E9-20373. Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC); Meeting Notice

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting for the aforementioned committee:

Time and Date: 2 p.m.-3 p.m., September 9, 2009.

Place: The teleconference call will originate at the CDC.

Status: Open to the public. Teleconference access limited only by availability of telephone ports. To participate in the teleconference please dial 1-888-324-8568 and enter conference code 7126207.

Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Secretary, HHS; the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, CDC; and the Director, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID), regarding: (1) The practice of hospital infection control; (2) strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of infections (e.g., nosocomial infections), antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic updating of guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and healthcare-related conditions.

Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include a follow-up discussion on the Draft Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2008, available on the following HICPAC Web page: http://www.cdc.gov/​ncidod/​dhqp/​hicpac_​schedule.html.

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information: Wendy Vance, HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCPDCID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.

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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: August 17, 2009.

Elaine L. Baker,

Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).