2024-23885. Meeting of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis

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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 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 the number of audio and web conference lines (1,000 lines are available). Time will be available for public comment (registration is required to provide oral comment; see the Oral Public Comment section below).

DATES:

The meeting will be held on December 3, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., EST, and December 4, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., EST.

Written comments must be submitted by November 26, 2024. Registration to make oral comments must also be submitted by November 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

The public meeting will be held virtually through Zoom. Registration in advance is required to attend. Please visit https://cdc.zoomgov.com/​webinar/​register/​WN_​1bRtm_​1MRoiz83dFlQoHQQ to register. This registration for virtual attendance will remain open through the meeting. Prior to the meeting, each individual registrant will receive a registration confirmation along with an access link to the virtual meeting location.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marah Condit, M.S., Committee Management Lead, Office of Policy, Planning, and Partnerships, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop US8-6, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027. Telephone: [phone]; Email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose: The Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis is charged with providing advice and recommendations regarding the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Specifically, the Council makes recommendations regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; addresses the development and application of new technologies; provides guidance and review on CDC's Tuberculosis Prevention Research portfolio and program priorities; and reviews the extent to which progress has been made toward eliminating TB.

Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on: (1) CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Update; (2) CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Update; (3) TB in New Arrivals; (4) CDC's National Tuberculosis Surveillance System and Molecular Surveillance; (5) Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium III; (6) Think. Test. Treat TB Campaign; (7) Laboratory Developed Tests Workgroup Update; and (8) Drug ( print page 83689) Shortage Workgroup Update. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Public Participation

Written Public Comment: Members of the public are welcome to submit written comments in advance of the meeting. Written comments must be submitted by emailing [e-mail] with subject line “ACET December 2024 Public Comment Registration” by November 26, 2024.

Oral Public Comment: Individuals who would like to make an oral comment during the public comment period must register by emailing [e-mail] with subject line “ACET December 2024 Public Comment Registration” by November 26, 2024. The public comment period is on December 4, 2024, at 10:15 a.m., EST.

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.