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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

# 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 virtual meeting is open to the public, limited only by audio and web conference lines (300 audio and web conference lines are available). Registration is required. To register for this web conference, please go to:                         *www.cdc.gov/​hicpac.*                         All registered participants will receive the meeting link and instructions shortly before the meeting.                    

# DATES:

The meeting will be held on March 24, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., EDT.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Please click the link below to join the webinar:                         *https://cdc.zoomgov.com/​j/​1609325835?​pwd=​M2Nqa0VMSExYS1RCUjRKeTVvTzFnZz09.*

*Meeting ID:*                         160 932 5835.                    

*Passcode:*                         b#B0i6q.                    

*Dial-in Lines:*

+1-669-254-5252 (San Jose)

+1-646-828-7666 (New York)

*Meeting ID:*                     160 932 5835.                

*Phone Passcode:*                     45841052.                

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Sydnee Byrd, M.P.A., HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,                               ( print page 8257)                            National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H16-3, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027, Telephone: (404) 718-8039; Email:                         *HICPAC@cdc.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*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, 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 the following updates: The Healthcare Personnel Guideline Workgroup; the Isolation Precautions Guideline Workgroup; and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Workgroup. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.                

*Procedures for Public Comment:*                     Time will be available for public comment. 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.                

*Procedures for Written Comment:*                     The public may submit written comments in advance of the meeting. Comments should be submitted in writing by email to the contact person listed above. The deadline for receipt of written public comment is March 18, 2022. 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. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting.                

                    The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, 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, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 2022-03038 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]

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