[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 174 (Wednesday, September 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54299-54300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22610]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Nominations to 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.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is 
seeking nominations of qualified individuals to be considered for 
appointment as members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS 
(PACHA). The PACHA is a federal advisory committee within the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Management support for 
the activities of this Council is the responsibility of the OASH. The 
qualified individuals will be nominated to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services for consideration for appointment as members of the 
PACHA. Members of the Council, including the Chair, are appointed by 
the Secretary. Members are invited to serve on the Council for up to 
four-year terms. The Council was established to provide advice, 
information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs 
and policies intended to promote effective prevention and care of HIV 
disease and AIDS. The functions of the Council are solely advisory in 
nature.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on 
October 9, 2015 at the address listed below.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be mailed or delivered to Ms. B. Kaye 
Hayes, Executive Director, PACHA, Department of Health and Human 
Services, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Room 443-H, Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Caroline Talev, Public Health 
Analyst, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 443-H, 
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, DC 20201; (202) 205-1178. More 
detailed information about PACHA can be obtained by accessing the 
Council's page at the AIDS.gov Web site at www.aids.gov/pacha.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PACHA was established by Executive Order 
12963, dated June 14, 1995, as amended by Executive Order 13009, dated 
June 14, 1996. The Council was established to provide advice, 
information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs 
and policies intended to promote effective prevention and care of HIV 
disease and AIDS. The functions of the Council are solely advisory in 
nature.
    The Council consists of not more than 25 members. Council members 
are selected from prominent community leaders with particular expertise 
in, or knowledge of, matters concerning HIV and AIDS, public health, 
global health, philanthropy, marketing or business, as well as other 
national leaders held in high esteem from other sectors of society. 
Council members are appointed by the Secretary or designee, in 
consultation with the White House Office on National AIDS Policy. 
Pursuant to advance written agreement, Council members shall receive no 
stipend for the advisory service they render as members of PACHA. 
However, as authorized by law and in accordance with federal travel 
regulations, PACHA members may receive per diem and reimbursement for 
travel expenses incurred in relation to performing duties for the 
Council.
    This announcement is to solicit nominations of qualified candidates 
to fill current vacancies on the PACHA.
    Nominations: In accordance with the PACHA charter, persons 
nominated for appointment as members of the PACHA should be among 
prominent community leaders and authorities with particular expertise 
in, or knowledge of, matters concerning HIV and AIDS, public health, 
global health, philanthropy, marketing or business, as well as other 
national leaders held in high esteem from other sectors of society. The 
following information should be included in the package of material 
submitted for each individual being nominated for consideration of 
appointment:
     Name, return address, daytime telephone number, and 
affiliation(s) of

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the individual being nominated, the basis for the individual's 
nomination, and a statement bearing an original signature of the 
nominated individual that, if appointed, he or she is willing to serve 
as a member of the Council;
     Name, return address, and daytime telephone number at 
which the nominator may be contacted. Nomina tions from organizations 
must identify a principal contact person; and a
     Copy of a current resume or curriculum vitae for the 
nominated individual.
    Individuals can nominate themselves for consideration of 
appointment to the Council. All nominations must include the required 
information. Incomplete nominations will not be processed for 
consideration. The letter from the nominator and certification of the 
nominated individual must bear original signatures; reproduced copies 
of these signatures are not acceptable.
    The Department is legally required to ensure that the membership of 
HHS federal advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points 
of view represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory 
committee. Every effort is made to ensure that the views of women, all 
ethnic and racial groups, and people with disabilities are represented 
on HHS federal advisory committees and, therefore, the Department 
encourages nominations of qualified candidates from these groups. The 
Department also encourages geographic diversity in the composition of 
the Council. Appointment to the Council shall be made without 
discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual 
orientation, disability, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 
status. The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive 
Branch are applicable to individuals who are appointed as members of 
the Council. Individuals being considered for appointment as public 
voting members will be required to complete and submit a report of 
their financial holdings. An ethics review must be conducted to ensure 
that individuals appointed as members of PACHA are not involved in any 
activity that may pose a potential conflict of interest for the 
official duties that are to be performed.

    Dated: August 24, 2015.
B. Kaye Hayes,
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
[FR Doc. 2015-22610 Filed 9-8-15; 8:45 am]
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