[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48863-48864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20230]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Renewal of Charter for the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/
AIDS

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of HIV/
AIDS Policy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving 
notice that the charter for the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/
AIDS (PACHA; the Council) has been renewed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Melvin Joppy, Committee Manager, 
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, Department of Health and 
Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 443H Humphrey 
Building, Washington, DC 20201; (202) 690-5560. More detailed 
information about PACHA can be obtained by accessing the Council's Web 
site, http://www.pacha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  PACHA is a discretionary Federal advisory 
committee. The Council was established under Executive Order 12963, 
dated June 14, 1993, and amended under Executive Order 13009, dated 
June 14, 1995. The Council provides advice, information, and 
recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs and policies to 
promote effective prevention and cure of HIV disease and AIDS. The 
functions of the Council are solely advisory in nature.
    To carry out its mission, PACHA provides advice, information, and 
recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs and policies to (a) 
reduce HIV incidence; (b) advance research on HIV/AIDS; (c) improve 
health outcomes and ensure people living with HIV have access to 
quality health care; (d) address HIV-related health disparities; and 
(e) provide global leadership in responding to the HIV pandemic and 
expand access to treatment, care, and prevention for people infected 
with and affected by HIV/AIDS around the world.
    On July 27, 2011, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
approved for the PACHA charter to be renewed. The new charter was 
effected and filed with the appropriate Congressional offices and 
Library of Congress on July 27, 2011. Renewal of the PACHA charter 
gives authorization for the Council to continue to operate until July 
27, 2013.
    A copy of the PACHA charter is available on the Council Web site at 
http://www.pacha.gov. A copy of the

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charter also can be obtained by accessing the FACA database that is 
maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the General 
Services Administration. The Web site address for the FACA database is 
http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase.

Christopher H. Bates.
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
[FR Doc. 2011-20230 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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