[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 49609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23335]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis Meeting

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 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
following meeting of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of 
Tuberculosis (ACET). This meeting is open to the public, limited only 
by 100 room seating and 100 ports for audio phone lines. Time will be 
available for public comment. Comments should be submitted in writing 
by email to the contact person listed below. The deadline for receipt 
is Monday, December 4, 2017. Persons who desire to make an oral 
statement, may request it at the time of the public comment period on 
December 12, 2017 at 11:40 a.m. EST. This meeting is also accessible by 
teleconference: 1-877-927-1433 and participant passcode: 12016435.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 11, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., EST and December 12, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: CDC Corporate Square Campus, 8 Corporate Square Boulevard, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30329.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Scott-Cseh, Committee 
Management Specialist, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop: E-07, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30329, telephone (404) 639-8317; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8d2c3da9fe8cbcccb86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2953425b1e694a4d4a074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: This Council advises and makes recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for 
Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding the elimination of 
tuberculosis. Specifically, the Council makes recommendations regarding 
policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; addresses the 
development and application of new technologies; and reviews the extent 
to which progress has been made toward eliminating tuberculosis.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
(1) Update on preliminary tuberculosis funding formula; (2) Update on 
whole genome sequencing data sharing plan; (3) Update on three-month 
Isoniazid/Rifapentine Regimen (3HP) guidelines; and (4) Updates from 
ACET workgroups. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, 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.

Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-23335 Filed 10-25-17; 8:45 am]
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