[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 230 (Friday, December 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56979-56980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25915]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Nominations to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health, Department of Health and Human Services.

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 Office of 
HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy in 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 infection 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 
January 2, 2018 to 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, 330 C 
Street SW., Room L100B, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Caroline Talev, Public Health 
Analyst, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, 330 C Street SW., 
Room L106B, Washington, DC 20024; (202) 795-7622 or 
[email protected]. More detailed information about PACHA can be 
obtained by accessing the Council's page on the HIV.gov site at https://www.hiv.gov/federal-response/pacha/about-pacha.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PACHA was established by Executive Order 
12963, dated June 14, 1995, as amended by Executive Order 13009, dated 
June 14, 1996, and is currently operating under the authority given in 
Executive Order 13811, dated September 29, 2017. 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 infection 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. 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 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, of 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, and daytime telephone number and 
affiliation(s) of 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;

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     Name, return address, and daytime telephone number at 
which the nominator may be contacted. Nominations 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. For the PACHA, it is important that the perspectives of 
people living with HIV, those from groups that are disproportionately 
affected by HIV infection and AIDS, health care providers, and 
organizations providing prevention, care and treatment services to 
these populations be included. 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.

    Dated: November 22, 2017.
B. Kaye Hayes,
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
[FR Doc. 2017-25915 Filed 11-30-17; 8:45 am]
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