83 FR 50378 - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)

Page Range		50378-50378
FR Document		2018-21701

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). This meeting is open to the public, is limited only by room seating available, (120). The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting via teleconference at 800-857- 9838, passcode: 5325685; 100 teleconference lines are available.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-21701]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee 
(HICPAC)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC 
announces the following meeting for the Healthcare Infection Control 
Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). This meeting is open to the 
public, is limited only by room seating available, (120). The public is 
also welcome to listen to the meeting via teleconference at 800-857-
9838, passcode: 5325685; 100 teleconference lines are available.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 15, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m., EST, and November 16, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global 
Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027 and teleconference at 800-857-9838, 
passcode: 5325685.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Stone, M.A., HICPAC, Division of 
Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 
Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, Telephone (404) 639-4045. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Time will be available for public comment. 
The public is welcome to submit written comments in advance of the 
meeting. Comments should be submitted in writing by email to the 
contact person listed below. The deadline for receipt of written public 
comment is November 1, 2018. All requests must contain the name, 
address, and organizational affiliation of the speaker, as well as the 
topic being addressed. Written comments should not exceed one single-
spaced typed page in length and delivered in 3 minutes or less. Members 
of the public who wish to provide public comments should plan to attend 
the public comment session at the start time listed. Please note that 
the public comment period may end before the time indicated, following 
the last call for comments. Written comments received in advance of the 
meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting. 
Registration is required to attend in person or on the phone. 
Interested parties must be processed in accordance with established 
federal policies and procedures and may register at www.cdc.gov/hicpac.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion 
(DHQP), the Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), the Director, CDC, and the Secretary, 
Health and Human Services, regarding (1) the practice of healthcare 
infection prevention and control; (2) strategies for surveillance, 
prevention, and control of infections, antimicrobial resistance, and 
related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) 
periodic updating of CDC guidelines and other policy statements 
regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and 
healthcare-related conditions.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include updates on CDC's 
activities for prevention of healthcare-associated infections. It will 
also include updates from the following HICPAC workgroups: The 
Healthcare Personnel Guideline Workgroup; the National Healthcare 
Safety Network (NHSN) Workgroup; the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 
(NICU) Guideline Workgroup; and the Products and Practices Workgroup. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register 
notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee 
management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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constitute a clearly unwarranted 30329–4027 and teleconference at 800– are subject to change as priorities
invasion of privacy. 857–9838, passcode: 5325685. dictate.
Name of Committee: Disease, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin The Chief Operating Officer, Centers
Disability, and Injury Prevention and Stone, M.A., HICPAC, Division of for Disease Control and Prevention, has
Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)— Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, been delegated the authority to sign
PAR 15–352, Occupational Safety and CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop Federal Register notices pertaining to
Health Training Projects. A–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, announcements of meetings and other
Date: December 05, 2018. Telephone (404) 639–4045. Email: committee management activities, for
Time: 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. EST. hicpac@cdc.gov. both the Centers for Disease Control and
Place: Teleconference. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Time will
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant be available for public comment. The Substances and Disease Registry.
applications. public is welcome to submit written Sherri Berger,
For Further Information Contact: comments in advance of the meeting. Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease
Michael Goldcamp, Ph.D., Scientific Comments should be submitted in Control and Prevention.
Review Officer, Office of Extramural writing by email to the contact person [FR Doc. 2018–21701 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am]
Programs, CDC, 1095 Willowdale Road, listed below. The deadline for receipt of BILLING CODE 4163–19–P
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, written public comment is November 1,
(304) 285–5951; mgoldcamp@cdc.gov. 2018. All requests must contain the
The Chief Operating Officer, Centers name, address, and organizational DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
for Disease Control and Prevention, has affiliation of the speaker, as well as the HUMAN SERVICES
been delegated the authority to sign topic being addressed. Written
Federal Register notices pertaining to comments should not exceed one single- Centers for Disease Control and
announcements of meetings and other spaced typed page in length and Prevention
committee management activities, for delivered in 3 minutes or less. Members
both the Centers for Disease Control and of the public who wish to provide Notice of Closed Meeting
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic public comments should plan to attend Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Substances and Disease Registry. the public comment session at the start Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
Sherri Berger, time listed. Please note that the public amended, notice is hereby given of the
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease comment period may end before the following meeting.
Control and Prevention. time indicated, following the last call The meeting will be closed to the
[FR Doc. 2018–21700 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am]
for comments. Written comments public in accordance with the
received in advance of the meeting will provisions set forth in sections
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
be included in the official record of the 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
meeting. Registration is required to as amended, and the Determination of
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND attend in person or on the phone. the Chief Operating Officer, CDC,
HUMAN SERVICES Interested parties must be processed in pursuant to Public Law 92–463. The
accordance with established federal grant applications and the discussions
Centers for Disease Control and policies and procedures and may could disclose confidential trade secrets
Prevention register at www.cdc.gov/hicpac. or commercial property such as
Purpose: The Committee is charged patentable material, and personal
Healthcare Infection Control Practices with providing advice and guidance to information concerning individuals
Advisory Committee (HICPAC) the Director, Division of Healthcare associated with the grant applications,
Quality Promotion (DHQP), the Director, the disclosure of which would
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and National Center for Emerging and constitute a clearly unwarranted
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), invasion of personal privacy.
and Human Services (HHS). the Director, CDC, and the Secretary,
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Name of Committee: Disease, Disability,
Health and Human Services, regarding and Injury Prevention and Control Special
(1) the practice of healthcare infection Emphasis Panel (SEP)—CK19–001,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
prevention and control; (2) strategies for Identification, Surveillance, and Control of
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
surveillance, prevention, and control of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Infectious
CDC announces the following meeting Diseases in Uganda.
infections, antimicrobial resistance, and
for the Healthcare Infection Control Date: January 3, 2019.
related events in settings where
Practices Advisory Committee Time: 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m., (EST).
healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic
(HICPAC). This meeting is open to the Place: Teleconference, Centers for Disease
updating of CDC guidelines and other Control and Prevention, Room 1080, 8
public, is limited only by room seating
policy statements regarding prevention Corporate Square Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30329.
available, (120). The public is also
of healthcare-associated infections and Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
welcome to listen to the meeting via
healthcare-related conditions. applications.
teleconference at 800–857–9838, Matters to be Considered: The agenda For Further Information Contact: Gregory
passcode: 5325685; 100 teleconference will include updates on CDC’s activities Anderson, M.S., M.P.H., Scientific Review
lines are available. for prevention of healthcare-associated Officer, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop
DATES: The meeting will be held on infections. It will also include updates E60, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, (404) 718–8833,
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November 15, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 gca5@cdc.gov.
from the following HICPAC workgroups:
p.m., EST, and November 16, 2018, 9:00 The Healthcare Personnel Guideline The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EST. Disease Control and Prevention, has been
Workgroup; the National Healthcare delegated the authority to sign Federal
ADDRESSES: Centers for Disease Control Safety Network (NHSN) Workgroup; the Register notices pertaining to
and Prevention, Global Communications Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) announcements of meetings and other
Center, Building 19, Auditorium B, 1600 Guideline Workgroup; and the Products committee management activities, for both
Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia and Practices Workgroup. Agenda items the Centers for Disease Control and

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on November 15, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EST, and November 16, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EST.
Contact		Erin Stone, M.A., HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, Telephone (404) 639-4045. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 50378

83 FR 50378 - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention