[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 34451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14577]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Public Meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of 
Bioethical Issues

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public 
Health and Science, The Presidential Commission for the Study of 
Bioethical Issues.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues 
(Amy Gutmann, PhD, Chair, and James Wagner, PhD, Vice Chair), will 
conduct its first meeting to discuss the implications of synthetic 
biology.

DATES: The meeting will take place Thursday, July 8, 2010, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., ET; and Friday, July 9, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 
a.m., ET.

ADDRESSES: The Ritz-Carlton, 1150 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20037. Phone 202-835-0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diane M. Gianelli, Acting 
Executive Director, The Presidential Commission for the Study of 
Bioethical Issues, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Suite C-100, Washington, 
DC 20005. Telephone: 202/233-3960. E-mail: [email protected]. Web 
site: http://www.bioethics.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will be posted at  http://www.bioethics.gov. The Commission encourages public comment, either in 
person or in writing. Interested members of the public may address the 
Commission at select times to be announced at the meeting. Comments are 
limited to no more than five minutes per speaker or organization. As a 
courtesy, please inform Ms. Diane M. Gianelli, Acting Executive 
Director, in advance, of your intention to make a public statement, and 
give your name and affiliation. To submit a written statement, mail or 
e-mail it to Ms. Gianelli at one of her contact addresses given above.

    Dated: June 9, 2010.
Diane M. Gianelli,
Acting Executive Director, The Presidential Commission for the Study of 
Bioethical Issues.
[FR Doc. 2010-14577 Filed 6-16-10; 8:45 am]
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