82 FR 50435 - Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-23641

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of 
Meeting

    Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Office of AIDS 
Research Advisory Council.
    The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with 
attendance 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 Contact Person 
listed below in advance of the meeting.
    The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the 
provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(9)(B), Title 5 U.S.C., as 
amended, for the review of recommendations for the HHS Treatment and 
Prevention Guidelines for medical care of people living with HIV in the 
United States. Recommendations made from the working group to the OARAC 
will include drug names, treatment regimens, and prevention modalities 
to be used for the clinical care of PLWHA. The Council may revise the 
draft guidelines and change the content or scope of treatment and 
prevention for HIV/AIDS as recommended in the final guidelines. 
Premature disclosure of draft guidelines in an open meeting could 
negatively impact health and safety due to the premature disclosure of 
information to medical providers and the public. Draft guidelines could 
be misunderstood and confuse medical providers and the public as to 
what is the current HHS guidelines for the treatment and prevention of 
HIV/AIDS, could lead to premature changes in treatment regimens and 
prevention modalities that affect the health and safety of PLWHA and 
the public.

    Name of Committee: Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council.
    Date: November 16, 2017.
    Open: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Agenda: OAR Director's Report, updates from the DHHS HIV 
Treatment and Prevention Guidelines, OAR Task Force on Cost Sharing, 
and plans for the Clinical Trials Networks from the National 
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Room ID13, 5601 Fishers 
Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Closed: 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To evaluate and review recommendations for the HHS 
Treatment and Prevention Guidelines.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Room ID13, 5601 Fishers 
Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Open: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Agenda: Update from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
Institute on the merger of the MACS and WIHS, and updates on HIV/
AIDS Research Activities from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National 
Institute on Aging.
    Place: National Institutes of Health Room ID13, 5601 Fishers 
Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Elizabeth S. Church, Ph.D., Executive Secretary 
, Office of AIDS Research, DPCPSI, Office of the Director, 5601 
Fishers Lane, Room 2E-60, Rockville, MD 20852-9830, 240-627-3201, 
elizabeth.church@nih.gov.

