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The Regulation of New Biotechnologies 

(March 2004), Alternative Sources of 

Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: A White 

Paper (May 2005), and Taking Care: 

Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society 

(September 2005). 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

Thursday, September 7, 2006, from 9 

a.m. to 5:15 p.m., ET; and Friday, 

September 8, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 

noon, ET. 

ADDRESSES: The Westin Embassy Row, 

2100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, 

Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202–293–

2100. 

Agenda: The meeting agenda will be 

posted at http://www.bioethics.gov. 

Public Comments: The Council 

encourages public input, either in 

person or in writing. At this meeting, 

interested members of the public may 

address the Council, beginning at 11:45 

a.m., on Friday, September 8. Comments 

are limited to no more than five minutes 

per speaker or organization. As a 

courtesy, please inform Ms. Diane 

Gianelli, Director of Communications, 

in advance of your intention to make a 

public statement, and give your name 

and affiliation. To submit a written 

statement, mail or e-mail it to Ms. 

Gianelli at one of the addresses given 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Diane Gianelli, Director of 

Communications, The President’s 

Council on Bioethics, Suite 700, 1801 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20006. Telephone: 202/296–4669. Email: info@bioethics.gov. Web site: 

http://www.bioethics.gov. 

Dated: August 7, 2006. 

F. Daniel Davis, 

Executive Director, The President’s Council 

on Bioethics. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care 

Working Group 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (DHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, this notice announces a meeting of 

the Citizens’ Health Care Working 

Group (Working Group) mandated by 

section 1014 of the Medicare 

Modernization Act. 

DATES: A business meeting of the 

Working Group will be held on Monday 

August 28, 2006 and Tuesday August 

29, 2006. On August 28, the session will 

begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. On 

August 29, the session will begin at 8:30 

a.m. and end at 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the conference room of the United 

Food and Commercial Workers 

International Union. The office is 

located at 1775 K Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20006. The main 

receptionist area is located on the 7th 

floor; the conference room is located on 

the 11th floor. The meeting is open to 

the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caroline Taplin, Citizens’ Health Care 

Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or 

caroline.taplin@ahrq.hhs.gov. If sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodation for a 

disability is needed, please contact Mr. 

Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Program, Program Support Center, on 

(301) 443–1144. 

The agenda for this Working Group 

meeting will be available on the 

Citizens’ Working Group Web site, 

www.citizenshealthcare.gov. Also 

available at that side is a roster of 

Working Group members. When a 

summary of this meeting is completed, 

it will also be available on the Web site. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1014 of Public Law 108–173, (known as 

the Medicare Modernization Act) directs 

the Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), 

acting through the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, to 

establish a Citizens’ Health Care 

Working Group (Working Group). This 

statutory provision, codified at 42 

U.S.C. 299 n., directs the Working 

Group to: (1) Identify options for 

changing our health care system so that 

every American has the ability to obtain 

quality, affordable health care coverage; 

(2) provide for a nationwide public 

debate about improving the health care 

system; and (3) submit its 

recommendations to the President and 

the Congress. 

The Citizens’ Health Care Working 

Group is composed of 15 members: The 

Secretary of HHS is designated as a 

member by statute. The Comptroller 

General of the U.S. Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) was 

directed to name the remaining 14 

members whose appointments were 

announced on February 28, 2005. 

Working Group Meeting Agenda 

The Working Group meeting on 

August 28 and August 29 will be 

devoted to ongoing Working Group 

business. The principal topic to be 

addressed will be the refinement of 

materials associated with the Working 

Group’s final recommendations. Interim 

recommendations were posted on the 

Working Group’s Web site http:// 

www.citizenshealthcare.gov on June 2, 

2006. the comment period for the 

interim recommendations ends August 

31, 2006 and the target date for release 

of final recommendations in September 

26, 2006. 

Submission of Written Information 

To fulfill its charge described above, 

the Working Group has been conducting 

a public dialogue on health care in 

America through public meetings held 

across the country and through 

comments received on its Web site. The 

Working Group invites members of the 

public to the Web site to be part of that 

dialogue and encourages comments on 

the interim recommendations. 

Further, the Working Group will 

accept written submissions for 

consideration at the Working Group 

business meeting listed above. In 

general, individuals or organizations 

wishing to provide written information 

for consideration by the Citizens’ Health 

Care Working Group at this meeting 

should submit information 

electronically to 

citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. 

Dated: August 9, 2006. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Fees for Sanitation Inspections of 

Cruise Ships 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces fees 

for vessel sanitation inspections for 

fiscal year 2007 (October 1, 2006, 

through September 30, 2007). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David L. Forney, Chief, Vessel 

Sanitation Program, National Center for 

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