83 FR 15165 - Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 68 (April 9, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-07217

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the fourth ``on-line'' meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (Working Group) on May 10, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Eastern Time. For this fourth meeting, the Working Group will focus on the findings and basis for the draft reports from the work of the six Subcommittee Working Groups that were established on December 12, 2017. These subcommittees were established to assist the Working Group with the development of the report to Congress and the HHS Secretary as required by the 21st Century Cures Act. The subcommittees are: 1. Disease Vectors, Surveillance and Prevention (includes epidemiology of tick-borne diseases); 2. Pathogenesis, Transmission, and Treatment; 3. Testing and Diagnostics (including laboratory-based diagnoses and clinical-diagnoses); 4. Access to Care Services and Support to Patients; 5. Vaccine and Therapeutics; and 6. Other Tick-Borne Diseases and Co-infections.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 68 (Monday, April 9, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Meeting 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) announces
the fourth ``on-line'' meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
(Working Group) on May 10, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Eastern
Time. For this fourth meeting, the Working Group will focus on the
findings and basis for the draft reports from the work of the six
Subcommittee Working Groups that were established on December 12, 2017.
These subcommittees were established to assist the Working Group with
the development of the report to Congress and the HHS Secretary as
required by the 21st Century Cures Act. The subcommittees are:
1. Disease Vectors, Surveillance and Prevention (includes
epidemiology of tick-borne diseases);
2. Pathogenesis, Transmission, and Treatment;
3. Testing and Diagnostics (including laboratory-based diagnoses
and clinical-diagnoses);
4. Access to Care Services and Support to Patients;
5. Vaccine and Therapeutics; and
6. Other Tick-Borne Diseases and Co-infections.

DATES: May 10, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: This will be a virtual meeting that is held via webcast.
Members of the public may attend the meeting via webcast. Instructions
for attending this virtual meeting will be posted one week prior to the
meeting 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 or by phone at 202-795-7697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Working Group invites public comment on
issues related to the Working Group's charge. Comments may be provided
over the phone during the meeting or in writing. Persons who wish to
provide comments by phone should review directions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/index.html before submitting a request via email at
tickbornedisease@hhs.gov on or before May 3, 2018. Phone 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 comments.
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 comments may also be provided in
writing. Individuals who would like to provide written comment should
review directions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/index.html before sending their comments to
tickbornedisease@hhs.gov on or before May 3, 2018.
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. In addition, the Working Group will
report to the Secretary and Congress on their findings and any
recommendations for the federal response to tick-borne disease
prevention, treatment, and research, and addressing gaps in those
areas.

Dated: April 2, 2018.
James Berger,
Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer, Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.
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HRSA specifically requests comments 4. Access to Care Services and Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,
on (1) the necessity and utility of the Support to Patients; as amended, to provide expertise and
proposed information collection for the 5. Vaccine and Therapeutics; and review all HHS efforts related to tick-
proper performance of the agency’s 6. Other Tick-Borne Diseases and Co- borne diseases to help ensure
functions, (2) the accuracy of the infections. interagency coordination and minimize
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance DATES: May 10, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to overlap, examine research priorities,
the quality, utility, and clarity of the 6:30 p.m., Eastern Time. and identify and address unmet needs.
information to be collected, and (4) the ADDRESSES: This will be a virtual
In addition, the Working Group will
use of automated collection techniques meeting that is held via webcast. report to the Secretary and Congress on
or other forms of information their findings and any recommendations
Members of the public may attend the
technology to minimize the information for the federal response to tick-borne
meeting via webcast. Instructions for
collection burden. disease prevention, treatment, and
attending this virtual meeting will be
research, and addressing gaps in those
Dated: April 3, 2018. posted one week prior to the meeting at:
areas.
Lori Roche, https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-
Acting Deputy Director, Division of the committees/tickbornedisease/ Dated: April 2, 2018.
Executive Secretariat. index.html. James Berger,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Policy, Alternate Designated Federal Officer,
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Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the [FR Doc. 2018–07217 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am]
Assistant Secretary for Health,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Department of Health and Human
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HUMAN SERVICES Services; via email at tickbornedisease@
hhs.gov or by phone at 202–795–7697. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease
Working Group SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HUMAN SERVICES
Working Group invites public comment
AGENCY: Office of HIV/AIDS and on issues related to the Working Group’s National Institutes of Health
Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the charge. Comments may be provided
Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of over the phone during the meeting or in National Institute of Nursing Research;
the Secretary, Department of Health and writing. Persons who wish to provide Notice of Meeting
Human Services. comments by phone should review Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
ACTION: Notice. directions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/ Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/ amended, notice is hereby given of a
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and meetings/index.html before submitting a meeting of the National Advisory
Human Services (HHS) announces the request via email at tickbornedisease@ Council for Nursing Research.
fourth ‘‘on-line’’ meeting of the Tick- hhs.gov on or before May 3, 2018. Phone The meeting will be open to the
Borne Disease Working Group (Working comments will be limited to three public as indicated below, with
Group) on May 10, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. minutes each to accommodate as many attendance limited to space available.
to 6:30 p.m., Eastern Time. For this speakers as possible. A total of 60 Individuals who plan to attend and
fourth meeting, the Working Group will minutes will be allocated to public need special assistance, such as sign
focus on the findings and basis for the comments. If more requests are received language interpretation or other
draft reports from the work of the six than can be accommodated, speakers reasonable accommodations, should
Subcommittee Working Groups that will be randomly selected. The nature of notify the Contact Person listed below
were established on December 12, 2017. the comments will not be considered in in advance of the meeting.
These subcommittees were established making this selection. Public comments The meeting will be closed to the
to assist the Working Group with the may also be provided in writing. public in accordance with the
development of the report to Congress Individuals who would like to provide provisions set forth in sections
and the HHS Secretary as required by written comment should review 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
the 21st Century Cures Act. The directions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/ as amended. The journals as potential
subcommittees are: advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/ titles to be indexed by the National
1. Disease Vectors, Surveillance and meetings/index.html before sending Library of Medicine and the discussions
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Prevention (includes epidemiology of their comments to tickbornedisease@ could disclose confidential trade secrets
tick-borne diseases); hhs.gov on or before May 3, 2018. or commercial property such as
2. Pathogenesis, Transmission, and Background and Authority: The Tick- patentable material, and personal
Treatment; Borne Disease Working Group was information concerning individuals
3. Testing and Diagnostics (including established on August 10, 2017, in associated with the journals as potential
laboratory-based diagnoses and clinical- accordance with section 2062 of the 21st titles to be indexed by the National
diagnoses); Century Cures Act, and the Federal Library of Medicine, the disclosure of

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		May 10, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 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] or by phone at 202-795-7697.
FR Citation		83 FR 15165