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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Meeting of the Presidential Advisory
Council on HIV/AIDS
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Presidential Advisory Council
on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will hold a
meeting. The meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 and
Wednesday, March 26, 2008. The
meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to
approximately 5 p.m. on both days.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and
Human Services, Room 800, Hubert H.
Humphrey Building; 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Nancy Barnes, Committee Manager,
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/
AIDS, Department of Health and Human
Services, 200 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 727G, Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, Washington, DC 20201; (202)
205–2311. More detailed information
about PACHA can be obtained by
accessing the Council’s Web site at
https://www.Pacha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PACHA
was established by Executive Order
12963, dated June 14, 1995, as amended
by Executive Order 13009, dated June
14, 1996. The Council was established
to provide advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary
regarding programs and policies
intended to (a) promote effective
prevention of HIV disease, (b) advance
research on HIV and AIDS, and (c)
promote quality services to persons
living with HIV disease and AIDS.
PACHA was established to serve solely
as an advisory body to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services. The
Council is composed of not more than
21 members. Council membership is
selected by the Secretary from
individuals who are considered
authorities with particular expertise in,
or knowledge of, matters concerning
HIV and AIDS.
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The agenda for this Council meeting
is being developed. The meeting agenda
will be posted on the Council’s Web site
when it is drafted.
Public attendance at the meeting is
limited to space available. Individuals
must provide a photo ID for entry into
the meeting. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the designated contact person.
Pre-registration for public attendance is
advisable and can be accomplished
online by accessing the PACHA Web
site, https://www.Pacha.gov.
Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide comments at the
meeting. Pre-registration is required for
public comment. any individual who
wishes to participate in the public
comment session must register online at
https://www.Pacha.gov; registration for
pubic comment will not be accepted by
telephone. Public comment will be
limited to three minutes per speaker.
Any members of the public who wish to
have printed material distributed to
PACHA members for discussion at the
meeting should submit, at a minimum,
one copy of the materials to the
Committee Manager, PACHA no later
than close of business on March 21,
2008. Contact information for the
PACHA Committee Manager is listed
above.
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Mary (Marty) McGeein,
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory
Council on HIV/AIDS.
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Announcement Type: Competitive.
Funding Announcement: HHS–IHS–
2008–EPI–0001.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
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Key Dates:
Application Deadline Date: April 4,
2008.
Review Date: April 11, 2008.
Anticipated Start Date: May 1, 2008.
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under Snyder Act, 25 U.S.C. 13, and 25
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Improvement Act. This announcement
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within the California Area. To obtain
details regarding eligibility, please refer
to Section III below.
The purpose of this cooperative
agreement is to fund an organization
that will provide epidemiological
support and development for the AI/AN
population in the state of California
through the augmentation of existing
programs with expertise in
epidemiology and a history of regional
administrative support. It is the intent of
IHS to have a TEC in all of the 12 IHS
Administrative Areas. This
announcement seeks to establish a TEC
in the California Area which will meet
the aforementioned intent of IHS.
The TEC will be acting under a
cooperative agreement with the IHS to
operate the TEC within the California
Area. In the conduct of this activity, the
TEC may receive Protected Health
Information (PHI) for the purpose of
preventing or controlling disease, injury
or disability, including, but not limited
to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital
events such as birth or death and the
conduct of public health surveillance,
public health investigation, and public
health interventions for Tribal
communities that they serve. Further,
the IHS considers this to be a public
health activity for which disclosure of
PHI covered entities is authorized by 45
CFR 164.512(b) of the Privacy Rule.
Epidemiology activities will include,
but are not limited to, enhancement of
surveillance for disease condition;
epidemiologic analysis; interpretation,
and dissemination of surveillance data;
investigation of disease outbreaks;
development and implementation of
epidemiologic studies; development and
implementation of disease control and
prevention programs; and coordination
of activities of other public health
authorities in the region. The proposed
activities are intended to benefit, as
much as possible, the entire AI/AN
population in California.
To achieve the purpose of this
cooperative agreement, the recipient
will be responsible for the activities
under item number 1. Recipient
Activities and IHS will be responsible
for conducting activities under item 2.
IHS Activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will hold a
meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 25, 2008 and Wednesday,
March 26, 2008. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to approximately 5
p.m. on both days.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services, Room 800, Hubert H.
Humphrey Building; 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy Barnes, Committee Manager,
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, Department of Health and
Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 727G, Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, Washington, DC 20201; (202) 205-2311. More detailed
information about PACHA can be obtained by accessing the Council's Web
site at https://www.Pacha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PACHA was established by Executive Order
12963, dated June 14, 1995, as amended by Executive Order 13009, dated
June 14, 1996. The Council was established to provide advice,
information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs
and policies intended to (a) promote effective prevention of HIV
disease, (b) advance research on HIV and AIDS, and (c) promote quality
services to persons living with HIV disease and AIDS. PACHA was
established to serve solely as an advisory body to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services. The Council is composed of not more than 21
members. Council membership is selected by the Secretary from
individuals who are considered authorities with particular expertise
in, or knowledge of, matters concerning HIV and AIDS.
The agenda for this Council meeting is being developed. The meeting
agenda will be posted on the Council's Web site when it is drafted.
Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available.
Individuals must provide a photo ID for entry into the meeting.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should
notify the designated contact person. Pre-registration for public
attendance is advisable and can be accomplished online by accessing the
PACHA Web site, https://www.Pacha.gov.
Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments
at the meeting. Pre-registration is required for public comment. any
individual who wishes to participate in the public comment session must
register online at https://www.Pacha.gov; registration for pubic comment
will not be accepted by telephone. Public comment will be limited to
three minutes per speaker. Any members of the public who wish to have
printed material distributed to PACHA members for discussion at the
meeting should submit, at a minimum, one copy of the materials to the
Committee Manager, PACHA no later than close of business on March 21,
2008. Contact information for the PACHA Committee Manager is listed
above.
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Mary (Marty) McGeein,
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
[FR Doc. 08-884 Filed 2-27-08; 8:45 am]
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