81 FR 94396 - Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 247 (December 23, 2016)

Page Range		94396-94396
FR Document		2016-30904

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 January 20, 2017; 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 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-30904]


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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 January 20, 
2017; 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: The meeting is scheduled to be held on January 25, 2017, from 
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (times are tentative and subject to change). 
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 January 
20, 2017; 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 can also 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 provides 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 functions solely 
for advisory purposes.
    In carrying out its mission, the Advisory Council provides 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 January public meeting will be dedicated to presentations from 
federal and non-federal stakeholders surrounding the topic areas of 
infection prevention and control. 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/.
    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 January 20, 2017, and should be 
limited to no more than one page. All public comments received prior to 
January 20, 2017, will be provided to Advisory Council members; 
comments are limited to two minutes per speaker.

    Dated: December 16, 2016.
Bruce Gellin,
Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health.
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Dated: December 16, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ash/carb/ when it has been finalized.
Leslie Kux, Bruce Gellin, Designated Federal All agenda items are tentative and
Associate Commissioner for Policy. Officer, Presidential Advisory Council subject to change.
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Bacteria, Office of the Assistant limited to the available space.
Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Individuals who plan to attend and
Health and Human Services, Room need special assistance, such as sign
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 715H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, language interpretation or other
HUMAN SERVICES 200 Independence Avenue SW., reasonable accommodations, should
Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (202) notify the Advisory Council at the
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory 260–6638; email: CARB@hhs.gov. address/telephone number listed above
Council on Combating Antibiotic- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under at least one week prior to the meeting.
Resistant Bacteria Executive Order 13676, dated For those unable to attend in person, a
September 18, 2014, authority was given live webcast will be available. More
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant information on registration and
Secretary for Health, Office of the to the Secretary of HHS to establish the
Advisory Council, in consultation with accessing the webcast can be found at
Secretary, Department of Health and http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/.
Human Services. the Secretaries of Defense and
Agriculture. Activities of the Advisory Members of the public will have the
ACTION: Notice. Council are governed by the provisions opportunity to provide comments prior
of Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 to the Advisory Council meeting by
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal emailing CARB@hhs.gov. Public
Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards
for the formation and use of federal comments should be sent in by
Department of Health and Human midnight January 20, 2017, and should
Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice advisory committees.
The Advisory Council provides be limited to no more than one page. All
that a meeting is scheduled to be held public comments received prior to
for the Presidential Advisory Council on advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary of January 20, 2017, will be provided to
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Advisory Council members; comments
(Advisory Council). The meeting will be HHS regarding programs and policies
intended to support and evaluate the are limited to two minutes per speaker.
open to the public; a public comment
session will be held during the meeting. implementation of Executive Order Dated: December 16, 2016.
Pre-registration is required for members 13676, including the National Strategy Bruce Gellin,
of the public who wish to attend the for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Designated Federal Officer, Presidential
meeting and who wish to participate in Bacteria and the National Action Plan Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-
the public comment session. Individuals for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Resistant Bacteria, Deputy Assistant Secretary
who wish to attend the meeting and/or Bacteria. The Advisory Council for Health.
send in their public comment via email functions solely for advisory purposes. [FR Doc. 2016–30904 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am]
should send an email to CARB@hhs.gov. In carrying out its mission, the BILLING CODE 4150–44–P

Registration information is available on Advisory Council provides advice,
the Web site http://www.hhs.gov/ash/ information, and recommendations to
carb/ and must be completed by January the Secretary regarding programs and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
20, 2017; all in-person attendees must policies intended to preserve the HUMAN SERVICES
pre-register by this date. Additional effectiveness of antibiotics by
optimizing their use; advance research National Institutes of Health
information about registering for the
meeting and providing public comment to develop improved methods for
combating antibiotic resistance and Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
can be obtained at http://www.hhs.gov/ Closed Meetings
ash/carb/ on the Meetings page. conducting antibiotic stewardship;
strengthen surveillance of antibiotic- Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
DATES: The meeting is scheduled to be resistant bacterial infections; prevent Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
held on January 25, 2017, from 9:30 a.m. the transmission of antibiotic-resistant amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
to 5:00 p.m. ET (times are tentative and bacterial infections; advance the hereby given of the following meetings.
subject to change). The confirmed times development of rapid point-of-care and The meetings will be closed to the
and agenda items for the meeting will be agricultural diagnostics; further research public in accordance with the
posted on the Web site for the Advisory on new treatments for bacterial provisions set forth in sections
Council at http://www.hhs.gov/ash/ infections; develop alternatives to 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
carb/ when this information becomes antibiotics for agricultural purposes; as amended. The grant applications and
available. Pre-registration for attending maximize the dissemination of up-to- the discussions could disclose
the meeting in person is required to be date information on the appropriate and confidential trade secrets or commercial
completed no later than January 20, proper use of antibiotics to the general property such as patentable material,
2017; public attendance at the meeting public and human and animal and personal information concerning
is limited to the available space. healthcare providers; and improve individuals associated with the grant
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health international coordination of efforts to applications, the disclosure of which
and Human Services, Hubert H. combat antibiotic resistance.
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would constitute a clearly unwarranted
Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 The January public meeting will be invasion of personal privacy.
Independence Avenue SW., dedicated to presentations from federal
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Washington, DC 20201. and non-federal stakeholders Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel:
The meeting can also be accessed surrounding the topic areas of infection Global Infectious Diseases Research Training
through a live webcast on the day of the prevention and control. The meeting Program.
meeting. For more information, visit agenda will be posted on the Advisory Date: January 5, 2017.
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/. Council Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The meeting is scheduled to be held on January 25, 2017, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (times are tentative and subject to change). 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 January 20, 2017; public attendance at the meeting is limited to the available space.
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]
FR Citation		81 FR 94396