[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 16750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06226]
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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 virtual
meeting. The meeting will be open to the public. For this meeting, the
TBDWG will be discussing and voting on recommendations for the 2022
TBDWG Report to the HHS Secretary and Congress. Most of the
recommendations the TBDWG will consider are from the reports of five
TBDWG subcommittees, which were created to examine critical topic areas
related to tick-borne diseases. The 2022 report will address a wide
range of topics related to tick-borne diseases, such as, surveillance,
prevention, diagnosis, diagnostics, and treatment; identify advances
made in research, as well as overlap and gaps in tick-borne disease
research; and provide recommendations regarding any appropriate changes
or improvements to such activities and research.
DATES: The meeting will be held online via webcast on April 27, 2022-
April 28, 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
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-04-27/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, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C Street SW,
Suite L600, Washington, DC 20024. Email: [email protected].
Phone: 202-795-7608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Registration information can be found on the
meeting website at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-04-27/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/2022-04-27/index.html and
respond by midnight April 15, 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: March 14, 2022.
James J. Berger,
Designated Federal Officer, Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, Office of
Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-06226 Filed 3-23-22; 8:45 am]
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