89 FR 215 pgs. 88055-88056 - Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

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Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 215Pages: 88055 - 88056

FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-25818 Filed 11-5-24; 8:45 am]

Agency: Health and Human Services Department

Official PDF Version: PDF Version

Pages: 88055, 88056

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Meeting of 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 of a meeting.

SUMMARY:

[top] 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 convene the 83rd full council meeting on Wednesday, December 11-Thursday, December 12, 2024 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama. The meeting will include panels on the history of the civil rights movement in the South and how it impacts HIV disparities today, the intersection of HIV, stigma, and social determinants of health, the epidemiology of HIV in Alabama and local solutions for advancing health justice and addressing HIV disparities. The meeting will also include subcommittee updates and a "PACHA-to-the-People" community engagement session. The meeting will be open to the public and there will be a public comment session during the meeting; pre-registration is required to provide public comment. To pre-register to provide public comment, please send an email to PACHA@hhs.gov and include your name, organization, and title by close of business Wednesday, December 4, 2024. If you decide you would like to provide public comment but do not pre-register, you may submit your written statement by emailing PACHA@hhs.gov by close of business Thursday, December 19, 2024. 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.

DATES:

The meeting will convene on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from approximately 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. (ET) and Thursday, December 12, 2024 from approximately 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (ET).

ADDRESSES:

DoubleTree Hotel at 120 Madison Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104. To stream the meeting, please visit www.hhs.gov/live.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Chloe Loving, MPH, Committee Manager for PACHA, at PACHA@hhs.gov or 202-795-7697. 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 14109, dated September 29, 2023. The Council was established to provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs and policies intended to promote effective HIV diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and quality care services. The functions of the Council are solely advisory in nature.

The Council consists of not more than 35 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, population health, philanthropy, marketing or business, as well as other national leaders held in high esteem from other sectors of society. PACHA selections also include persons with lived HIV experience and persons disproportionately affected by HIV. Council members are appointed by the Secretary.

Dated: October 29, 2024.

Caroline Talev,

Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, Senior Management Analyst, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services.

[FR Doc. 2024-25818 Filed 11-5-24; 8:45 am]

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