82 FR 55845 - Announcement of Meetings of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-25425

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in accordance with Section 2062 of the 21st Century Cures Act, announces the inaugural meetings of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (Working Group). For these first meetings, Working Group members will focus on plans to submit a report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress that is due December 2018. The report will address a number of issues related to tick-borne diseases, including: Ongoing research; advances in research; Federal activities; gaps in research; the Working Group's meetings; and the comments received by the Working Group. The report will also include any recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Planning will include developing plans to solicit stakeholder input and establish subcommittees. Working Group members will also determine how and when future meetings will be conducted.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Meetings of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group

AGENCY: Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in 
accordance with Section 2062 of the 21st Century Cures Act, announces 
the inaugural meetings of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (Working 
Group). For these first meetings, Working Group members will focus on 
plans to submit a report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress that is 
due December 2018. The report will address a number of issues related 
to tick-borne diseases, including: Ongoing research; advances in 
research; Federal activities; gaps in research; the Working Group's 
meetings; and the comments received by the Working Group. The report 
will also include any recommendations to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. Planning will include developing plans to solicit 
stakeholder input and establish subcommittees. Working Group members 
will also determine how and when future meetings will be conducted.

DATES: December 11, 2017, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, 
and December 12, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Great Hall, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201; via webcast at: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Berger, Office of HIV/AIDS and 
Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health, Department of Health and Human Services; via email at 
tickbornedisease@hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public may attend the 
meetings in person or via webcast at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/index.html.
    In-person attendance at the meetings is limited to space available; 
therefore preregistration for public members is advisable and can be 
accomplished by registering at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=zz7zptzab&oeidk=a07edrodfu088eae0cf by Friday, 
December 8, 2017. On the day of the meetings, seating will be provided 
first to persons who have preregistered. People who have not 
preregistered will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis 
if additional seats are still available 10 minutes before the meetings 
start. Non-U.S. citizens who plan to attend in person are required to 
provide additional information and must notify the Working Group 
support staff via email at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov before November 30, 
2017. Members of the public who wish to attend the meetings should 
enter from Independence Avenue. Please allow extra time to get through 
security.
    The Working Group invites public comment on issues related to the 
Working Group's charge. It may be provided in-person at the meetings or 
in writing. Persons who wish to provide public comment in person should 
submit a request to do so via email at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov on or 
before December 1, 2017. In-person comments will be limited to three 
minutes each to accommodate as many speakers as possible. A total of 60 
minutes will be allocated to public comment and may be divided between 
the two days of meetings. If more requests are received than can be 
accommodated, speakers will be randomly selected. The nature of the 
comments will not be considered in making this selection.
    Public comment may also be provided in writing only. Individuals 
who would like to provide written public comment should send their 
comments to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov on or before December 6, 2017.
    Meeting information is available at the group's Web page: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/index.html or by 
contacting the Working Group via email at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov to 
request additional information.
    Purpose of Meetings: Working Group members will focus on plans to 
submit a report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress that is due 
December 2018. The report will address a number of issues related to 
tick-borne diseases, including: Ongoing research; advances in research; 
Federal activities; gaps in research; the Working Group's meetings; and 
the comments received by the Working Group. The report will also 
include any recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. Planning will include developing plans to solicit stakeholder 
input and establish subcommittees. Working Group members will also 
determine how and when future meetings will be conducted.
    Background and Authority: The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was 
established on August 10, 2017, in accordance with Section 2062 of the 
21st Century Cures Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App., as amended, to provide expertise and review all HHS 
efforts related to tick-borne diseases to help ensure interagency 
coordination and minimize overlap, examine research priorities, and 
identify and address unmet needs. The Working Group will submit a 
report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress on issues related to tick-
borne diseases, including: Ongoing research: Advances in research: 
Federal activities; gaps in research; the Working Group's meetings; and 
the comments by the Working Group.
    Structure, Membership, and Operation: The Working Group consists of 
14 members selected to represent a diverse range of stakeholder 
perspectives. Seven members were nominated and selected from the 
public, and seven members, or their designees, represent federal 
agencies doing this work. A roster of Working Group members is 
available at the Working Group's Web page: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/index.html.

