[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 218 (Friday, November 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57875-57876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28940]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Meeting of a Panel of the National Bioethics Advisory
Commission
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), this notice is hereby given to
announce an open meeting of a panel of the National Bioethics Advisory
Commission (NBAC). The purpose is to meet with representatives of
ethics advisory bodies of other nations both (i) to examine the
conclusions reached by various commissions regarding the protection of
human subjects in research and the management and use of genetic
information and (ii) to discuss common concerns that national ethics
advisory bodies face in addressing public bioethics.
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DATES: November 21, 1996, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
PLACE: Crowne Plaza Parc Fifty Five Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San
Francisco, California 94102.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President established the National
Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) by Executive Order 12975, October
3, 1995. The purpose of NBAC is to provide advice and make
recommendations to the National Science and Technology Council and
other appropriate entities on bioethical issues arising from research
on human biology and behavior and the applications, including the
clinical applications, of that research.
Tentative Agenda
Thursday November 21, 1996
Morning Session
8:30 a.m. Call to Order, Opening Remarks, and Introductions
9:00 a.m. Presentations By Invited Officials and Guests and Discussion
With NBAC Commissioners--What Have Commissions Done About the
Protection of Human Subjects in Research and the Management and Use of
Genetic Information?
10:00 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Morning Presentations and Discussion Continue
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Afternoon Session
1:00 p.m. Presentation by Amy Gutmann, Ph.D.--Deliberating About
Ethics in a Democracy: Some Reflections for Commissions
2:00 p.m. Presentations By Invited Officials and Guests and Discussion
With NBAC Commissioners--What Characteristics of Commissions--Such as
Scope, Sponsorship, Public Access, Professional Dominance, Evaluation
and Soundness, and Role and Structure--Contribute to Success or
Failure?
4:00 p.m. Public Comment
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
Public Participation
The meeting is open to the public with attendance limited to space
available. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements
should contact NBAC at the address or telephone number listed below at
least seven business days prior to the meeting. Reasonable provisions
will be made to include on the agenda presentations by persons
requesting an opportunity to speak. Individuals who plan to attend the
meeting and need special assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other special accommodations should also contact NBAC
at the address or telephone number listed below at least seven business
days prior to the meeting. Persons who wish to file written statements
with NBAC may do so at any time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Norris, Communications
Director, National Bioethics Advisory Commission, MSC-7508, 6100
Executive Boulevard, Suite 3C01, Rockville, Maryland 20892-7508,
telephone 301-402-4242, fax 301-480-6900.
Dated: November 5, 1996.
Phillip R. Lee,
Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 96-28940 Filed 11-7-96; 8:45 am]
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