Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on November 16-17, 2006, 63763-63764 [06-8968]

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[FR Doc. 06–8969 Filed 10–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–24–M PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63763 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Meeting of the President’s Council on Bioethics on November 16– 17, 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-seventh meeting, at which it will (1) Hear an update on stem cell research; (2) hear presentations on and discuss issues in clinical applications of advancements in genetics, as well as genetics policy and ethics; (3) discuss policy options in organ procurement, transplantation, and allocation; and (4) hear a presentation on and discuss issues in the ethics of health care. Agenda items one through three are continuations of previous Council discussions; the fourth agenda item is a new area of potential inquiry for the Council. Subjects discussed at past Council meetings (although not on the agenda for the November 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, November 16, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., ET; and Friday, November 17, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, ET. ADDRESSES: The Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1001 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Phone 202–682– 0111. 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, November 17. Comments are limited to no more than E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1 63764 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 210 / Tuesday, October 31, 2006 / Notices 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 to Ms. Gianelli at one of the address 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: October 16, 2006. F. Daniel Davis, PhD., Executive Director, The President’s Council on Bioethics. [FR Doc. 06–8968 Filed 10–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–07–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, DHHS. ACTION: Notice. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports will hold a meeting. This meeting is open to the public. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63763-63764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8968]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on 
November 16-17, 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-seventh meeting, at which it will 
(1) Hear an update on stem cell research; (2) hear presentations on and 
discuss issues in clinical applications of advancements in genetics, as 
well as genetics policy and ethics; (3) discuss policy options in organ 
procurement, transplantation, and allocation; and (4) hear a 
presentation on and discuss issues in the ethics of health care. Agenda 
items one through three are continuations of previous Council 
discussions; the fourth agenda item is a new area of potential inquiry 
for the Council. Subjects discussed at past Council meetings (although 
not on the agenda for the November 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, November 16, 2006, from 9 
a.m. to 5:15 p.m., ET; and Friday, November 17, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12 noon, ET.

ADDRESSES: The Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1001 14th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005. Phone 202-682-0111.
    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, November 
17. Comments are limited to no more than

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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 to Ms. 
Gianelli at one of the address 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: October 16, 2006.
F. Daniel Davis,
PhD., Executive Director, The President's Council on Bioethics.
[FR Doc. 06-8968 Filed 10-30-06; 8:45 am]
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