[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88281-88282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25906]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee; 
Correction

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

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces an amendment 
to the following meeting of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices 
Advisory Committee (HICPAC). The meeting is open to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sydnee Byrd, M.P.A., Program Analyst, 
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging 
and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H16-3, Atlanta, Georgia 
30329-4027. Telephone: (404) 718-8039; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9a1a0aab9a8aaa98a8d8ac78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99d1d0dac9d8dad9fafdfab7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Healthcare 
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee; November 14, 2024, from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST, and November 15, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 
EST, in the original Federal Register notice.
    Notice of the virtual meeting was published in the Federal Register 
on October 17, 2024, 89 FR 83688.
    The meeting notice is being amended to update the dates section; 
addresses section; and supplementary information section, including the 
addition of instructions for providing written public comment. These 
sections should read as follows:

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 14, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 
5:45 p.m., EST, and November 15, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be webcast live via the World Wide Web. The 
webcast link can be found on the HICPAC website at https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/php/upcoming-meeting/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose: The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory 
Committee (HICPAC) is charged with providing advice and guidance to the 
Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion; the Director, 
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and the 
Secretary, Department of 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 the following 
updates: the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion; the Isolation 
Precautions Guideline Workgroup; and the Healthcare Personnel Guideline 
Workgroup. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Public Participation

    Oral Public Comment: This meeting will include time for members of 
the public to make an oral comment. Priority will be given to 
individuals who submit a request to make an oral public comment before 
the meeting according to the procedures below. All persons interested 
in making an oral public comment at the November 14-15, 2024, HICPAC 
meeting must submit a request between October 15, 2024, and October 25, 
2024, at https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/php/upcoming-

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meeting/index.html no later than 5 p.m., EDT, on October 25, 2024, 
according to the instructions provided. If the number of persons 
requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated 
during the scheduled time, CDC will conduct a random draw to determine 
the speakers for the scheduled public comment session. CDC staff will 
notify individuals regarding their request to speak by email by 
November 1, 2024.
    Written Public Comment: Written comments should be submitted by 
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#377f7e746776747754535419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93dbdad0c3d2d0d3f0f7f0bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>. The deadline for receipt of written public 
comments is November 22, 2024. All submissions must contain the 
submitter's name, address, and organizational affiliation, as well as 
the topic being addressed. Written comments should not exceed one 
single-spaced typed page in length, not including attachments. All 
written comments will be shared with the Committee.
    The Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of 
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.

Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-25906 Filed 11-6-24; 8:45 am]
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