[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-33116]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on January 
16-17, 2003

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The President's Council on Bioethics will hold its ninth 
meeting, at which it will discuss, among other things the ethics of 
organ procurement and the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
(FDA) in public policy related to biotechnology. Subjects discussed at 
past Council meetings include: human cloning; embryonic stem cell 
research; the patentability of human organisms; extratherapeutic powers 
to enhance or improve human mood, memory, and muscles; research to 
extend the human lifespan; current and projected uses of 
preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening (PGD); new techniques 
for choosing the sex of children; prospects for inheritable genetic 
modification (IGM); international models of biotech regulation; and the 
use of stimulants and related drugs to affect the behavior of children.

DATES: The meeting will take place Thursday, January 16, 2003, from 9 
a.m. to 5:15 p.m. ET; and Friday, January 17, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Grand Hyatt Washington at Washington Center, 1000 H Street, 
NW, Washington, DC 20001.
    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 11 a.m. ET, on Friday, 
January 17, 2003. 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: December 23, 2002.
Dean Clancy,
Executive Director, The President's Council on Bioethics.
[FR Doc. 02-33116 Filed 12-31-02; 8:45 am]
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