81 FR 15604 - Notice of Public Meeting of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Scientific Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 56 (March 23, 2016)

Page Range		15604-15604
FR Document		2016-06558

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as ``the Board'') will meet on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 1800 G St. NW., Suite 10300, Washington DC 20006. The meeting will last from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m. and is open to the public. The meeting will be hosted by the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and led by Ambassador Deborah Birx, who leads implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the Board Chair, Dr. Carlos del Rio. The Board serves the Global AIDS Coordinator in a solely advisory capacity concerning scientific, implementation, and policy issues related to the global response to HIV/AIDS. These issues will be of concern as they influence the priorities and direction of PEPFAR evaluation and research, the content of national and international strategies and implementation, and the role of PEPFAR in international discourse regarding an appropriate and resourced response. Topics for the meeting will include follow-up discussion of previous Board recommendations on ``Test and START'' and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); updates on PEPFAR 3.0 programmatic activities in a number of areas including epidemic control, financing, tuberculosis (TB)/HIV co- infection and increasing civil society engagement in PEPFAR processes and decisions. The public may attend this meeting as seating capacity allows. Admittance to the meeting will be by means of a pre-arranged clearance list. In order to be placed on the list and, if applicable, to request reasonable accommodation, please register online via the following: http://goo.gl/forms/DchykN6z43 no later than Tuesday, April 5. While the meeting is open to public attendance, the Board will determine procedures for public participation. Requests for reasonable accommodation that are made after 5:00 p.m. on April 8 might not be possible to fulfill. For further information about the meeting, please contact Dr. Julia MacKenzie, Designated Federal Officer for the Board, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy at [email protected]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9492]


Notice of Public Meeting of the President's Emergency Plan for 
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Scientific Advisory Board

    Summary: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to 
as ``the Board'') will meet on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 1800 G St. 
NW., Suite 10300, Washington DC 20006. The meeting will last from 8:30 
a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m. and is open to the public.
    The meeting will be hosted by the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 
Coordinator, and led by Ambassador Deborah Birx, who leads 
implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 
(PEPFAR), and the Board Chair, Dr. Carlos del Rio.
    The Board serves the Global AIDS Coordinator in a solely advisory 
capacity concerning scientific, implementation, and policy issues 
related to the global response to HIV/AIDS. These issues will be of 
concern as they influence the priorities and direction of PEPFAR 
evaluation and research, the content of national and international 
strategies and implementation, and the role of PEPFAR in international 
discourse regarding an appropriate and resourced response. Topics for 
the meeting will include follow-up discussion of previous Board 
recommendations on ``Test and START'' and pre-exposure prophylaxis 
(PrEP); updates on PEPFAR 3.0 programmatic activities in a number of 
areas including epidemic control, financing, tuberculosis (TB)/HIV co-
infection and increasing civil society engagement in PEPFAR processes 
and decisions.
    The public may attend this meeting as seating capacity allows. 
Admittance to the meeting will be by means of a pre-arranged clearance 
list. In order to be placed on the list and, if applicable, to request 
reasonable accommodation, please register online via the following: 
http://goo.gl/forms/DchykN6z43 no later than Tuesday, April 5. While 
the meeting is open to public attendance, the Board will determine 
procedures for public participation. Requests for reasonable 
accommodation that are made after 5:00 p.m. on April 8 might not be 
possible to fulfill.
    For further information about the meeting, please contact Dr. Julia 
MacKenzie, Designated Federal Officer for the Board, Office of the U.S. 
Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy at [email protected].

