[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 33 (Monday, February 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 10587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03524]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

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

ACTION: Notice of a virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Service is hereby giving notice that the 
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA or the Council) will 
be holding the 70th full Council meeting utilizing virtual technology 
on March 8-March 9, 2021.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 
9, 2021, from approximately 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET) on both days. 
This meeting will be conducted utilizing virtual technology.

ADDRESSES: Instructions on attending this meeting virtually will be 
posted one week prior to the meeting at: https://www.hiv.gov/federal-response/pacha/about-pacha.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Caroline Talev, MPA, Public Health 
Analyst, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, 330 C Street SW, 
Room L609A, Washington, DC 20024; (202) 795-7622 or [email protected]. 
Additional information can be obtained by accessing the Council's page 
on the HIV.gov site at www.hiv.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 and is currently operating under the authority given in 
Executive Order 13889, dated September 27, 2019. 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. The meeting will be open to the 
public; a public comment session will be held during the meeting and 
PACHA members would like to hear from you, specifically:
    (1) What are the most meaningful actions that can be taken to 
implement the HIV National Strategic Plan and improve implementation of 
the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative at the national level and in 
your community to meet the goal of ending HIV; and
    (2) How can domestic HIV/AIDS programs better meet the needs of 
underserved communities and address the systemic barriers that 
communities face in order to achieve the goals of the President's 
Executive Order Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved 
Communities? The Executive Order can be found here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government/.
    Pre-registration is required to provide public comment during the 
meeting. To pre-register to attend or to provide public comment, please 
send an email to [email protected] and include your name, organization, and 
title by close of business Monday, March 1, 2021. If you decide you 
would like to provide public comment but do not pre-register, you may 
submit your written statement by emailing [email protected] by close of 
business Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The meeting agenda will be posted on 
the PACHA page on HIV.gov at https://www.hiv.gov/federal-response/pacha/about-pacha prior to the meeting.

    Dated: February 11, 2021.
B. Kaye Hayes,
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-03524 Filed 2-19-21; 8:45 am]
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