[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44978-44979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18443]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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

AGENCY: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues 
(the Commission) will conduct its twenty second meeting on September 2, 
2015. At this meeting, the Commission will continue to discuss the role 
of deliberation and deliberative methods to engage the public and 
inform consideration in bioethics, and how to integrate pubic dialogue 
into the bioethics conversation; bioethics education as a forum for 
fostering deliberative skills, and preparing students to participate in 
public dialogue in bioethics; goals and methods of bioethics education; 
and integrating bioethics education across a range of professional 
disciplines and educational levels.

DATES: The meeting will take place on September 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 
approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Renaissance Washington Hotel, 999 9th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa M. Lee, Executive Director, 
Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 1425 New 
York Avenue NW., Suite C-100, Washington, DC 20005. Telephone: 202-233-
3960. Email: [email protected]. Additional information may be 
obtained at www.bioethics.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act of 1972, Public Law 92-463, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given 
of the twenty second meeting of the Commission. The meeting will be 
open to the public with attendance limited to space available. The 
meeting will also be webcast at www.bioethics.gov.
    Under authority of Executive Order 13521, dated November 24, 2009, 
the President established the Commission. The Commission is an expert 
panel of not more than 13 members who are drawn from the fields of 
bioethics, science, medicine, technology, engineering, law, philosophy, 
theology, or other areas of the humanities or social sciences. The 
Commission advises the President on bioethical issues arising from 
advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology. 
The Commission seeks to identify and promote policies and practices 
that ensure scientific research, health care delivery, and 
technological innovation are conducted in a socially and ethically 
responsible manner.
    The main agenda items for the Commission's twenty second meeting 
are to continue discussing the role of deliberation and deliberative 
methods to engage the public in bioethics, and how to integrate pubic 
dialogue into the bioethics conversation; bioethics education as a 
forum for fostering deliberative skills, and preparing students to 
participate in public dialogue in bioethics; goals and methods of 
bioethics education; and integrating bioethics education across a range 
of professional disciplines and educational levels. The draft meeting 
agenda and other information about the Commission, including 
information about access to the webcast, will be available at 
www.bioethics.gov.
    The Commission welcomes input from anyone wishing to provide public 
comment on any issue before it. Respectful consideration of opposing 
views and active participation by citizens in public exchange of ideas 
enhances overall public understanding of the issues at hand and 
conclusions reached by the Commission. The Commission is particularly 
interested in receiving comments and questions during the meeting that 
are responsive to specific sessions. Written comments will be accepted 
at the registration desk and comment forms will be provided to members 
of the public in order to write down questions and comments for the 
Commission as they arise. To accommodate as many individuals as 
possible, the time for each question or comment may be limited. If the 
number of individuals wishing to pose a question or make a comment is 
greater than can reasonably be accommodated during the scheduled 
meeting, the Commission may make a random selection.
    Written comments will also be accepted in advance of the meeting 
and are especially welcome. Please address written comments by email to 
[email protected], or by mail to the following address: Public 
Commentary, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 
1425 New York Avenue NW., Suite C-100, Washington, DC 20005. Comments 
will be publicly available, including any personally identifiable or 
confidential business information that they contain. Trade secrets 
should not be submitted.
    Anyone planning to attend the meeting who needs special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should notify Esther Yoo by telephone at (202) 233-
3960, or email at [email protected] in advance of the meeting. 
The Commission will make every effort to accommodate persons who need 
special assistance.

    Dated: July 15, 2015.
Lisa M. Lee,
Executive Director, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical 
Issues.
[FR Doc. 2015-18443 Filed 7-27-15; 8:45 am]
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