Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on September 7-8, 2006, 46913-46914 [E6-13350]

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[FR Doc. 06–6919 Filed 8–14–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–24–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Meeting of the President’s Council on Bioethics on September 7–8, 2006 The President’s Council on Bioethics, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The President’s Council on Bioethics (Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD, Chairman) will hold its twenty-sixth meeting, at which, among other things, it will hear presentations on and discuss issues in two broad areas: (1) Organ procurement, allocation, and transplantation and (2) the personal, social, and policy-related significance of genetic information and knowledge. The discussions in both areas are continuations of previous Council discussions. Subjects discussed at past Council meetings (although not on the agenda for the September 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: E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 46914 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 157 / Tuesday, August 15, 2006 / Notices 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, September 7, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., ET; and Friday, September 8, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, ET. ADDRESSES: The Westin Embassy Row, 2100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202–293– 2100. 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 a.m., on Friday, September 8. 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. Email: info@bioethics.gov. Web site: https://www.bioethics.gov. Dated: August 7, 2006. F. Daniel Davis, Executive Director, The President’s Council on Bioethics. [FR Doc. E6–13350 Filed 8–14–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–06–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care Working Group Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (DHRQ), HHS. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES AGENCY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care Working Group (Working Group) mandated by section 1014 of the Medicare Modernization Act. SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:41 Aug 14, 2006 Jkt 208001 A business meeting of the Working Group will be held on Monday August 28, 2006 and Tuesday August 29, 2006. 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Also available at that side is a roster of Working Group members. When a summary of this meeting is completed, it will also be available on the Web site. Section 1014 of Public Law 108–173, (known as the Medicare Modernization Act) directs the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to establish a Citizens’ Health Care Working Group (Working Group). This statutory provision, codified at 42 U.S.C. 299 n., directs the Working Group to: (1) Identify options for changing our health care system so that every American has the ability to obtain quality, affordable health care coverage; (2) provide for a nationwide public debate about improving the health care system; and (3) submit its recommendations to the President and the Congress. The Citizens’ Health Care Working Group is composed of 15 members: The Secretary of HHS is designated as a member by statute. The Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) was directed to name the remaining 14 members whose appointments were announced on February 28, 2005. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Working Group Meeting Agenda The Working Group meeting on August 28 and August 29 will be devoted to ongoing Working Group business. The principal topic to be addressed will be the refinement of materials associated with the Working Group’s final recommendations. Interim recommendations were posted on the Working Group’s Web site https:// www.citizenshealthcare.gov on June 2, 2006. the comment period for the interim recommendations ends August 31, 2006 and the target date for release of final recommendations in September 26, 2006. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46913-46914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13350]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on 
September 7-8, 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-sixth meeting, at which, among other 
things, it will hear presentations on and discuss issues in two broad 
areas: (1) Organ procurement, allocation, and transplantation and (2) 
the personal, social, and policy-related significance of genetic 
information and knowledge. The discussions in both areas are 
continuations of previous Council discussions. Subjects discussed at 
past Council meetings (although not on the agenda for the September 
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:

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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, September 7, 2006, from 9 
a.m. to 5:15 p.m., ET; and Friday, September 8, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12 noon, ET.

ADDRESSES: The Westin Embassy Row, 2100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202-293-2100.
    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 a.m., on Friday, September 
8. 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: August 7, 2006.
F. Daniel Davis,
Executive Director, The President's Council on Bioethics.
 [FR Doc. E6-13350 Filed 8-14-06; 8:45 am]
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