretary, Department of Health and Advisory Council, in consultation with topics. Interested persons may observe Human Services. the Secretaries of Defense and the deliberations, but the Panel will not ACTION: Notice. Agriculture. Activities of the Advisory hear public comments during this time. Council are governed by the provisions The Panel will also allow an open SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal of Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 public session for any attendee to Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards address issues specific to the topic. Department of Health and Human for the formation and use of federal III. Meeting Attendance: The Tuesday, Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice advisory committees. August 30, 2016 and Wednesday August that a meeting is scheduled to be held The Advisory Council will provide 31, 2016 meetings are open to the for the Presidential Advisory Council on advice, information, and public; however, in-person attendance Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria recommendations to the Secretary of is limited to space available. Priority to (Advisory Council). The meeting will be HHS regarding programs and policies attend the meeting in-person will be open to the public; a public comment intended to support and evaluate the given to those who pre-register. session will be held during the meeting. implementation of Executive Order Meeting Registration: The public may Pre-registration is required for members 13676, including the National Strategy attend the meeting in-person. Space is of the public who wish to attend the for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant limited and registration is required in meeting and who wish to participate in Bacteria and the National Action Plan order to attend in-person. Registration the public comment session. Individuals for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant may be completed by emailing or faxing who wish to attend the meeting and/or Bacteria. The Advisory Council shall all the following information to Dr. send in their public comment via email function solely for advisory purposes. Donald Oellerich at don.oellerich@ should send an email to CARB@hhs.gov. In carrying out its mission, the hhs.gov or fax 202–690–6562: Registration information is available on Advisory Council will provide advice, Name. the Web site http://www.hhs.gov/ash/ information, and recommendations to Company name. carb/ and must be completed by the Secretary regarding programs and Postal address. September 14, 2016; all in-person policies intended to preserve the attendees must pre-register by this date. effectiveness of antibiotics by Email address. Additional information about registering optimizing their use; advance research If sign language interpretation or other for the meeting and providing public to develop improved methods for reasonable accommodation for a comment can be obtained at http:// combating antibiotic resistance and disability is needed, please contact Dr. www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ on the Meetings conducting antibiotic stewardship; Oellerich, no later than August 24, 2016 page. strengthen surveillance of antibiotic- by sending an email message to don.oellerich@hhs.gov or calling 202– DATES AND TIMES: The meeting is resistant bacterial infections; prevent 690–8410. tentatively scheduled to be held on the transmission of antibiotic-resistant Persons wishing to attend this September 19, 2016, from 12:30 p.m. to bacterial infections; advance the meeting must register by following the 5:30 p.m. ET. The confirmed times and development of rapid point-of-care and instructions in the ‘‘Meeting agenda items for the meeting will be agricultural diagnostics; further research Registration’’ section of this notice. A posted on the Web site for the Advisory on new treatments for bacterial confirmation email will be sent to the Council at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/ infections; develop alternatives to registrants shortly after completing the carb/ when this information becomes antibiotics for agricultural purposes; registration process. available. Pre-registration for attending maximize the dissemination of up-to- IV. Special Accommodations: the meeting in person is required to be date information on the appropriate and Individuals requiring special completed no later than September 14, proper use of antibiotics to the general accommodations must include the 2016; public attendance at the meeting public and human and animal request for these services during is limited to the available space. healthcare providers; and improve registration. ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health international coordination of efforts to V. Copies of the Charter: The and Human Services, Hubert H. combat antibiotic resistance. Secretary’s Charter for the Technical Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 The September public meeting will be Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Independence Avenue SW., dedicated to the topics of Prevention Reports is available upon from Dr. Washington, DC 20201. and Stewardship. The meeting agenda Donald Oellerich at don.oellerich@ The meeting also can be accessed will be posted on the Advisory Council hhs.gov or by calling 202–690–8410. through a live webcast on the day of the Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/ meeting. For more information, visit carb/ when it has been finalized. All Dated: August 10, 2016. http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/. agenda items are tentative and subject to Kathryn E. Martin, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: change. Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Bruce Gellin, Designated Federal Public attendance at the meeting is Evaluation. Officer, Presidential Advisory Council limited to the available space. [FR Doc. 2016–19731 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am] on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Individuals who plan to attend and BILLING CODE 4150–05–P Bacteria, Office of the Assistant need special assistance, such as sign Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of language interpretation or other Health and Human Services, Room reasonable accommodations, should DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 715H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, notify the Advisory Council at the rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES HUMAN SERVICES 200 Independence Avenue SW., address/telephone number listed above Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (202) at least one week prior to the meeting. Meeting of the Presidential Advisory 260–6638; email: CARB@hhs.gov. For those unable to attend in person, a Council on Combating Antibiotic- Resistant Bacteria SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under live webcast will be available. 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55206 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 160 / Thursday, August 18, 2016 / Notices Members of the public will have the Committee is to review physician- V. Copies of the Charter. The opportunity to provide comments prior focused payment model proposals and Secretary’s Charter for the Physician- to the Advisory Council meeting by prepare recommendations regarding Focused Payment Model Technical emailing CARB@hhs.gov. Public whether such models meet criteria that Advisory Committee is available on the comments should be sent in by will be established through rulemaking ASPE Web site at https://aspe.hhs.gov/ midnight September 14, 2016, and by the Secretary of Health and Human medicare-access-and-chip- should be limited to no more than one Services (the Secretary). The Committee reauthorization-act-2015. Information page. All public comments received is composed of 11 members appointed about how to subscribe to the prior to September 14, 2016, will be by the Comptroller General. Committee’s email listserv is found at provided to Advisory Council members; II. Agenda. The Committee will https://aspe.hhs.gov/contact-physician- comments are limited to two minutes continue discussions about the process focused-payment-model-technical- per speaker. by which physician-focused payment advisory-committee. Dated: August 11, 2016. model proposals will be received and Dated: August 8, 2016. Bruce Gellin, reviewed by the Committee after the Kathryn E. Martin, Secretary establishes criteria for Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic- physician-focused payment models Evaluation. Resistant Bacteria, Deputy Assistant Secretary through rulemaking. There will be time [FR Doc. 2016–19732 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am] for Health. allocated for public comment on the BILLING CODE 4150–05–P [FR Doc. 2016–19657 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am] Committee’s proposal review processes BILLING CODE 4150–44–P and revised draft documents. These revised documents will be posted on the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Committee Web site and distributed on HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND the Committee listserv prior to the HUMAN SERVICES public meeting. Meeting of the Presidential Advisory III. Meeting Attendance. The Council on HIV/AIDS Meeting Announcement for the September 16, 2016 meeting is open to Physician-Focused Payment Model the public; however, in-person AGENCY: Department of Health and Technical Advisory Committee attendance is limited to space available. 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ContactBruce Gellin, Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic- Resistant Bacteria, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Room 715H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (202) 260-6638; email: [email protected]
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