[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 54904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23908]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The President's Council on Bioethics (Leon R. Kass, M.D., 
chairman) will hold its fourteenth meeting, at which, among other 
things, it will continue discussion of its stem cell research, ``beyond 
therapy'' (enhancement), and ``biotechnology and public policy'' 
(regulation) projects. Subjects discussed at past Council meetings (and 
potentially touched on at this meeting) include: human cloning; embryo 
research; aging retardation and lifespan-extension; organ procurement 
for transplantation; and assisted reproduction and reproductive 
genetics (including IVF, ICSI, PGD; sex selection, inheritable genetic 
modification; and the patentability of human genes, tissues, and 
organisms).

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

ADDRESSES: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    Public Comments: The meeting agenda will be posted at http://www.bioethics.gov. Interested members of the public are encouraged to 
offer comments, either in person or in writing. A period of time will 
be set aside during the meeting to receive comments from the public, 
beginning at 11:30 a.m., on Friday, October 17. Comments will be 
limited to no more than 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 please 
give her your name, affiliation, and a brief description of the topic 
or nature of your comments. To submit a written statement, mail or e-
mail it to Ms. Gianelli at one of the addresses given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of 
Communications, The President's Council on Bioethics, Suite 700, 1801 
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: 202/296-4669. E-
mail: [email protected]. Web site: http://www.bioethics.gov.

    Dated: September 10, 2003.
Dean Clancy,
Executive Director, The President's Council on Bioethics.
[FR Doc. 03-23908 Filed 9-18-03; 8:45 am]
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