Notice2022-20088

Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group

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September 16, 2022

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Health and Human Services Department

Abstract

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 third and final Report to Congress and the HHS Secretary. 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56964-56965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20088]


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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 and vote upon the

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third and final Report to Congress and the HHS Secretary. 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 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 
<a href="https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-10-25/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-10-25/index.html</a> 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccb8a5afa7aea3bea2a9a8a5bfa9adbfa98ca4a4bfe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="76021f151d1419041813121f0513170513361e1e0558111900">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Phone: 202-795-
7608.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A link to view the webcast can be found on 
the meeting website at <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-10-25/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-10-25/index.html</a> 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 <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-10-25/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/tickbornedisease/meetings/2022-10-25/index.html</a> 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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