Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability; Amendment, 11313-11314 [2019-05716]

Download as PDF jbell on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 26, 2019 / Notices conducting antibiotic stewardship; strengthen surveillance of antibioticresistant bacterial infections; prevent the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections; advance the development of rapid point-of-care and agricultural diagnostics; further research on new treatments for bacterial infections; develop alternatives to antibiotics for agricultural purposes; maximize the dissemination of up-todate information on the appropriate and proper use of antibiotics to the general public and human and animal healthcare providers; and improve international coordination of efforts to combat antibiotic resistance. The Advisory Council is authorized to consist of not more than 30 members, including the voting and non-voting members and the Chair and Vice Chair. The current composition of the Advisory Council consists of 15 voting members, including the Chair and Vice Chair, five non-voting liaison representative members, and 10 nonvoting ex-officio members. This announcement is to solicit nominations to fill eight positions in the voting member category that are scheduled to be vacated during the 2019 calendar year, and the terms of five positions in the liaison representative category that are scheduled to be vacated during the 2020 calendar year. Voting members are appointed to serve three or four-year terms, and liaison representative members are appointed to serve a two-year term. The eight public voting members sought for this solicitation will be selected from individuals who are engaged in: Research on, or implementation of, interventions regarding efforts to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics by optimizing their use; advancing research to develop improved methods for combating antibiotic resistance and conducting antibiotic stewardship; strengthening surveillance of antibioticresistant bacterial infections; preventing the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections; advancing the development of rapid point-of-care and agricultural diagnostics; furthering research on new treatments for bacterial infections; developing alternatives to antibiotics for agricultural purposes; maximizing the dissemination of up-todate information on the appropriate and proper use of antibiotics to the general public and human and animal health care providers; and improving international coordination of efforts to combat antibiotic resistance. The public voting members will represent balanced points of view from human biomedical, public health, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Mar 25, 2019 Jkt 247001 agricultural fields to include surveillance of antibiotic-resistant infections, prevention and/or interruption of the spread of antibioticresistant threats, or development of rapid diagnostics and novel treatments. The public voting members may be physicians, veterinarians, epidemiologists, microbiologists, or other health care professionals (e.g., nurses, pharmacists, others); individuals who have expertise and experience as consumer or patient advocates concerned with antibiotic resistance, or in the fields of agriculture and pharmaceuticals; and they also may be from state or local health agencies or public health organizations. The voting public members will be appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense and Agriculture. All public voting members will be classified as special government employees (SGEs). Individuals who are appointed to serve as voting members may be allowed to receive per diem and reimbursement for any applicable expenses for travel that is performed to attend meetings of the Advisory Council as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, for persons employed intermittently in the Government service. The Advisory Council meets, at a minimum, two times per fiscal year depending on the availability of funds. Meetings are open to the public, except as determined otherwise by the Secretary, or other official to whom the authority has been delegated, in accordance with guidelines under the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). The non-voting liaison representative members are selected from organizations and/or interest groups that have involvement in the development, testing, licensing, production, procurement, distribution, and/or use of antibiotics and/or antibiotic research. Organizations are invited to participate as non-voting liaison representatives as it is deemed necessary by the Secretary or designee to accomplish the established mission of the Advisory Council. Non-voting liaison representative members are appointed to serve two-year terms. Individuals from the following sectors are being sought to serve as non-voting liaison representatives: • Professional organizations or associations representing providers or professionals for human and/or animal health involved in infection control and prevention; this can include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, microbiologists, veterinarians. • Public health, environmental health, and/or animal health PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11313 organizations or associations (state/ territorial, county, or local) representing laboratories, health officials, epidemiologists, agricultural state departments, or environmental associations. • Other organizations representing patients and consumer advocates, hospitals, pharmaceutical industry, food producers and retailers, or other commodity groups. Individuals who are appointed to serve as non-voting liaison representative members may be allowed to receive per diem and reimbursement for any applicable expenses for travel that is performed to attend meetings of the Advisory Council in accordance with federal travel regulations. The Advisory Council meets, at a minimum, two times per fiscal year depending on the availability of funds. Meetings are open to the public, except as determined otherwise by the Secretary or other official to whom the authority has been delegated in accordance with guidelines under the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). Nominations, including selfnominations, of individuals who represent organizations that have the specified expertise and knowledge sought will be considered for appointment as non-voting liaison representative members of the Advisory Council. Every effort will be made to ensure that the membership of federal advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points of view represented. Detailed information on what is required in a nomination package and how to submit one is on the Advisory Council website, https://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/. Dated: March 12, 2019. Jomana F. Musmar, Designated Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria, Committee Manager. [FR Doc. 2019–05751 Filed 3–25–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–28–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability; Amendment Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. ACTION: Notice; amendment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: A notice was published in the Federal Register on Monday, March 11, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 47, pages 8731–8732), E:\FR\FM\26MRN1.SGM 26MRN1 11314 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 26, 2019 / Notices to give notice that the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA) will hold a meeting on April 15–16, 2019. The notice is being amended to include a registration link for any individuals who wish to attend the meeting in-person, as well as a link to the ACBTSA website for more information. DATES: The meeting will take place Monday April 15, 2019, from 8 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday April 16, 2019, from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, (Conference Room 800), 200 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20201. Members of the public may also attend the meeting via webcast. Instructions for attending this virtual meeting will be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/ advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/ meetings/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Berger, Designated Federal Officer for the ACBTSA, Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C Street SW, Suite L100, Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 795–7697; Fax: (202) 691–2102; Email: ACBTSA@ hhs.gov. In-person attendance at the meetings is limited by security restrictions and the space available; therefore preregistration for public members is required and can be accomplished by registering at https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/50th-meeting-ofthe-hhs-advisory-committee-on-bloodtissue-safety-availability-tickets55285257694 by Monday, April 8, 2019. Members of the public may also attend the meeting via webcast. Instructions for attending this virtual meeting will be posted prior to the meeting at: https:// www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/ tickbornedisease/meetings/. Non-U.S. citizens who plan to attend in person are required to provide additional information and must notify the Working Group support staff via email at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov before March 15, 2019. Members of the public who wish to attend the meetings should enter from Independence Avenue. Please allow extra time to get through security. jbell on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY National Institutes of Health Coast Guard Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting [Docket No. USCG–2019–0131] Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; International Research Training and Mentored Research Career Development Projects. Date: April 2–3, 2019. Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW, Washington, DC 20015. Contact Person: Seetha Bhagavan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5194, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 237– 9838, bhagavas@csr.nih.gov. This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: March 20, 2019. Natasha M. Copeland, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2019–05673 Filed 3–25–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Dated: March 13, 2019. James J. Berger, Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy. [FR Doc. 2019–05716 Filed 3–25–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–28–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Mar 25, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Port Access Route Study: The Areas Offshore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of study and public meetings; request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: In order to provide safe access routes for the movement of vessel traffic offshore of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island area of the United States for vessels proceeding to or from ports or places of the United States and transiting within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Coast Guard is conducting a Massachusetts and Rhode Island Port Access Route Study (MARIPARS) to evaluate the need for establishing vessel routing measures. The information gathered during this MARIPARS may result in the establishment of one or more vessel routing measures. The goal of the MARIPARS is to enhance navigational safety by examining existing shipping routes and waterway uses. The recommendations of the study may lead to future rulemaking action or appropriate international agreements. DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before May 28, 2019. Two public meetings will be held to provide an opportunity for comments about the MARIPARS on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Thursday, April 25, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Written comments and related material may also be submitted to Coast Guard personnel at the meetings. All comments and related material submitted after the meetings must be received by the Coast Guard on or before May 28, 2019. Commenters should be aware that the electronic Federal Docket Management System will not accept comments after midnight Eastern Daylight Time on the last day of the comment period. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG– 2019–0131 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments. The public meeting on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., will be E:\FR\FM\26MRN1.SGM 26MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11313-11314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05716]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and 
Availability; Amendment

