[Federal Register: October 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 201)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, 
(HICPAC)

    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:

    Times and Dates:

    9 a.m.-5 p.m., November 13, 2008.
    9 a.m.-1 p.m., November 14, 2008.

    Place: The Washington Marriott, 1221 22nd Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Secretary, 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 of Health and Human Services Healthcare-Associated 
Infections Elimination Process, Urinary Tract Infections Guideline, 
and Norovirus Guideline.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Wendy Vance, HICPAC, 
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCPDCID, CDC, l600 Clifton 
Road, NE., Mailstop D-10, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Telephone (404) 
639-2891.
    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: October 7, 2008.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. E8-24563 Filed 10-15-08; 8:45 am]

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