5246 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 2024 / Notices 

Dated: January 23, 2024. 

Lauren K. Roth, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01589 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meetings of the Presidential Advisory 

Council on Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Health. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

(PACCARB). The meeting will be 

streamed live on hhs.gov/live. A preregistered public comment session will 

be held during the virtual meeting. Preregistration is required for members of 

the public who wish to present their 

comments live during the meeting. 

Individuals who wish to send in their 

written public comment should send an 

email to CARB@hhs.gov. Registration 

information is available on the website 

http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb and must 

be completed by February 15, 2024, for 

the February 22, 2024, Public Meeting. 

Additional information about registering 

for the meeting and providing public 

comment can be obtained at http://

www.hhs.gov/paccarb on the Upcoming 

Meetings page. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled to be 

held on February 22, 2024, from 9 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. ET (times are tentative and 

subject to change). The confirmed times 

and agenda items for the meeting will be 

posted on the website for the PACCARB 

at http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb when 

this information becomes available. Preregistration for attending the meeting is 

strongly suggested and should be 

completed no later than February 15, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: The virtual meeting can be 

accessed through a live webcast on the 

day of the meeting. Additional 

instructions regarding attending this 

meeting virtually will be posted at least 

one week prior to the meeting at: http:// 

www.hhs.gov/paccarb. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jomana Musmar, M.S., Ph.D., 

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, 1101 Wootton Parkway, 

Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: 202–746– 

1512; Email: CARB@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Presidential Advisory Council on 

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria 

(PACCARB), established by Executive 

Order 13676, is continued by section 

505 of Public Law 116–22, the 

Pandemic and All-Hazards 

Preparedness and Advancing Innovation 

Act of 2019 (PAHPAIA). Activities and 

duties of the PACCARB are governed by 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 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 PACCARB shall advise and 

provide information and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services (Secretary) 

regarding programs and policies 

intended to reduce or combat antibioticresistant bacteria that may present a 

public health threat and improve 

capabilities to prevent, diagnose, 

mitigate, or treat such resistance. The 

PACCARB shall function solely for 

advisory purposes. 

Such advice, information, and 

recommendations may be related to 

improving: the effectiveness of 

antibiotics; research and advanced 

research on, and the development of, 

improved and innovative methods for 

combating or reducing antibiotic 

resistance, including new treatments, 

rapid point-of-care diagnostics, 

alternatives to antibiotics, including 

alternatives to animal antibiotics, and 

antimicrobial stewardship activities; 

surveillance of antibiotic-resistant 

bacterial infections, including publicly 

available and up-to-date information on 

resistance to antibiotics; education for 

health care providers and the public 

with respect to up-to-date information 

on antibiotic resistance and ways to 

reduce or combat such resistance to 

antibiotics related to humans and 

animals; methods to prevent or reduce 

the transmission of antibiotic-resistant 

bacterial infections; including 

stewardship programs; and coordination 

with respect to international efforts in 

order to inform and advance the United 

States capabilities to combat antibiotic 

resistance. 

The February 22, 2024, meeting will 

serve as a critical platform for key 

international stakeholders, and nongovernment organizations, to share their 

latest strategies and progress in tackling 

the global threat of antimicrobial 

resistance. The focus will be on both 

showcasing successful international and 

regional initiatives and identifying areas 

for enhanced collaboration and 

knowledge exchange. The meeting 

agenda will be posted on the PACCARB 

website at http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb 

when it has been finalized. All agenda 

items are tentative and subject to 

change. Instructions regarding attending 

the meeting virtually will be posted at 

least one week prior to the meeting at: 

http://www.hhs.gov/paccarb. 

Members of the public will have the 

opportunity to provide comments 

virtually during the February meeting 

by pre-registering online at http://

www.hhs.gov/paccarb; pre-registration 

is required for participation in this 

session with limited spots available. 

Written public comments can also be 

emailed to CARB@hhs.gov by midnight 

February 15, 2024, and should be 

limited to no more than one page. All 

public comments received prior to 

February 15, 2024, will be provided to 

the PACCARB members. 

Dated: January 10, 2024. 

Jomana F. Musmar, 

Designated Federal Officer, Presidential 

Advisory Council on Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01545 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Biological Chemistry and 

Macromolecular Biophysics. 

Date: February 21, 2024. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 


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