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.

ACTION: Notice; amendment.

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SUMMARY: A notice was published in the Federal Register on Monday, 
March 11, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 47, pages 8731-8732),

[[Page 11314]]

to give notice that the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety 
and Availability (ACBTSA) will hold a meeting on April 15-16, 2019. The 
notice is being amended to include a registration link for any 
individuals who wish to attend the meeting in-person, as well as a link 
to the ACBTSA website for more information.

DATES: The meeting will take place Monday April 15, 2019, from 8 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. and Tuesday April 16, 2019, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, (Conference Room 800), 200 Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. Members of the public may also attend the meeting 
via webcast. Instructions for attending this virtual meeting will be 
posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Berger, Designated Federal 
Officer for the ACBTSA, Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and 
Human Services, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C Street SW, Suite L100, 
Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 795-7697; Fax: (202) 691-2102; 
Email: ACBTSA@hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In-person attendance at the meetings is 
limited by security restrictions and the space available; therefore 
preregistration for public members is required and can be accomplished 
by registering at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/50th-meeting-of-the-hhs-advisory-committee-on-blood-tissue-safety-availability-tickets-55285257694 by Monday, April 8, 2019. Members of the public may also 
attend the meeting via webcast. Instructions for attending this virtual 
meeting will be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/. Non-U.S. 
citizens who plan to attend in person are required to provide 
additional information and must notify the Working Group support staff 
via email at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov before March 15, 2019. Members of 
the public who wish to attend the meetings should enter from 
Independence Avenue. Please allow extra time to get through security.

    Dated: March 13, 2019.
James J. Berger,
Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-05716 Filed 3-25-19; 8:45 am]
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