[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25117]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The President's Council on Bioethics will hold its seventh 
meeting, at which it will discuss, among other things, technological 
enhancements of human memory; the use of assisted reproduction and 
other technologies (including PGD) to choose the sex of children; and a 
presentation by Ms. Suzi Leather, chair of the Human Fertilisation and 
Embryology Authority (HFEA) of the United Kingdom on how the UK 
regulates infertility clinics and embryo research. The Council may also 
touch on subjects discussed at past meetings, including human cloning, 
embryonic stem cells, and the patentability of human organisms.

DATES: The meeting will take place Thursday, October 17, 2002, from 9 
a.m. to 6 p.m. ET; and Friday, October 18, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:15 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Hotel Monaco, 700 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    Public Comments: The meeting agenda will be posted at http://www.bioethics.gov. Members of the public may submit written statements 
for the Council's records. Please submit statements to Ms. Diane 
Gianelli, Director of Communications (tel. 202/296-4669 or e-mail 
[email protected]). The public may also express comments during the 
time set aside for this purpose, beginning at 5:15 p.m. ET, on 
Thursday, October 17, 2002. Comments will be limited to no more than 
five minutes per speaker or organization. Please give advance notice of 
such statements to Ms. Gianelli at the phone number given above, and be 
sure to include name, affiliation, and a brief description of the topic 
or nature of the statement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Gianelli, 202/296-4669, or visit 
http://www.bioethics.gov.

    Dated: September 26, 2002.
Dean Clancy,
Executive Director, The President's Council on Bioethics.
[FR Doc. 02-25117 Filed 10-2-02; 8:45 am]
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