[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-650]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of
Bioethical Issues
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Presidential
Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
will conduct its eighth meeting in February. At this meeting, the
Commission will discuss issues of privacy and access related to human
genome sequence data. The Commission will also be discussing
neuroscience and related ethical issues.
DATES: The meeting will take place February 2, 2012 from 9 a.m. to
approximately 5:15 p.m. and on February 3, 2012 from 9 a.m. to
approximately 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Millberry Union, University of California, San Francisco,
500 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, (415) 476-2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hillary Wicai Viers, Communications
Director, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues,
1425 New York Avenue NW., Suite C-100, Washington, DC 20005. Telephone:
(202) 233-3960. Email: Hillary.Viers@bioethics.gov. Additional
information may be obtained at http://www.bioethics.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act of 1972, Public Law 92-463, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given
of the eighth meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of
Bioethical Issues (the Commission). The meeting will be held from 9
a.m. to approximately 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2012, and from
9 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2012, in San
Francisco, California. The meeting will be open to the public with
attendance limited to space available. The meeting will also be webcast
at http://www.bioethics.gov. Under authority of Executive Order 13521,
dated November 24, 2009, the President established the Commission. The
Commission is an advisory panel of the nation's leaders in medicine,
science, ethics, religion, law, and engineering. The Commission advises
the President on bioethical issues arising from advances in biomedicine
and related areas of science and technology. The Commission seeks to
identify and promote policies and practices that ensure scientific
research, health care delivery, and technological innovation are
conducted in a socially and ethically responsible manner. The main
agenda item for the Commission's eighth meeting is to discuss issues of
privacy and access related to human genome sequence data. The
Commission will also be discussing neuroscience and related ethical
issues. The draft meeting agenda and other information about PCSBI,
including information about access to the webcast, will be available at
http://www.bioethics.gov. The Commission welcomes input from anyone
wishing to provide public comment on any issue before it. Respectful
debate of opposing views and active participation by citizens in public
exchange of ideas can enhance decisions that are reached and the
overall public understanding of them. The Commission is particularly
interested in receiving comments and questions during the meeting that
are responsive to specific sessions. Written comments will be accepted
at the registration desk and comment forms will be provided for members
of the public to write down questions and comments for the Commission
as they arise. To accommodate as many individuals as possible, the time
for each question or comment may be limited. If the number of
individuals wishing to pose a question or make a comment is greater
than can reasonably be accommodated during the scheduled meeting, the
Commission may make a random selection. Anyone planning to attend the
meeting who needs special assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify Esther
Yoo by telephone at (202) 233-3960, or email at
Esther.Yoo@bioethics.gov in advance of the meeting. The Commission will
make every effort to accommodate persons who need special assistance.
Written comments will also be accepted in advance of the meeting and
are especially welcome. Please address written comments by email to
info@bioethics.gov, or by mail to the following address: Public
Commentary, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues,
1425 New York Ave. NW., Suite C-100, Washington, DC 20005. Comments
will be publicly available, including any personally identifiable or
confidential business information that they contain. Trade secrets
should not be submitted.
Dated: January 6, 2012.
Valerie H. Bonham,
Executive Director, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical
Issues.
[FR Doc. 2012-650 Filed 1-13-12; 8:45 am]
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