Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC): Meeting, 28311-28312 [05-9765]

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L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease E:\FR\FM\17MYN1.SGM 17MYN1 28312 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 17, 2005 / Notices Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting. Name: Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., June 6, 2005; 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., June 7, 2005. Place: Sheraton Colony Square, 188 14th Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30361. 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 Infectious Diseases (NCID), 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: Agenda items will include recommendations for the use of vancomycin; recommendations for isolation precautions to prevent transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings; pandemic influenza planning for healthcare facilities; and updates on CDC activities of interest to the committee. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Contact Person For More Information: Harriett Lynch, Committee Management Specialist, HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, M/S A–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/498–1182. 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: May 11, 2005. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 05–9765 Filed 5–16–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [CGD13–05–012] Implementation of Sector Seattle Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of organizational change. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the stand-up of Sector Seattle. Sector Seattle is an internal reorganization that combines Group Seattle, Vessel Traffic VerDate jul<14>2003 15:22 May 16, 2005 Jkt 205001 Service Puget Sound and Marine Safety Office Puget Sound into a single command. The Coast Guard has established a continuity of operations whereby all previous practices and procedures will remain in effect until superseded by an authorized Coast Guard official or document. DATES: This notice is effective May 10, 2005. ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in the docket are part of docket CGD13–05– 012 and are available for inspection or copying at Commander (r), Thirteenth Coast Guard District, 915 Second Avenue, Room 3492, Seattle, Washington, 98174–1067 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Trivers, Thirteenth District Resources Division at (206) 220–7041. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discussion of Notice Sector Seattle is located at 1519 Alaskan Way S., Seattle, WA 98134 and contains a single Command Center. Sector Seattle is composed of a Response Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics Department. Effective May 10, 2005, all existing missions and functions performed by Group Seattle, Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound and Marine Safety Office Puget Sound will be performed by Sector Seattle. Group Seattle, Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound and Marine Safety Office Puget Sound will no longer exist as organizational entities. Sector Seattle is responsible for all Coast Guard Missions in the following zone: the boundary of Sector Seattle, Washington starts at the northeastern most point of Whatcom County and the Canadian border at 49°00′00″ N latitude, 120°51′34″ W longitude; then proceeds along the Canadian border eastward to the Montana-North Dakota boundary; thence southerly along this boundary to the Wyoming State line; thence westerly and southerly along the MontanaWyoming boundary to the Idaho State line; thence northwesterly along the Montana-Idaho boundary to 46°55′00″ N latitude; thence westerly along 46°55′00″ N latitude to a point at 46°55′00″ N latitude, 123°18′00″ W longitude; thence northerly to a point at 47°58′06″ N latitude, 123°18′00″ W longitude; thence easterly to Double Bluff Point at 47°58′06″ N latitude, 122°32′48″ W longitude; thence northward along the western shore of Whidbey Island to West Point then southeasterly along the eastern shore of PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Whidbey Island at Strawberry Point 48°17′53″ N latitude, 122°30′21″ W longitude; thence easterly across Skagit Bay along the Skagit Snohomish County line to the southeastern most point of Skagit County; thence along the eastern boundaries of Skagit and Whatcom Counties to the point of origin. There are no changes to the Puget Sound Marine Inspection Zone and Puget Sound Captain of the Port Zone, which encompasses the combined areas of responsibility of Sector Seattle and Sector/Air Station Port Angeles. The Puget Sound Marine Inspection Zone and Puget Sound Captain of the Port Zone are delineated in 33 CFR § 3.65– 10. The Sector Seattle Commander is vested with all the rights, responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group Commander; Commanding Officer, Vessel Traffic Service; and Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Office, as provided for in Coast Guard regulations, and is the successor in command to the Commanding Officers of Group Seattle, Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound and Marine Safety Office Puget Sound. The Sector Seattle Commander is designated: (a) Captain of the Port (COTP) for the Puget Sound COTP zone; (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) for the Puget Sound COTP zone; (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the Puget Sound COTP zone, consistent with the National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the Puget Sound Marine Inspection Zone; and (e) Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC) for the smaller Sector Seattle area of responsibility, which is described above. The Deputy Sector Commander is designated alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC, and Acting OCMI. A continuity of operations order has been issued ensuring that all previous Group Seattle, Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound and Marine Safety Office Puget Sound practices and procedures will remain in effect until superseded by Commander, Sector Seattle. This continuity of operations order addresses existing COTP regulations, orders, directives, and policies. The following information is a list of updated command titles, addresses and points of contact to facilitate requests from the public and assist with entry into security or safety zones: Name: Sector Seattle. Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Seattle, 1519 Alaskan Way S., Seattle, WA 98134 Contact: General Number, (206) 217– 6200; Sector Commander: Captain Danny Ellis; Deputy Sector Commander: E:\FR\FM\17MYN1.SGM 17MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28311-28312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9765]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee 
(HICPAC): Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease

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Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting.

    Name: Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., June 6, 2005; 8:30 a.m.-4 
p.m., June 7, 2005.
    Place: Sheraton Colony Square, 188 14th Street, NE., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30361.
    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 Infectious 
Diseases (NCID), 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: Agenda items will include 
recommendations for the use of vancomycin; recommendations for 
isolation precautions to prevent transmission of infectious agents 
in healthcare settings; pandemic influenza planning for healthcare 
facilities; and updates on CDC activities of interest to the 
committee.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person For More Information: Harriett Lynch, Committee 
Management Specialist, HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality 
Promotion, NCID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, M/S A-07, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, telephone 404/498-1182.
    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: May 11, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-9765 Filed 5-16-05; 8:45 am]
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