[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4268-4269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01428]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
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 stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will hold a
meeting to discuss essential health benefits and provider networks, the
integration of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) qualified health plan and
the Ryan White Program; an update on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy;
and a discussion on surveillance data. The meeting will be open to the
public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on February 12, 2015, from 9 a.m. to
approximately 5 p.m. (ET) and February 13, 2015, from 9:30 a.m. to
approximately 12:30 p.m. (ET).
ADDRESSES: Renaissance Washington DC, Downtown Hotel, 999 Ninth Street
NW., Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Caroline Talev, Public Health
Analyst, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 443H,
Washington, DC 20201; (202) 205-1178. More detailed information about
PACHA can be obtained by accessing the PACHA Web page on the AIDS.Gov
Web site at www.aids.gov/pacha.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PACHA was established by Executive Order
12963, dated June 14, 1995, as amended by Executive Order 13009, dated
June 14, 1996. The Council was established to provide advice,
information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs
and policies intended to promote effective prevention of HIV disease
and AIDS. The functions of the Council are solely advisory in nature.
The Council consists of not more than 25 members. Council members
are selected from prominent community leaders with particular expertise
in, or knowledge of, matters concerning HIV and AIDS, public health,
global health, philanthropy, marketing or business, as well as other
national leaders held in high esteem from other sectors of society.
Council members are appointed by the Secretary or designee, in
consultation with the White House Office on National AIDS Policy. The
agenda for the upcoming meeting will be posted on the Council's Web
site at www.aids.gov/pacha.
Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should
notify the designated contact person. Due to space constraints, pre-
registration for public attendance is advisable and can be accomplished
by contacting Caroline Talev at [email protected] by close of
business February 6, 2015. Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide comments at the meeting. Any individual who
wishes to participate in the public comment session must register with
Caroline Talev at [email protected] by close of business February
6, 2015; registration for public comment will not be accepted by
telephone. Individuals are encouraged to provide a written statement of
any public comment(s) for accurate minute taking purposes. Public
comment will be limited to two minutes per speaker. Any members of the
public who wish to have printed material distributed to PACHA members
at the meeting should submit, at a minimum, 1 copy of the material(s)
to Caroline Talev, no later than close of business close of business
February 6, 2015.
Dated: January 12, 2015.
B. Kaye Hayes,
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
[FR Doc. 2015-01428 Filed 1-26-15; 8:45 am]
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