    Dated: March 10, 2016.
Julia MacKenzie,
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, 
Department of State.
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U.S. Sector Members of the ITU that the may only identify as an ROA if so as ‘‘the Board’’) will meet on Tuesday,
Department of State serves as the ITU approved by the Federal April 19, 2016 at 1800 G St. NW., Suite
membership approval authority for U.S. Communications Commission. 10300, Washington DC 20006. The
entities and reminds U.S. Sector Membership fees are paid in meeting will last from 8:30 a.m. until
Members and prospective members of contributory units, and Member States, approximately 5:00 p.m. and is open to
their responsibilities for paying their Sector Members, Associates, and the public.
membership fees and keeping their Academia may choose their annual
The meeting will be hosted by the
accounts current. contributory amounts according to the
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: quantities listed below. Full Sector
Coordinator, and led by Ambassador
Please contact Franz Zichy at 202–647– Members are entitled to participate in
Deborah Birx, who leads
5778, zichyfj@state.gov and Lynnette all of the Study Groups, while
organizations with specific focus can implementation of the President’s
Jackson at 202–647–8344, Jacksonln@
participate in the work of a single study Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
state.gov.
group as an Associate. Academia, (PEPFAR), and the Board Chair, Dr.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ITU Carlos del Rio.
was founded in 1865 as the universities and their associated
research establishments benefit from The Board serves the Global AIDS
International Telegraph Union. Its
preferential rates, as do Sector Members Coordinator in a solely advisory
current name was adopted in 1934 and
it became a specialized agency of the from some developing countries. capacity concerning scientific,
Sector membership is automatically implementation, and policy issues
United Nations (UN), now responsible
renewed unless the member notifies the related to the global response to HIV/
for information and communication
ITU that it is renouncing its AIDS. These issues will be of concern as
technologies (ICT’s) in 1947. Its purpose
membership. Since renunciation does they influence the priorities and
is to coordinate international
not take effect until six months direction of PEPFAR evaluation and
telecommunication issues. ITU
following official notification, sector research, the content of national and
currently has 193 member states and
members will owe fees up until the international strategies and
more than 700 Sector Members,
official date of renunciation. implementation, and the role of
including many U.S. businesses and
academic institutions. Minimum Annual Contributory PEPFAR in international discourse
The Office of International Amounts regarding an appropriate and resourced
Communications and Information response. Topics for the meeting will
Policy (CIP), Multilateral Affairs (MA) Standardization/Radiocommunication include follow-up discussion of
in the Bureau of Economic and Business Sectors previous Board recommendations on
(EB) Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Sector Members: 31,800 CHF per Sector ‘‘Test and START’’ and pre-exposure
approves U.S. Sector Memberships for Associates: 10,600 CHF prophylaxis (PrEP); updates on PEPFAR
the ITU, and partners with the ITU in Academia and research establishments: 3.0 programmatic activities in a number
managing U.S. Sector Membership 3,975 CHF of areas including epidemic control,
arrears accounts. ITU Sector Members Development Sector financing, tuberculosis (TB)/HIV co-
represent a cross-section of the global infection and increasing civil society
ICT sector, from the world’s largest Members: 7,950 CHF engagement in PEPFAR processes and
manufacturers and carriers to small, Associates: 3,975 CHF decisions.
innovative players working with new Academia and research establishments:
3,975 CHF The public may attend this meeting as
and developing technologies, and seating capacity allows. Admittance to
academia. Founded on the principle of Additional information on types of
memberships and details on the meeting will be by means of a pre-
international cooperation between arranged clearance list. In order to be
governments (Member States) and the membership participation can be
accessed on the ITU Web site as follows: placed on the list and, if applicable, to
private sector (Sector Members,
https://www.itu.int/en/join/Pages/ request reasonable accommodation,
Associates and Academia), the ITU is a
default.aspx. please register online via the following:
global forum through which parties can
http://goo.gl/forms/DchykN6z43 no later
work towards consensus on a wide Dated: March 11, 2016.
than Tuesday, April 5. While the
range of issues affecting the ICT Julie N. Zoller,
industry’s future direction. meeting is open to public attendance,
Senior Deputy Coordinator, International the Board will determine procedures for
The ITU has three sectors—ITU Communications and Information Policy,
Radiocommunication Sector (ITU–R), public participation. Requests for
U.S. State Department.
ITU Telecommunication reasonable accommodation that are
[FR Doc. 2016–06561 Filed 3–22–16; 8:45 am]
Standardization Sector (ITU–T), and made after 5:00 p.m. on April 8 might
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ITU Development Sector (ITU–D). It also not be possible to fulfill.
has two types of sector memberships— For further information about the
one for corporate entities and regional DEPARTMENT OF STATE meeting, please contact Dr. Julia
or international organizations and one MacKenzie, Designated Federal Officer
for academia, university and research [Public Notice: 9492] for the Board, Office of the U.S. Global
establishments. Sector members from Notice of Public Meeting of the AIDS Coordinator and Health
corporate entities and regional or Diplomacy at MacKenzieJJ@state.gov.
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President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS
international organizations may join as Relief (PEPFAR) Scientific Advisory Dated: March 10, 2016.
a member of an entire sector (e.g., the Board
ITU–R) or as an associate of a particular Julia MacKenzie,
Study Group within a sector. Corporate Summary: In accordance with the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
entities with the interest of operating as Federal Advisory Committee Act and Health Diplomacy, Department of State.
Recognized Operating Agencies (ROA) (FACA), the PEPFAR Scientific [FR Doc. 2016–06558 Filed 3–22–16; 8:45 am]
are required to apply for such status and Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to BILLING CODE 4710–10–P

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 15604