83 FR 18317 - Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-08786

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the fifth in-person meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (Working Group) on May 15-16, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time on May 15 and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on May 16. For this fifth meeting, the Working Group will provide an overview of the report to the HHS Secretary and Congress and discuss what should be included in the report 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.

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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 fifth in-person meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group 
(Working Group) on May 15-16, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Eastern 
Time on May 15 and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on May 16. 
For this fifth meeting, the Working Group will provide an overview of 
the report to the HHS Secretary and Congress and discuss what should be 
included in the report 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 15, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time and May 
16, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Crystal City Conference Center at Washington Reagan 
National Airport, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. 
Members of the public may also attend the meeting via webcast. 
Instructions for attending the meeting via webcast 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 
[email protected] or by phone at 202-795-7697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    In-person attendance at the meeting 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 Thursday, May 
10, 2018. On the day of the meeting, 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 meeting 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 [email protected] before April 30, 2018.
    The Working Group invites public comment on issues related to the 
Working Group's charge. It may be provided in-person at the meeting or 
in writing. In-person comments will occur from 9:05 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. 
on May 16, 2018. Persons who wish to provide public comment in person 
should review directions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/index.html before submitting a 
request to do so via email at [email protected]. Requests to 
provide in-person comment are due on or before May 10, 2018. In-person 
comments will be limited to three minutes each to accommodate as many 
speakers as possible. 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 [email protected] on 
or before May 10, 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 19, 2018.
James Berger,
 Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Office of HIV/AIDS and 
Infectious Disease Policy, Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.
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has been finalized. All agenda items are the 21st Century Cures Act. The tickbornedisease/meetings/index.html
tentative and subject to change. subcommittees are: before submitting a request to do so via
Public attendance at the meeting is 1. Disease Vectors, Surveillance and email at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov.
limited to the available space. Prevention (includes epidemiology of Requests to provide in-person comment
Individuals who plan to attend and tick-borne diseases); are due on or before May 10, 2018. In-
need special assistance, such as sign 2. Pathogenesis, Transmission, and person comments will be limited to
language interpretation or other Treatment; three minutes each to accommodate as
reasonable accommodations, should 3. Testing and Diagnostics (including many speakers as possible. If more
notify the Advisory Council at the laboratory-based diagnoses and clinical- requests are received than can be
address/telephone number listed above diagnoses); accommodated, speakers will be
at least one week prior to the meeting. 4. Access to Care Services and randomly selected. The nature of the
For those unable to attend in person, a Support to Patients; comments will not be considered in
live webcast will be available. More 5. Vaccine and Therapeutics; and making this selection. Public comments
information on registration and 6. Other Tick-Borne Diseases and Co- may also be provided in writing.
accessing the webcast can be found at infections. Individuals who would like to provide
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/. DATES: May 15, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to written comment should review
Members of the public will have the 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time and May 16, directions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/
opportunity to provide comments prior 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/
to the Advisory Council meeting by Eastern Time. meetings/index.html before sending
emailing CARB@hhs.gov. Public ADDRESSES: Hilton Crystal City their comments to tickbornedisease@
comments should be sent in by Conference Center at Washington hhs.gov on or before May 10, 2018.
midnight May 9, 2018, and should be Reagan National Airport, 2399 Jefferson Background and Authority: The Tick-
limited to no more than one page. All Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Borne Disease Working Group was
public comments received prior to May Members of the public may also attend established on August 10, 2017, in
9, 2018, will be provided to Advisory the meeting via webcast. Instructions for accordance with section 2062 of the 21st
Council members; comments are limited attending the meeting via webcast will Century Cures Act, and the Federal
to two minutes per speaker. be posted one week prior to the meeting Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,
Dated: April 19, 2018. at: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory- as amended, to provide expertise and
Jomana F. Musmar,
committees/tickbornedisease/ review all HHS efforts related to tick-
index.html. borne diseases to help ensure
Acting Designated Federal Officer,
Presidential Advisory Council on Combating FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: interagency coordination and minimize
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Committee James Berger, Office of HIV/AIDS and overlap, examine research priorities,
Manager. Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the and identify and address unmet needs.
[FR Doc. 2018–08803 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am] Assistant Secretary for Health, In addition, the Working Group will
BILLING CODE 4150–44–P Department of Health and Human report to the Secretary and Congress on
Services; via email at tickbornedisease@ their findings and any recommendations
hhs.gov or by phone at 202–795–7697. for the federal response to tick-borne
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
disease prevention, treatment and
HUMAN SERVICES In-person attendance at the meeting is research, and addressing gaps in those
limited to space available; therefore, areas.
Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease preregistration for public members is Dated: April 19, 2018.
Working Group advisable and can be accomplished by James Berger,
AGENCY: Office of HIV/AIDS and registering at http://events.r20. Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Office
Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the constantcontact.com/register/event?llr= of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy,
Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of zz7zptzab&oeidk=a07edrodfu088eae0cf Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.
the Secretary, Department of Health and by Thursday, May 10, 2018. On the day [FR Doc. 2018–08786 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]
Human Services. of the meeting, seating will be provided BILLING CODE 4150–28–P
ACTION: Notice. first to persons who have preregistered.
People who have not preregistered will
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and be accommodated on a first come, first DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Human Services (HHS) announces the served basis if additional seats are still HUMAN SERVICES
fifth in-person meeting of the Tick- available 10 minutes before the meeting
Borne Disease Working Group (Working start. Non-U.S. citizens who plan to National Institutes of Health
Group) on May 15–16, 2018, from 9:00 attend in person are required to provide
a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time on May Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
additional information and must notify
15 and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed Meetings
the Working Group support staff via
Eastern Time on May 16. For this fifth email at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
meeting, the Working Group will before April 30, 2018. Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
provide an overview of the report to the The Working Group invites public amended, notice is hereby given of the
HHS Secretary and Congress and comment on issues related to the following meetings.
discuss what should be included in the Working Group’s charge. It may be The meetings will be closed to the
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report from the work of the six provided in-person at the meeting or in public in accordance with the
Subcommittee Working Groups that writing. In-person comments will occur provisions set forth in sections
were established on December 12, 2017. from 9:05 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. on May 16, 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
These subcommittees were established 2018. Persons who wish to provide as amended. The grant applications and
to assist the Working Group with the public comment in person should the discussions could disclose
development of the report to Congress review directions at https://www.hhs. confidential trade secrets or commercial
and the HHS Secretary as required by gov/ash/advisory-committees/ property such as patentable material,

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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		May 15, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time and May 16, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 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 18317