Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC), 44954-44955 [2013-17868]

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Purpose: This Committee is charged with providing scientific and technical advice and guidance to the Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; and the Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The advice and guidance pertain to general issues related to improvement in clinical laboratory quality and laboratory E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 143 / Thursday, July 25, 2013 / Notices medicine practice and specific questions related to possible revision of the CLIA standards. Examples include providing guidance on studies designed to improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, equity, and patient-centeredness of laboratory services; revisions to the standards under which clinical laboratories are regulated; the impact of proposed revisions to the standards on medical and laboratory practice; and the modification of the standards and provision of non-regulatory guidelines to accommodate technological advances, such as new test methods and the electronic transmission of laboratory information. Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include agency updates from the CDC, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Presentations and discussions will include improving laboratory quality in diverse settings, to include sites that perform waived testing as well as laboratories implementing telehealth initiatives such as digital pathology. Advancing laboratory interoperability in health information technology will also be discussed. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Webcast: The meeting will also be Webcast. Persons interested in attending the in-person meeting or viewing the Webcast can access information about doing so at this URL: https:// wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/default.aspx Online Registration Required: All inperson CLIAC attendees are required to register for the meeting online at least 5 business days in advance for U.S. citizens and at least 10 business days in advance for international registrants. Register at https://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/ default.aspx by scrolling down and clicking the appropriate link under ‘‘Meeting Registration’’ (either U.S. Citizen Registration or Non-U.S. Citizen Registration) and completing all forms according to the instructions given. Please complete all the required fields before submitting your registration and submit no later than August 14, 2013 for U.S. registrants and August 7, 2013 for international registrants. Providing Oral or Written Comments: It is the policy of CLIAC to accept written public comments and provide a brief period for oral public comments whenever possible. Oral Comments: In general, each individual or group requesting to make an oral presentation will be limited to a total time of five minutes (unless otherwise indicated). Speakers must also submit their comments in writing for inclusion in the VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:49 Jul 24, 2013 Jkt 229001 meeting’s Summary Report. To assure adequate time is scheduled for public comments, individuals or groups planning to make an oral presentation should, when possible, notify the contact person below at least one week prior to the meeting date. Written Comments: For individuals or groups unable to attend the meeting, CLIAC accepts written comments until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated). However, it is requested that comments be submitted at least one week prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the Committee for their consideration and public distribution. Written comments, one hard copy with original signature, should be provided to the contact person below. Written comments will be included in the meeting’s Summary Report. Availability of Meeting Materials: To support the green initiatives of the federal government, the CLIAC meeting materials will be made available to the Committee and the public in electronic format (PDF) on the internet instead of by printed copy. Check the CLIAC Web site on the day of the meeting for materials. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17868]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC)

    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 of the aforementioned 
committee:
    Times and Dates:
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., August 21, 2013
8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., August 22, 2013
    Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Tom Harkin Global Communications 
Center, Building 19, Room 232, Auditorium B, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.
    Purpose: This Committee is charged with providing scientific and 
technical advice and guidance to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services; the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention; the Commissioner, Food and Drug 
Administration; and the Administrator, Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services. The advice and guidance pertain to general issues 
related to improvement in clinical laboratory quality and laboratory

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medicine practice and specific questions related to possible revision 
of the CLIA standards. Examples include providing guidance on studies 
designed to improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, 
equity, and patient-centeredness of laboratory services; revisions to 
the standards under which clinical laboratories are regulated; the 
impact of proposed revisions to the standards on medical and laboratory 
practice; and the modification of the standards and provision of non-
regulatory guidelines to accommodate technological advances, such as 
new test methods and the electronic transmission of laboratory 
information.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include agency updates 
from the CDC, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and 
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Presentations and discussions 
will include improving laboratory quality in diverse settings, to 
include sites that perform waived testing as well as laboratories 
implementing telehealth initiatives such as digital pathology. 
Advancing laboratory interoperability in health information technology 
will also be discussed.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Webcast: The meeting will also be Webcast. Persons interested in 
attending the in-person meeting or viewing the Webcast can access 
information about doing so at this URL: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/default.aspx
    Online Registration Required: All in-person CLIAC attendees are 
required to register for the meeting online at least 5 business days in 
advance for U.S. citizens and at least 10 business days in advance for 
international registrants. Register at https://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/default.aspx by scrolling down and clicking the appropriate link under 
``Meeting Registration'' (either U.S. Citizen Registration or Non-U.S. 
Citizen Registration) and completing all forms according to the 
instructions given. Please complete all the required fields before 
submitting your registration and submit no later than August 14, 2013 
for U.S. registrants and August 7, 2013 for international registrants.
    Providing Oral or Written Comments: It is the policy of CLIAC to 
accept written public comments and provide a brief period for oral 
public comments whenever possible. Oral Comments: In general, each 
individual or group requesting to make an oral presentation will be 
limited to a total time of five minutes (unless otherwise indicated). 
Speakers must also submit their comments in writing for inclusion in 
the meeting's Summary Report. To assure adequate time is scheduled for 
public comments, individuals or groups planning to make an oral 
presentation should, when possible, notify the contact person below at 
least one week prior to the meeting date. Written Comments: For 
individuals or groups unable to attend the meeting, CLIAC accepts 
written comments until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise 
stated). However, it is requested that comments be submitted at least 
one week prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made 
available to the Committee for their consideration and public 
distribution. Written comments, one hard copy with original signature, 
should be provided to the contact person below. Written comments will 
be included in the meeting's Summary Report.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: To support the green initiatives 
of the federal government, the CLIAC meeting materials will be made 
available to the Committee and the public in electronic format (PDF) on 
the internet instead of by printed copy. Check the CLIAC Web site on 
the day of the meeting for materials. Note: If using a mobile device to 
access the materials, please verify the device's browser is able to 
download the files from the CDC's Web site before the meeting. 
Alternatively, the files can be downloaded to a computer and then 
emailed to the portable device. An internet connection, power source 
and limited hard copies may be available at the meeting location, but 
cannot be guaranteed. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/cliac_meeting_all_documents.aspx
    Contact Person for Additional Information: Nancy Anderson, Chief, 
Laboratory Practice Standards Branch, Division of Laboratory Science 
and Standards, Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office, 
Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, CDC, 1600 
Clifton Road NE., Mailstop F-11, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4018; telephone 
(404) 498-2741; fax (404) 498-2210; or via email at NAnderson@cdc.gov.
    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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-17868 Filed 7-24-13; 8:45 am]
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