Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC); Meeting Notice

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#  Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC); Meeting Notice

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting for the aforementioned committee:

*Time and Date:* 2 p.m.-3 p.m., September 9, 2009.

*Place:* The teleconference call will originate at the CDC.

*Status:* Open to the public. Teleconference access limited only by availability of telephone ports. To participate in the teleconference please dial 1-888-324-8568 and enter conference code 7126207.

*Purpose:* The Committee is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Secretary, HHS; the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, CDC; and the Director, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID), regarding: (1) The practice of hospital infection control; (2) strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of infections ( *e.g.,* nosocomial infections), antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic updating of guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and healthcare-related conditions.

*Matters To Be Discussed:* The agenda will include a follow-up discussion on the *Draft Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2008,* available on the following HICPAC Web page: *http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/hicpac_schedule.html.*

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

*Contact Person for More Information:* Wendy Vance, HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCPDCID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.

The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign *Federal Register* notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: August 17, 2009.

Elaine L. Baker,

Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).