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 hybrid meeting.

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 convene the 78th full council meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The meeting will convene in Charleston, West Virginia and it will also utilize virtual technologies. The meeting will be open to the public. Due to limited space, pre-registration is encouraged for members of the public who wish to attend the meeting in-person. Please email your name to PACHA@hhs.gov by close of business Wednesday, September 13, 2023 to pre-reigster. 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, September 13, 2023. 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 September 27, 2023. 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 be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from approximately 9 a.m.–6 p.m. (ET).

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be located at the University of Charleston, 2300 MacCorkle Ave. SE, Charleston, WV 25304. To attend the meeting virtually, please visit www.hhs.gov/live.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Caroline Talev, MPA, Senior Management Analyst, at PACHA@hhs.gov or Caroline.Talev@hhs.gov, or please call 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 14048, dated September 30, 2021. 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 racial/ethnic and sexual and gender minority persons disproportionately affected by HIV. Council members are appointed by the Secretary.