[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 19105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08157]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9088]


Notice of Public Meeting of the President's Emergency Plan for 
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Scientific Advisory Board

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board hereinafter referred to as ``the 
Board'', will meet as indicated below.
    The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 
Scientific Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, April 30th via 
teleconference. The meeting will be from 9 a.m. ET until approximately 
10:30 a.m. ET and is open to the public (please see teleconference 
phone number below). The meeting will be hosted by the Office of the 
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, who leads 
implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 
(PEPFAR). The PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board serves the Global AIDS 
Coordinator in a solely advisory capacity concerning scientific, 
implementation, and policy issues related to the global response to 
HIV/AIDS. These issues will be of concern as they influence the 
priorities and direction of PEPFAR evaluation and research, the content 
of national and international strategies and implementation, and the 
role of PEPFAR in the international discourse regarding appropriate and 
resourced responses. The April 30th teleconference will act as an 
introduction to PEPFAR programs, the goals of the Board, and provide an 
overview and forum for discussion of PEPFAR 3.0, (http://www.pepfar.gov/documents/organization/234744.pdf) which sets the 
strategic direction of the program. The public may attend this meeting 
by using the conference number provided here: (United States: (800) 
230-1951/International: (612) 332-0226/Confirmation Number: 357464).
    To RSVP, please contact the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 
Coordinator: email ([email protected]), by April 22nd, 2015. While 
the meeting is open to public attendance, the Board will determine 
procedures for public participation and will announce those procedures 
at the meeting.
    For further information about the meeting, please contact Dr. Julia 
MacKenzie, Senior Technical Advisor and Designated Federal Officer, 
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator at (202) 663-1079 or 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 2, 2015.
Julia MacKenzie,
Senior Technical Advisor, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, 
U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-08157 Filed 4-8-15; 8:45 am]
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