81_FR_48962 81 FR 48819 - Public Meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

81 FR 48819 - Public Meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

Page Range48819-48819
FR Document2016-17620

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the Commission) will conduct its twenty-sixth meeting on August 31, 2016. At this meeting, the Commission will reflect on the past, present, and future impact of national bioethics advisory bodies. Topics will include the history of national bioethics advisory bodies and their contributions to health policy, perspectives about similar bodies elsewhere, and discussion about what the future holds for groups like the Commission.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 48819]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17620]


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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.

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SUMMARY: The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues 
(the Commission) will conduct its twenty-sixth meeting on August 31, 
2016. At this meeting, the Commission will reflect on the past, 
present, and future impact of national bioethics advisory bodies. 
Topics will include the history of national bioethics advisory bodies 
and their contributions to health policy, perspectives about similar 
bodies elsewhere, and discussion about what the future holds for groups 
like the Commission.

DATES: The meeting will take place August 31, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 
approximately 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Annenberg Public Policy Center, 202 S. 36th St., 
Philadelphia, PA 19104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa M. Lee, Executive Director, 
Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 330 C 
Street SW., Suite L001, Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 202-795-7689. 
Email: [email protected]. 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-sixth 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 Executive Order 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 for the Commission's twenty-sixth meeting is to 
reflect upon the role of national bioethics advisory bodies, both in 
the US and abroad, in the past, present, and future.
    The Commission welcomes input from anyone wishing to provide public 
comment on any issue before it. Respectful consideration 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 
in advance, during, and after the meeting and are especially welcome. 
Comments will be publicly available, including any personally 
identifiable or confidential business information that they contain. 
Trade secrets should not be submitted.
    Written comments will be accepted by email to [email protected], 
or by mail to the following address: Public Commentary, Presidential 
Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 330 C Street SW., Suite 
L001, Washington, DC 20201. 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. Time permitting, 
we will read aloud as many comments as possible.
    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) 795-
7689, or email at [email protected] at least one week in advance 
of the meeting. The Commission will make every effort to accommodate 
persons who need special assistance.

    Dated: July 8, 2016.
Lisa M. Lee,
Executive Director, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical 
Issues.
[FR Doc. 2016-17620 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 26, 2016 / Notices 48819 We estimate the burden for the reflect on the past, present, and future during the meeting that are responsive preparation of each record to be .10 impact of national bioethics advisory to specific sessions. Written comments hours for a total burden of 2,400 hours. bodies. Topics will include the history will be accepted in advance, during, and We estimate that all processors of national bioethics advisory bodies after the meeting and are especially (15,000 processors) will maintain and their contributions to health policy, welcome. Comments will be publicly records of the calibration of process- perspectives about similar bodies available, including any personally monitoring instruments and the elsewhere, and discussion about what identifiable or confidential business performing of any periodic end-product the future holds for groups like the information that they contain. Trade and in-process testing (§ 123.8(d)) at 47 Commission. secrets should not be submitted. records per processor for a total of DATES: The meeting will take place Written comments will be accepted by 705,000 records. We estimate the August 31, 2016, from 9 a.m. to email to info@bioethics.gov, or by mail burden for the preparation of each approximately 4 p.m. to the following address: Public record to be .10 hours for a total burden ADDRESSES: Annenberg Public Policy Commentary, Presidential Commission of 70,500 hours. Center, 202 S. 36th St., Philadelphia, PA for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 330 We estimate that all processors C Street SW., Suite L001, Washington, 19104. (15,000 processors) will maintain DC 20201. To accommodate as many FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa sanitation control records (§ 123.11(c)) individuals as possible, the time for at 280 records per processor for a total M. Lee, Executive Director, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical each question or comment may be of 4,200,000 records. We estimate the limited. If the number of individuals burden for the preparation of each Issues, 330 C Street SW., Suite L001, Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: wishing to pose a question or make a record to be .10 hours for a total burden comment is greater than can reasonably of 420,000 hours. 202–795–7689. Email: Lisa.Lee@ bioethics.gov. Additional information be accommodated during the scheduled We estimate that all importers (4,100 meeting, the Commission may make a importers) will maintain records that may be obtained at www.bioethics.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant random selection. Time permitting, we verify that the fish and fishery products will read aloud as many comments as they offer for import into the United to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, Public Law 92–463, 5 U.S.C. possible. States were processed in accordance app. 2, notice is hereby given of the Anyone planning to attend the with the HACCP and sanitation twenty-sixth meeting of the meeting who needs special assistance, provisions set forth in part 123 Commission. The meeting will be open such as sign language interpretation or (§ 123.12(c)). We estimate that 80 to the public with attendance limited to other reasonable accommodations, records will be prepared per importer space available. The meeting will also should notify Esther Yoo by telephone for a total of 328,000 records. We be webcast at www.bioethics.gov. at (202) 795–7689, or email at estimate the burden for the preparation Under authority of Executive Order Esther.Yoo@bioethics.gov at least one of each record to be .10 hours for a total 13521, dated November 24, 2009, the week in advance of the meeting. The burden of 32,800 hours. We estimate that 1 percent of all President established the Commission. Commission will make every effort to importers (41 importers) will require The Commission is an expert panel of accommodate persons who need special new written verification procedures to not more than 13 members who are assistance. verify compliance of imports drawn from the fields of bioethics, Dated: July 8, 2016. (§ 123.12(a)(2)). We estimate the burden science, medicine, technology, Lisa M. Lee, for preparing the new procedures to be engineering, law, philosophy, theology, Executive Director, Presidential Commission 4 hours per importer for a total burden or other areas of the humanities or for the Study of Bioethical Issues. of 164 hours. social sciences. The Commission [FR Doc. 2016–17620 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am] advises the President on bioethical Dated: July 19, 2016. issues arising from advances in BILLING CODE 4154–06–P Leslie Kux, biomedicine and related areas of science Associate Commissioner for Policy. and technology. The Commission seeks DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND [FR Doc. 2016–17571 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am] to identify and promote policies and HUMAN SERVICES BILLING CODE 4164–01–P practices that ensure scientific research, health care delivery, and technological National Institutes of Health innovation are conducted in a socially DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND and ethically responsible manner. National Institute of General Medical HUMAN SERVICES The main agenda for the Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings Commission’s twenty-sixth meeting is to Public Meeting of the Presidential reflect upon the role of national Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Commission for the Study of bioethics advisory bodies, both in the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Bioethical Issues US and abroad, in the past, present, and amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is AGENCY: Presidential Commission for future. hereby given of the following meetings. the Study of Bioethical Issues, Office of The Commission welcomes input The meetings will be closed to the the Assistant Secretary for Health, from anyone wishing to provide public public in accordance with the Office of the Secretary, Department of comment on any issue before it. provisions set forth in sections Respectful consideration of opposing 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice of meeting. views and active participation by as amended. The grant applications and citizens in public exchange of ideas the discussions could disclose SUMMARY: The Presidential Commission enhances overall public understanding confidential trade secrets or commercial for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the of the issues at hand and conclusions property such as patentable material, Commission) will conduct its twenty- reached by the Commission. The and personal information concerning sixth meeting on August 31, 2016. At Commission is particularly interested in individuals associated with the grant this meeting, the Commission will receiving comments and questions applications, the disclosure of which VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:28 Jul 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will take place August 31, 2016, from 9 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m.
ContactLisa M. Lee, Executive Director, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 330 C Street SW., Suite L001, Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 202-795-7689. Email: [email protected] Additional information may be obtained at www.bioethics.gov.
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