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

Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council.

This will be a hybrid meeting held in-person and virtually and will be open to the public, 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 inform the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The meeting can be accessed from the NIH Videocast at the following link: videocast.nih.gov/​.

Name of Committee: Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council.

Date: October 22, 2026.

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.

Agenda: The 73rd OARAC meeting will include a report from the OAR Director, and host discussions with council members, guests, and NIH officials regarding the NIH HIV research agenda.

Address: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Grand Hall, Rockville, MD 20892.

Meeting Format: Hybrid.

Contact Person: Melissa Herrera, Office of AIDS Research, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 2F18, Rockville, MD 20892, (301) 496-0357, OARACinfo@nih.gov.

Registration is not required to attend this meeting.

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.

In the interest of security, NIH has procedures at www.nih.gov/​about-nih/​visitor-information/​campus-access-security for entrance into on-campus and off-campus facilities. All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors attending a meeting on campus or at an off-campus federal facility will be asked to show one form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver's license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit.