Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on June 22-23, 2006, 30139-30140 [E6-8069]

Download as PDF cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 101 / Thursday, May 25, 2006 / Notices the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. C) and related regulations. Generally, SAB meetings are announced in the Federal Register, conducted in public view, and provide opportunities for public input during deliberations. Additional information about the SAB and its committees can be obtained on the SAB Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/sab. Expertise Sought: The SAB Staff Office requests nominations of engineers, ecologists, public health and biomedical scientists, and chemical and physical scientists to be considered for appointment to the expert panel described above. 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E6–8043 Filed 5–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting Federal Election Commission. & TIME: Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 10 a.m. PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC (Ninth Floor). STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public. ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Advisory Opinion 2006–19: Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee. Routine Administrative Matters. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Biersack, Press Officer, Telephone: (202) 694–1220. AGENCY: DATE Mary W. Dove, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 06–4901 Filed 5–23–06; 3:18 pm] BILLING CODE 6715–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Meeting of the President’s Council on Bioethics on June 22–23, 2006 AGENCY: The President’s Council on Bioethics, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The President’s Council on Bioethics (Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD, Chairman) will hold its twenty-fifth meeting, at which, among other things, E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1 30140 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 101 / Thursday, May 25, 2006 / Notices it will hear presentations on and discuss issues in two broad areas (1) organ transplantation and procurement and (2) newborn screening for genetic disorders. The discussions in both areas are continuations of previous Council discussions. Subjects discussed at past Council meetings (although not on the agenda for the June 2006 meeting) include: human dignity, therapeutic and reproductive cloning, assisted reproduction, reproductive genetics, neuroscience, aging retardation, and lifespan-extension. Publications issued by the Council to date include: Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry (July 2002); Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness (October 2003); Being Human: Readings from the President’s Council on Bioethics (December 2003); Monitoring Stem Cell Research (January 2004), Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies (March 2004), Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: A White Paper (May 2005), and Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society (September 2005). The meeting will take place Thursday, June 22, 2006, from 9:00 am to 5:15 pm, ET; and Friday, June 23, 2006, from 8:30 am to 12 noon, ET. DATES: St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th and K Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20006. Phone 202–638–2626. Agenda: The meeting agenda will be posted at https://www.bioethics.gov. Public Comments: The Council encourages public input, either in person or in writing. At this meeting, interested members of the public may address the Council, beginning at 11:45 am, on Friday, June 23. Comments are limited to no more than five minutes per speaker or organization. As a courtesy, please inform Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of Communications, in advance of your intention to make a public statement, and give your name and affiliation. To submit a written statement, mail or e-mail it to Ms. Gianelli at one of the addresses given below. ADDRESSES: Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of Communications, The President’s Council on Bioethics, Suite 700, 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: 202/ 296–4669. E-mail: info@bioethics.gov. Web site: https://www.bioethics.gov. cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:42 May 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 Dated: May 15, 2006. F. Daniel Davis, Executive Director, The President’s Council on Bioethics. [FR Doc. E6–8069 Filed 5–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–06–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Aging Availability of Funding Opportunity Announcement Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: Aging and Disability Resource Center Initiative: Building Upon Success. Announcement Type: Initial. Funding Opportunity Number: HHS– 2006–AoA–DR–0605. Statutory Authority: The Older Americans Act, Public Law 106–501. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048, Title IV and Title II, Discretionary Projects. Dates: The deadline date for the submission of applications is July 21, 2006. I. Funding Opportunity Description In FY 2003, the Administration on Aging (AoA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formed a historic partnership to launch the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) demonstration grant initiative. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30139-30140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8069]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on June 
22-23, 2006

AGENCY: The President's Council on Bioethics, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The President's Council on Bioethics (Edmund D. Pellegrino, 
MD, Chairman) will hold its twenty-fifth meeting, at which, among other 
things,

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it will hear presentations on and discuss issues in two broad areas (1) 
organ transplantation and procurement and (2) newborn screening for 
genetic disorders. The discussions in both areas are continuations of 
previous Council discussions. Subjects discussed at past Council 
meetings (although not on the agenda for the June 2006 meeting) 
include: human dignity, therapeutic and reproductive cloning, assisted 
reproduction, reproductive genetics, neuroscience, aging retardation, 
and lifespan-extension. Publications issued by the Council to date 
include: Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry (July 
2002); Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness 
(October 2003); Being Human: Readings from the President's Council on 
Bioethics (December 2003); Monitoring Stem Cell Research (January 
2004), Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation of New 
Biotechnologies (March 2004), Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent 
Stem Cells: A White Paper (May 2005), and Taking Care: Ethical 
Caregiving in Our Aging Society (September 2005).

DATES: The meeting will take place Thursday, June 22, 2006, from 9:00 
am to 5:15 pm, ET; and Friday, June 23, 2006, from 8:30 am to 12 noon, 
ET.

ADDRESSES: St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th and K Streets, NW., Washington, DC 
20006. Phone 202-638-2626.
    Agenda: The meeting agenda will be posted at https://
www.bioethics.gov.
    Public Comments: The Council encourages public input, either in 
person or in writing. At this meeting, interested members of the public 
may address the Council, beginning at 11:45 am, on Friday, June 23. 
Comments are limited to no more than five minutes per speaker or 
organization. As a courtesy, please inform Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director 
of Communications, in advance of your intention to make a public 
statement, and give your name and affiliation. To submit a written 
statement, mail or e-mail it to Ms. Gianelli at one of the addresses 
given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of 
Communications, The President's Council on Bioethics, Suite 700, 1801 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: 202/296-
4669. E-mail: info@bioethics.gov. Web site: https://www.bioethics.gov.

    Dated: May 15, 2006.
F. Daniel Davis,
Executive Director, The President's Council on Bioethics.
 [FR Doc. E6-8069 Filed 5-24-06; 8:45 am]
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