80 FR 24947 - Public Meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-10205 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 24947] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-10205] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues AGENCY: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the Commission) will conduct its twenty-first meeting on May 27, 2015. At this meeting, the Commission will discuss the role of deliberation and deliberative methods to engage the public and inform debate in bioethics, and how to integrate pubic dialogue into the bioethics conversation; bioethics education as a forum for fostering deliberative skills, and preparing students to participate in public dialogue in bioethics; goals and methods of bioethics education; and integrating bioethics education across a range of professional disciplines and educational levels. DATES: The meeting will take place Wednesday, May 27, 2015, from 9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: University of Pennsylvania Henry Jordan Medical Education Center, 5th Floor Lobby, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104. 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 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 twenty-first meeting of the Commission. The meeting will be open to the public with attendance limited to space available. The meeting will also be webcast at www.bioethics.gov. Under authority of E. O. 13521, dated November 24, 2009, the President established the Commission. The Commission is an expert panel of not more than 13 members who are drawn from the fields of bioethics, science, medicine, technology, engineering, law, philosophy, theology, or other areas of the humanities or social sciences. 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 items for the Commission's twenty-first meeting are to discuss the role of deliberation and deliberative methods to engage the public and inform debate in bioethics, and how to integrate pubic dialogue into the bioethics conversation; bioethics education as a forum for fostering deliberative skills, and preparing students to participate in public dialogue in bioethics; goals and methods of bioethics education; and integrating bioethics education across a range of professional disciplines and educational levels. The draft meeting agenda and other information about the Commission, including information about access to the webcast, will be available at 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 enhances overall public understanding of the issues at hand and conclusions reached by the Commission. 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 to members of the public in order 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. 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 Avenue 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. 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. Dated: April 22, 2015. Lisa M. Lee, Executive Director, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. 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William Kohn, DDS (former Panel member), range of professional disciplines and Respectful debate of opposing views
Director (2010–11), Division of Oral educational levels. and active participation by citizens in
Health, National Center for Chronic public exchange of ideas enhances
DATES: The meeting will take place
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, overall public understanding of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wednesday, May 27, 2015, from 9 a.m.
U.S. Department of Health and Human to approximately 5 p.m. issues at hand and conclusions reached
Services ADDRESSES: University of Pennsylvania by the Commission. The Commission is
Arlene M. Lester, DDS, MPH, CAPT, United Henry Jordan Medical Education Center, particularly interested in receiving
States Public Health Service, Regional 5th Floor Lobby, 3400 Civic Center comments and questions during the
Minority Health Consultant, Office of the Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104. meeting that are responsive to specific
Secretary, US Department of Health and sessions. Written comments will be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Human Services accepted at the registration desk and
Nicholas S. Makrides, DMD, MA, MPH, Hillary Wicai Viers, Communications
Director, Presidential Commission for comment forms will be provided to
Assistant Surgeon General, Chief Dental members of the public in order to write
Officer, United States Public Health the Study of Bioethical Issues, 1425
Service, Chief Dentist, Federal Bureau of New York Avenue NW., Suite C–100, down questions and comments for the
Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC 20005. Telephone: Commission as they arise. To
Richard Manski, DDS, MBA, Ph.D., Senior 202–233–3960. Email: Hillary.Viers@ accommodate as many individuals as
Scholar, Center for Financing, Access and bioethics.gov. Additional information possible, the time for each question or
Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare may be obtained at www.bioethics.gov. comment may be limited. If the number
Research and Quality, U.S. Department of of individuals wishing to pose a
Health and Human Services SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act question or make a comment is greater
Ana Maria Osorio, MD, MPH, Senior Advisor than can reasonably be accommodated
for the Public Health Service, Office of the of 1972, Public Law 92–463, 5 U.S.C.
app. 2, notice is hereby given of the during the scheduled meeting, the
Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services twenty-first meeting of the Commission. Commission may make a random
Benson Silverman, MD (former panel The meeting will be open to the public selection.
member, deceased), Staff Director, Infant with attendance limited to space Written comments will also be
Formula and Medical Foods, Center for available. The meeting will also be accepted in advance of the meeting and
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food are especially welcome. Please address
webcast at www.bioethics.gov.
and Drug Administration, U.S. Department written comments by email to info@
of Health and Human Services
Under authority of E. O. 13521, dated
November 24, 2009, the President bioethics.gov, or by mail to the
Thomas Sinks, Ph.D., Deputy Director,
National Center for Environmental Health/ established the Commission. The following address: Public Commentary,
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Commission is an expert panel of not Presidential Commission for the Study
Registry, Centers for Disease Control and more than 13 members who are drawn of Bioethical Issues, 1425 New York
Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and from the fields of bioethics, science, Avenue NW., Suite C–100, Washington,
Human Services medicine, technology, engineering, law, DC 20005. Comments will be publicly
philosophy, theology, or other areas of available, including any personally
[FR Doc. 2015–10201 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am]
the humanities or social sciences. The identifiable or confidential business
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P information that they contain. Trade
Commission advises the President on
bioethical issues arising from advances secrets should not be submitted.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND in biomedicine and related areas of Anyone planning to attend the
HUMAN SERVICES science and technology. The meeting who needs special assistance,
Commission seeks to identify and such as sign language interpretation or
Public Meeting of the Presidential promote policies and practices that other reasonable accommodations,
Commission for the Study of ensure scientific research, health care should notify Esther Yoo by telephone
Bioethical Issues delivery, and technological innovation at (202) 233–3960, or email at
are conducted in a socially and ethically Esther.Yoo@bioethics.gov in advance of
AGENCY: Presidential Commission for responsible manner. the meeting. The Commission will make
the Study of Bioethical Issues, Office of The main agenda items for the every effort to accommodate persons
the Assistant Secretary for Health, Commission’s twenty-first meeting are who need special assistance.
Office of the Secretary, Department of to discuss the role of deliberation and Dated: April 22, 2015.
Health and Human Services. deliberative methods to engage the
Lisa M. Lee,
ACTION: Notice of meeting. public and inform debate in bioethics,
and how to integrate pubic dialogue into Executive Director, Presidential Commission
for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
SUMMARY: The Presidential Commission the bioethics conversation; bioethics
for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the [FR Doc. 2015–10205 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am]
education as a forum for fostering
Commission) will conduct its twenty- deliberative skills, and preparing BILLING CODE 4154–06–P
first meeting on May 27, 2015. At this students to participate in public
meeting, the Commission will discuss dialogue in bioethics; goals and
the role of deliberation and deliberative DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
methods of bioethics education; and
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integrate pubic dialogue into the educational levels. The draft meeting
bioethics conversation; bioethics agenda and other information about the Center For Scientific Review; Notice of
education as a forum for fostering Commission, including information Closed Meetings
deliberative skills, and preparing about access to the webcast, will be
students to participate in public available at www.bioethics.gov. Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
dialogue in bioethics; goals and The Commission welcomes input Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
methods of bioethics education; and from anyone wishing to provide public amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
integrating bioethics education across a comment on any issue before it. hereby given of the following meetings.
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| Dates | The meeting will take place Wednesday, May 27, 2015, from 9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. | |
| 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: [email protected] Additional information may be obtained at www.bioethics.gov. | |
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