[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 218 (Friday, November 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57875-57876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28940]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Meeting of a Panel of the National Bioethics Advisory 
Commission

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), this notice is hereby given to 
announce an open meeting of a panel of the National Bioethics Advisory 
Commission (NBAC). The purpose is to meet with representatives of 
ethics advisory bodies of other nations both (i) to examine the 
conclusions reached by various commissions regarding the protection of 
human subjects in research and the management and use of genetic 
information and (ii) to discuss common concerns that national ethics 
advisory bodies face in addressing public bioethics.


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DATES: November 21, 1996, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

PLACE: Crowne Plaza Parc Fifty Five Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San 
Francisco, California 94102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President established the National 
Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) by Executive Order 12975, October 
3, 1995. The purpose of NBAC is to provide advice and make 
recommendations to the National Science and Technology Council and 
other appropriate entities on bioethical issues arising from research 
on human biology and behavior and the applications, including the 
clinical applications, of that research.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday November 21, 1996

Morning Session

8:30 a.m.  Call to Order, Opening Remarks, and Introductions
9:00 a.m.  Presentations By Invited Officials and Guests and Discussion 
With NBAC Commissioners--What Have Commissions Done About the 
Protection of Human Subjects in Research and the Management and Use of 
Genetic Information?
10:00 a.m.  Break
10:45 a.m.  Morning Presentations and Discussion Continue
12:30 p.m.  Lunch

Afternoon Session

1:00 p.m.  Presentation by Amy Gutmann, Ph.D.--Deliberating About 
Ethics in a Democracy: Some Reflections for Commissions
2:00 p.m.  Presentations By Invited Officials and Guests and Discussion 
With NBAC Commissioners--What Characteristics of Commissions--Such as 
Scope, Sponsorship, Public Access, Professional Dominance, Evaluation 
and Soundness, and Role and Structure--Contribute to Success or 
Failure?
4:00 p.m.  Public Comment
4:30 p.m.  Adjourn

Public Participation

    The meeting is open to the public with attendance limited to space 
available. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements 
should contact NBAC at the address or telephone number listed below at 
least seven business days prior to the meeting. Reasonable provisions 
will be made to include on the agenda presentations by persons 
requesting an opportunity to speak. Individuals who plan to attend the 
meeting and need special assistance, such as sign language 
interpretation or other special accommodations should also contact NBAC 
at the address or telephone number listed below at least seven business 
days prior to the meeting. Persons who wish to file written statements 
with NBAC may do so at any time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Norris, Communications 
Director, National Bioethics Advisory Commission, MSC-7508, 6100 
Executive Boulevard, Suite 3C01, Rockville, Maryland 20892-7508, 
telephone 301-402-4242, fax 301-480-6900.

    Dated: November 5, 1996.
Phillip R. Lee,
Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 96-28940 Filed 11-7-96; 8:45 am]
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