[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 47071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21710]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10155]


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 on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 1800 G St. NW., 
Suite 10300, Washington, DC 20006. The meeting will last from 8:30 a.m. 
until approximately 5:00 p.m. and is open to the public.
    The meeting will be hosted by the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 
Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, and led by Ambassador Deborah Birx, 
who leads implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS 
Relief (PEPFAR), and the Board Chair, Dr. Carlos del Rio.
    The Board serves the Global AIDS Coordinator in a solely advisory 
capacity concerning scientific, implementation, and policy issues that 
may influence the priorities and direction of PEPFAR evaluation and 
research, national and international epidemic control strategies and 
implementation activities, and the role of PEPFAR leadership in global 
response to the HIV epidemic. Topics for the meeting will include an 
overview of the Epidemic Control Team structure, the HIV prevention 
cascade, and new business and other updates.
    The public may attend this meeting as seating capacity allows. 
Admittance to the meeting will be by means of a pre-arranged clearance 
list. In order to be placed on the list and, if applicable, to request 
reasonable accommodation, please register online via the following: 
https://goo.gl/forms/lilOpc0qVy2c7ro13--no later than Friday, October 
27. While the meeting is open to public attendance, the Board will 
determine procedures for public participation. Requests for reasonable 
accommodation that are made after 5 p.m. on October 27 might not be 
possible to fulfill.
    For further information about the meeting, please contact Dr. 
Andrew Forsyth, Designated Federal Officer for the Board, Office of the 
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy at 
[email protected].

Steven Towers,
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-21710 Filed 10-6-17; 8:45 am]
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