Notice of Meeting, 44083 [2020-15684]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 140 / Tuesday, July 21, 2020 / Notices By direction of the Commission, Commissioner Slaughter not participating. April J. Tabor, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–15724 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P Agenda items for this meeting are subject to change as priorities dictate. Dated: July 15, 2020. Virginia L. Mackay-Smith, Associate Director. [FR Doc. 2020–15684 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Notice of Meeting Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announces a Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting on ‘‘AHRQ–HEOR COVID19 Revision.’’ This SEP meeting will be closed to the public. DATES: August 7, 2020. ADDRESSES: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Video Assisted Review), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20850. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Griffith, Committee Management Officer, Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, (AHRQ), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Telephone: (301) 427–1557. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Special Emphasis Panel is a group of experts in fields related to health care research who are invited by AHRQ, and agree to be available, to conduct on an as-needed basis, scientific reviews of applications for AHRQ support. Individual members of the Panel do not attend regularlyscheduled meetings and do not serve for fixed terms or a long period of time. Rather, they are asked to participate in particular review meetings which require their type of expertise. The SEP meeting referenced above will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(d), 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant applications for the ‘‘AHRQ–HEOR COVID19 Revision’’ is to be reviewed and discussed at this meeting. 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. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 250001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Docket No. CDC–2020–0087] Request for Information Related to Cruise Ship Planning and Infrastructure, Resumption of Passenger Operations, and Summary Questions Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces a Request for Information related to cruise ship planning and infrastructure, resumption of passenger operations, and additional summary questions. This information may be used to inform future public health guidance and preventative measures relating to travel on cruise ships. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 21, 2020. SUMMARY: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC–2020– 0087 by any of the following methods listed below. CDC does not accept comment by email. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Maritime Unit, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS V18–2, Atlanta, GA 30329. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Buigut, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44083 Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS V18–2, Atlanta, GA 30329. Phone: 404–498–1600. Email: dgmqpolicyoffice@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In response to the COVID–19 pandemic and the increased risk of spread of COVID–19 on cruise ships, HHS/CDC published an industry-wide No Sail Order on March 14, 2020, to, among other things, restrict the embarkation of cruise ships. CDC extended its No Sail Order, effective April 15, 2020, to require cruise lines, as a condition of obtaining controlled free pratique to operate in international, interstate, or intrastate waterways subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,1 to develop appropriate plans to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the spread of COVID–19 on their cruise ships. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, CDC is publishing a companion notice announcing a further extension of the ‘‘No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation; Second Modification and Extension of No Sail Order and Other Measures Related to Operations.’’ This Request for Information requests comments from the public that will be used to inform future public health guidance and preventative measures relating to travel on cruise ships. Public Participation Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate by submitting comments specifically on the following questions related to planning and infrastructure, resumption of passenger operations, and summary questions raised in this document: Planning and Infrastructure 1. Given the challenges of eliminating COVID–19 on board cruise ships while operating with reduced crew on board during the period of the April 15, 2020 No Sail Order Extension, what methods, strategies, and practices should cruise ship operators implement to prevent COVID–19 transmission when operating with passengers? 2. How should cruise ship operators bolster their internal public health programs with public health experts and invest in a robust public health infrastructure to ensure compliance with measures to detect, prevent, and control the spread of COVID–19? 3. How should cruise ship operators ensure internal public health programs 1 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 2020/04/15/2020-07930/no-sail-order-andsuspension-of-further-embarkation-notice-ofmodification-and-extension-and-other. E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 44083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15684]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 
announces a Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting on ``AHRQ-HEOR COVID19 
Revision.'' This SEP meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: August 7, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Video Assisted 
Review), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jenny Griffith, Committee Management 
Officer, Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority 
Populations, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, (AHRQ), 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Telephone: (301) 427-1557.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Special Emphasis Panel is a group of 
experts in fields related to health care research who are invited by 
AHRQ, and agree to be available, to conduct on an as-needed basis, 
scientific reviews of applications for AHRQ support. Individual members 
of the Panel do not attend regularly-scheduled meetings and do not 
serve for fixed terms or a long period of time. Rather, they are asked 
to participate in particular review meetings which require their type 
of expertise.
    The SEP meeting referenced above will be closed to the public in 
accordance with the provisions set forth in 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 
10(d), 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant applications 
for the ``AHRQ-HEOR COVID19 Revision'' is to be reviewed and discussed 
at this meeting. 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.
    Agenda items for this meeting are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.

    Dated: July 15, 2020.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-15684 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160-90-P

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