    Dated: November 15, 2017.
Richard Wolitski,
Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Designated 
Federal Officer, Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.
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Availability of Materials: We will post December 12, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov on or before
all meeting materials prior to the 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. December 6, 2017.
meeting on the NPRSB December 7, ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey Meeting information is available at
2017, meeting Web site located at Building, Great Hall, 200 Independence the group’s Web page: https://
https://www.phe.gov/nprsb. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201; www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/
Procedures for Providing Public Input: via webcast at: https://www.hhs.gov/ tickbornedisease/index.html or by
Members of the public attend by ash/advisory-committees/tickborne contacting the Working Group via email
teleconference via a toll-free call-in disease/index.html. at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov to request
phone number, which is available on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: additional information.
the NPRSB Web site at https:// James Berger, Office of HIV/AIDS and Purpose of Meetings: Working Group
www.phe.gov/nprsb. Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the members will focus on plans to submit
We encourage members of the public a report to the Secretary of HHS and
Assistant Secretary for Health,
to provide written comments that are Congress that is due December 2018.
Department of Health and Human
relevant to the NPRSB teleconference The report will address a number of
Services; via email at tickbornedisease@
prior to December 7, 2017. Send written issues related to tick-borne diseases,
hhs.gov.
comments by email to nprsb@hhs.gov including: Ongoing research; advances
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
with ‘‘NPRSB Public Comment’’ in the in research; Federal activities; gaps in
subject line. The NPRSB Chair will of the public may attend the meetings in research; the Working Group’s meetings;
respond to all comments received by person or via webcast at https:// and the comments received by the
December 1, 2017, during the meeting. www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/ Working Group. The report will also
tickbornedisease/index.html. include any recommendations to the
Dated: November 15, 2017. In-person attendance at the meetings
Robert P. Kadlec, Secretary of Health and Human
is limited to space available; therefore
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preregistered. People who have not accordance with Section 2062 of the
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Announcement of Meetings of the
a first come, first served basis if Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,
Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
additional seats are still available 10 as amended, to provide expertise and
AGENCY: Office of HIV/AIDS and minutes before the meetings start. Non- review all HHS efforts related to tick-
Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the U.S. citizens who plan to attend in borne diseases to help ensure
Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of person are required to provide interagency coordination and minimize
the Secretary, Department of Health and additional information and must notify overlap, examine research priorities,
Human Services. the Working Group support staff via and identify and address unmet needs.
ACTION: Notice. email at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov The Working Group will submit a report
before November 30, 2017. Members of to the Secretary of HHS and Congress on
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and the public who wish to attend the
Human Services (HHS), in accordance issues related to tick-borne diseases,
meetings should enter from including: Ongoing research: Advances
with Section 2062 of the 21st Century Independence Avenue. Please allow
Cures Act, announces the inaugural in research: Federal activities; gaps in
extra time to get through security. research; the Working Group’s meetings;
meetings of the Tick-Borne Disease The Working Group invites public
Working Group (Working Group). For and the comments by the Working
comment on issues related to the
these first meetings, Working Group Group.
Working Group’s charge. It may be Structure, Membership, and
members will focus on plans to submit provided in-person at the meetings or in
a report to the Secretary of HHS and Operation: The Working Group consists
writing. Persons who wish to provide of 14 members selected to represent a
Congress that is due December 2018. public comment in person should
The report will address a number of diverse range of stakeholder
submit a request to do so via email at perspectives. Seven members were
issues related to tick-borne diseases, tickbornedisease@hhs.gov on or before
including: Ongoing research; advances nominated and selected from the public,
December 1, 2017. In-person comments and seven members, or their designees,
in research; Federal activities; gaps in will be limited to three minutes each to
research; the Working Group’s meetings; represent federal agencies doing this
accommodate as many speakers as work. A roster of Working Group
and the comments received by the possible. A total of 60 minutes will be
Working Group. The report will also members is available at the Working
allocated to public comment and may be Group’s Web page: https://
include any recommendations to the divided between the two days of
Secretary of Health and Human www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/
meetings. If more requests are received tickbornedisease/index.html.
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than can be accommodated, speakers
developing plans to solicit stakeholder will be randomly selected. The nature of Dated: November 15, 2017.
input and establish subcommittees. the comments will not be considered in Richard Wolitski,
Working Group members will also making this selection. Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious
determine how and when future Public comment may also be provided Disease Policy, Designated Federal Officer,
meetings will be conducted. in writing only. Individuals who would Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		December 11, 2017, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, and December 12, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time.
Contact		James Berger, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services; via email at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 55845