    Any interested person may file written comments with the 
committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed 
on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, 
telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional 
affiliation of the interested person.
    Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home 
page: www.oar.nih.gov, where an agenda and any additional 
information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.14, 
Intramural Research Training Award; 93.22, Clinical Research Loan 
Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 
93.232, Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally; 93.39, 
Academic Research Enhancement Award; 93.936, NIH Acquired 
Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Loan Repayment Program; 93.187, 
Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged 
Backgrounds, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: October 26, 2017.
Natasha M. Copeland,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Place: National Institutes of Health, Room
HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES ID13, 5601 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, MD
20892.
National Institutes of Health Open: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Health Resources and Services Agenda: Update from the National Heart,
Administration Lung, and Blood Institute on the merger of
Office of the Director, National
the MACS and WIHS, and updates on HIV/
National Advisory Committee on Rural Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting
AIDS Research Activities from the Eunice
Health and Human Services Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Health and Human Development and the
AGENCY: Health Resources and Service amended, notice is hereby given of a National Institute on Aging.
Administration (HRSA), Department of Place: National Institutes of Health Room
meeting of the Office of AIDS Research ID13, 5601 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, MD
Health and Human Services (HHS). Advisory Council. 20892.
The meeting will be open to the Contact Person: Elizabeth S. Church, Ph.D.,
ACTION: Notice of charter renewal.
public as indicated below, with Executive Secretary , Office of AIDS
attendance limited to space available. Research, DPCPSI, Office of the Director,
SUMMARY: HHS is hereby giving notice
Individuals who plan to attend and 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 2E–60, Rockville,
that the charter for the National need special assistance, such as sign MD 20852–9830, 240–627–3201,
Advisory Committee on Rural Health language interpretation or other elizabeth.church@nih.gov.
and Human Services (NACRHHS) has reasonable accommodations, should Any interested person may file written
been renewed. The effective date of the notify the Contact Person listed below comments with the committee by forwarding
renewed charter is October 31, 2017. in advance of the meeting. the statement to the Contact Person listed on
The meeting will be closed to the this notice. The statement should include the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul name, address, telephone number and when
public in accordance with the
Moore, Designate Federal Official, applicable, the business or professional
provisions set forth in section
NACRHHS, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, affiliation of the interested person.
552b(c)(9)(B), Title 5 U.S.C., as Information is also available on the
Room 17W41C, Rockville, Maryland amended, for the review of
20857, telephone (301) 443–0835, fax Institute’s/Center’s home page:
recommendations for the HHS www.oar.nih.gov, where an agenda and any
(301) 443–2803 or by email at pmoore2@ Treatment and Prevention Guidelines additional information for the meeting will
hrsa.gov. for medical care of people living with be posted when available.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HIV in the United States. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
NACRHHS provides advice to the Recommendations made from the Program Nos. 93.14, Intramural Research
working group to the OARAC will Training Award; 93.22, Clinical Research
Secretary concerning the provision and Loan Repayment Program for Individuals
financing of health care and human include drug names, treatment
regimens, and prevention modalities to from Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 93.232,
services in rural areas. The current Loan Repayment Program for Research
be used for the clinical care of PLWHA.
Committee was established under Generally; 93.39, Academic Research
The Council may revise the draft Enhancement Award; 93.936, NIH Acquired
Section 222 of the Public Health Service
guidelines and change the content or Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Loan
Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 217a. In scope of treatment and prevention for Repayment Program; 93.187, Undergraduate
accordance with Public Law 92–463, it HIV/AIDS as recommended in the final Scholarship Program for Individuals from
was chartered on October 30, 1987, has guidelines. Premature disclosure of draft Disadvantaged Backgrounds, National
been renewed at appropriate intervals, guidelines in an open meeting could Institutes of Health, HHS)
and will operate until October 31, 2019. negatively impact health and safety due
Dated: October 26, 2017.
The Committee will continue to operate to the premature disclosure of
Natasha M. Copeland,
in accordance with the provisions of the information to medical providers and
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Federal Advisory Committee Act the public. Draft guidelines could be Committee Policy.
(FACA). misunderstood and confuse medical [FR Doc. 2017–23641 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am]
A copy of the NACRHHS charter is providers and the public as to what is
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available on the NACRHHS Web site at the current HHS guidelines for the
https://www.hrsa.gov/ treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS,
advisorycommittees/rural/. A copy of could lead to premature changes in DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
the charter is also available on the treatment regimens and prevention HUMAN SERVICES
FACA database that is maintained by modalities that affect the health and
the Committee Management Secretariat safety of PLWHA and the public. National Institutes of Health
under the General Services Name of Committee: Office of AIDS
Research Advisory Council. Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
Administration. The Web site for the Closed Meetings
Date: November 16, 2017.
FACA database is http:// Open: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
www.facadatabase.gov/. Agenda: OAR Director’s Report, updates Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
from the DHHS HIV Treatment and Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
Amy McNulty, Prevention Guidelines, OAR Task Force on amended, notice is hereby given of the
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Acting Director, Division of the Executive Cost Sharing, and plans for the Clinical Trials following meetings.
Secretariat. Networks from the National Institute of The meetings will be closed to the
[FR Doc. 2017–23562 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] Allergy and Infectious Diseases. public in accordance with the
Place: National Institutes of Health, Room provisions set forth in sections
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ID13, 5601 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, MD 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
20892.
Closed: 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. as amended. The grant applications and
Agenda: To evaluate and review the discussions could disclose
recommendations for the HHS Treatment and confidential trade secrets or commercial
Prevention Guidelines. property such as patentable material,

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Dates		November 16, 2017.
FR Citation		82 FR 50435

82 FR 50435 - Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health