[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 56963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20092]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) will hold a meeting.
The meeting will be open to the public via webcast. For this meeting,
the TBDWG will review the progress of the Working Group.
DATES: The public can view the meeting online via webcast on December
7, 2022 from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (times are
tentative and subject to change) each day. The confirmed times and
agenda items for the meeting will be posted on the TBDWG web page at
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-12-07/index.html when this information becomes available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Berger, Designated Federal
Officer for the TBDWG; Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS
Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of
Health and Human Services, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway,
Rockville, MD 20852. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 202-795-
7608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A link to view the webcast can be found on
the meeting website at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-12-07/index.html when it becomes
available. The public will have an opportunity to present their views
to the TBDWG orally during the meeting's public comment session or by
submitting a written public comment. Comments should be pertinent to
the meeting discussion. Persons who wish to provide verbal or written
public comment should review instructions at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-12-07/index.html and
respond by midnight November 29, 2022 ET. Verbal comments will be
limited to three minutes each to accommodate as many speakers as
possible during the 30-minute session. Written public comments will be
accessible to the public on the TBDWG web page prior to the meeting.
Background and Authority: The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was
established on August 10, 2017, in accordance with section 2062 of the
21st Century Cures Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. app., as amended, to provide expertise and review federal
efforts related to all tick-borne diseases, to help ensure interagency
coordination and minimize overlap, and to examine research priorities.
The TBDWG is required to submit a report to the HHS Secretary and
Congress on their findings and any recommendations for the federal
response to tick-borne disease every two years.
Dated: September 8, 2022.
James J. Berger,
Designated Federal Officer, Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, Office of
Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-20092 Filed 9-15-22; 8:45 am]
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