67166 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 218 / Wednesday, November 12, 2014 / Notices 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Nominations to the Presidential 

Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Health. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Health (OASH) is seeking 

nominations of qualified individuals to 

be considered for appointment as 

members of the Presidential Advisory 

Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). The 

PACHA is a federal advisory committee 

within the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). Management 

support for the activities of this Council 

is the responsibility of the OASH. The 

qualified individuals will be nominated 

to the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services for consideration for 

appointment as members of the PACHA. 

Members of the Council, including the 

Chair, are appointed by the Secretary. 

Members are invited to serve on the 

Council for up to four-year terms. 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 disease and 

AIDS. The functions of the Council are 

solely advisory in nature. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received no later than 5:00 p.m. (EDT) 

on December 12, 2014 at the address 

listed below. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be 

mailed or delivered to Ms. B. Kaye 

Hayes, Executive Director, PACHA, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Office of HIV/AIDS and 

Infectious Disease Policy, 200 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 443– 

H, Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Caroline Talev, Public Health Analyst, 

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/ 

AIDS, Department of Health and Human 

Services, 200 Independence Avenue 

SW., Room 443–H, Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, Washington, DC 20201; (202) 

205–1178. More detailed information 

about PACHA can be obtained by 

accessing the Council’s Web site 

www.aids.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. 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 disease 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 

Office on National AIDS Policy. 

Pursuant to advance written agreement, 

Council members shall receive no 

stipend for the advisory service they 

render as members of PACHA. However, 

as authorized by law and in accordance 

with federal travel regulations, PACHA 

members may receive per diem and 

reimbursement for travel expenses 

incurred in relation to performing duties 

for the Council. 

This announcement is to solicit 

nominations of qualified candidates to 

fill current vacancies on the PACHA. 

Nominations: In accordance with the 

PACHA charter, persons nominated for 

appointment as members of the PACHA 

should be among prominent community 

leaders and authorities with particular 

expertise in, of 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. The 

following information should be 

included in the package of material 

submitted for each individual being 

nominated for consideration of 

appointment: 

• Name, return address, and daytime 

telephone number and affiliation(s) of 

the individual being nominated, the 

basis for the individual’s nomination, 

and a statement bearing an original 

signature of the nominated individual 

that, if appointed, he or she is willing 

to serve as a member of the Council; 

• Name, return address, and daytime 

telephone number at which the 

nominator may be contacted. 

Nominations from organizations must 

identify a principal contact person; and 

a 

• Copy of a current resume or 

curriculum vitae for the nominated 

individual. Individuals can nominate 

themselves for consideration of 

appointment to the Council. All 

nominations must include the required 

information. Incomplete nominations 

will not be processed for consideration. 

The letter from the nominator and 

certification of the nominated 

individual must bear original signatures; 

reproduced copies of these signatures 

are not acceptable. 

The Department is legally required to 

ensure that the membership of HHS 

federal advisory committees is fairly 

balanced in terms of points of view 

represented and the functions to be 

performed by the advisory committee. 

Every effort is made to ensure that the 

views of women, all ethnic and racial 

groups, and people with disabilities are 

represented on HHS federal advisory 

committees and, therefore, the 

Department encourages nominations of 

qualified candidates from these groups. 

The Department also encourages 

geographic diversity in the composition 

of the Council. Appointment to the 

Council shall be made without 

discrimination on the basis of age, race, 

ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, 

disability, and cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. The Standards of 

Ethical Conduct for Employees of the 

Executive Branch are applicable to 

individuals who are appointed as 

members of the Council. 

Dated: November 5, 2014. 

B. Kaye Hayes, 

Executive Director, Presidential Advisory 

Council on HIV/AIDS. 

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