ACD Meeting Information

The re-established ACD holds meetings each year at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia to recommend ways to prioritize CDC’s activities, improve results, and address health disparities. It also provides guidance to help CDC work more effectively with its various private and public sector constituents to make health protection a practical reality. Meetings are open to the public and available online via live webcast.

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ACD Meeting Registration

Registration is not required to watch ACD Meeting webcasts.

Rules of Conduct for ACD Meetings

An interested person who wishes to provide a written public comment during an ACD meeting should submit a request with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) before the meeting according to the instructions in the Federal Register Notice.
In-person attendees may be subject to security screening, such as presenting identification, passing through metal detectors, and inspection of briefcases, packages, and so on.
Attendees at the meeting are asked to maintain order and not display behavior that is disruptive to the meeting.
The ACD Chair or Designated Federal Officer will note on the record any disruptive behavior and will ask the person to cease the behavior or else leave the meeting room.
We ask that attendees not approach the ACD table area before, during, or after the meeting without permission from a Designated Federal Officer.

Public engagement and input are vital to ACD’s work. Members of the public are invited to submit comments to ACD in two ways: (1) written comments submitted via regulations.gov, and/or (2) in-person oral public comment at ACD meetings.

How to Submit a Written Public Comment

Any member of the public can submit a written public comment to ACD. Written comments must be received by TBD, for the November 14, 2023, ACD Meeting, identified by Docket No. TBD using the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number.

All relevant comments received will be posted without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket or to read background documents or comments received, go to Regulations.gov.

How to Request to Make an Oral Public Comment

The November 14, 2023, ACD meeting will include time for oral public comment for members of the public. All individuals interested in making an oral public comment are strongly encouraged to submit a request no later than TBD as there will be no opportunity to register for oral public comment later than TBD.

If the number of persons requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled time, CDC will conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled public comment session.

CDC staff will notify individuals regarding their request to speak by email TBD. To accommodate the significant interest in participation in the oral public comment session of ACD meetings, each speaker will be limited to 3 minutes, and each speaker may only speak once per meeting.

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Oral Public Comment for November 14, 2023 Meeting

The November 14, 2023, ACD meeting will include time for oral public comment for members of the public.

If the number of people requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the time scheduled for oral public comment, CDC may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers. CDC staff will notify individuals regarding their request to speak via email by TBD.

To accommodate the significant interest in participation in the oral public comment session of ACD meetings, each speaker will be limited to 3 minutes, and each speaker may only speak once per meeting. Interested persons who are unable to make an oral public comment during this meeting are invited to submit a written comment.

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