87 FR 179 pgs. 56964-56965 - Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 179Pages: 56964 - 56965
Pages: 56964, 56965FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-20088 Filed 9-15-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
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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.
SUMMARY:
[top] 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 and vote upon the
DATES:
The public can view the meeting online via webcast on October 25, 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/2022-10-25/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: tickbornedisease@hhs.gov. 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/2022-10-25/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/2022-10-25/index.html and respond by midnight October 17, 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. 2022-20088 Filed 9-15-22; 8:45 am]
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