[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 5766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01982]


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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 fourth meeting on March 3, 
2016. At this teleconference meeting, the Commission will discuss its 
ongoing development of pedagogical materials to facilitate the 
integration of bioethics into education in a range of traditional and 
non-traditional settings.

DATES: The teleconference meeting will take place March 3, 2016, from 2 
p.m. to approximately 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only. The agenda and call-in number will be posted at least one week in 
advance at http://www.bioethics.gov.

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.

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 fourth meeting of the Commission. The public 
teleconference will be open to the public with attendance limited to 
space available.
    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 for the Commission's twenty fourth meeting is to 
discuss its ongoing development of pedagogical materials to facilitate 
the integration of bioethics into education in a range of traditional 
and non-traditional settings. The draft meeting agenda, call-in number, 
and other information about the Commission 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 
in advance, during, and after the meeting and are especially welcome. 
Comments will be publicly available, including any personally 
identifiable or confidential business information that they contain. 
Trade secrets should not be submitted.
    Written comments will be accepted 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. 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.
    Anyone planning to call into the meeting, who needs special 
assistance 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: January 20, 2016.
Lisa M. Lee,
Executive Director, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical 
Issues.
[FR Doc. 2016-01982 Filed 2-2-16; 8:45 am]
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