Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 2015 / Notices 2937 

of the final rule. DOE’s final rule can be 

found at http://www.regulations.gov 

(docket number EE–RM/STD–02–112 or 

RIN number 1904–AC13). 

Dated: January 13, 2015. 

Kevin Kampschroer, 

Federal Director, Office of Federal HighPerformance Green Buildings, Office of 

Government-wide Policy, U.S. General 

Services Administration. 

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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 

OFFICE 

Medicare Payment Advisory 

Commission Nominations 

AGENCY: Government Accountability 

Office (GAO). 

ACTION: Notice on letters of nomination. 

SUMMARY: The Balanced Budget Act of 

1997 established the Medicare Payment 

Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and 

gave the Comptroller General 

responsibility for appointing its 

members. For appointments to MedPAC 

that will be effective May 1, 2015, I am 

announcing the following: Letters of 

nomination and resumes should be 

submitted by March 13, 2015 to ensure 

adequate opportunity for review and 

consideration of nominees prior to the 

appointment of new members. 

ADDRESSES: 

Email: MedPACappointments@

gao.gov 

Mail: U.S. GAO, Attn: MedPAC 

Appointments, 441 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20548 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

GAO Office of Public Affairs, (202) 512– 

4800. 

42 U.S.C. 1395b–6. 

Gene L. Dodaro, 

Comptroller General of the United States. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Public Meeting of the Presidential 

Commission for the Study of 

Bioethical Issues 

AGENCY: Presidential Commission for 

the Study of Bioethical Issues, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Health, 

Office of the Secretary, Department of 

Health and Human Services, 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Presidential Commission 

for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the 

Commission) will conduct its twentieth 

meeting on February 5–6, 2015. At this 

meeting, the Commission will conclude 

discussions related to the BRAIN 

Initiative and ongoing work in 

neuroscience, and begin discussions 

about the ethical considerations and 

implications of public health emergency 

response with a focus on the current 

Ebola virus disease epidemic. 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

Thursday, February 5, 2015, from 9 a.m. 

to approximately 5:30 p.m., and Friday, 

February 6, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 

approximately 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hamilton Crowne Plaza 

Hotel, 1001 14th St. NW., Washington, 

DC 20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hillary Wicai Viers, Communications 

Director, Presidential Commission for 

the Study of Bioethical Issues, 1425 

New York Avenue NW., Suite C–100, 

Washington, DC 20005. Telephone: 

202–233–3960. Email: Hillary.Viers@

bioethics.gov. Additional information 

may be obtained at www.bioethics.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

of 1972, Public Law 92–463, 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2, notice is hereby given of the 

twentieth meeting of the Commission. 

The meeting will be open to the public 

with attendance limited to space 

available. The meeting will also be 

webcast at www.bioethics.gov. 

Under authority of Executive Order 

13521, dated November 24, 2009, the 

President established the Commission. 

The Commission is an expert panel of 

not more than 13 members who are 

drawn from the fields of bioethics, 

science, medicine, technology, 

engineering, law, philosophy, theology, 

or other areas of the humanities or 

social sciences. The Commission 

advises the President on bioethical 

issues arising from advances in 

biomedicine and related areas of science 

and technology. The Commission seeks 

to identify and promote policies and 

practices that ensure scientific research, 

health care delivery, and technological 

innovation are conducted in a socially 

and ethically responsible manner. 

The main agenda items for the 

Commission’s twentieth meeting are to 

discuss the BRAIN Initiative and 

ongoing work in neuroscience, and the 

ethical considerations and implications 

of public health emergency response 

with a focus on the current Ebola virus 

disease epidemic. The draft meeting 

agenda and other information about the 

Commission, including information 

about access to the webcast, will be 

available at www.bioethics.gov. 

The Commission welcomes input 

from anyone wishing to provide public 

comment on any issue before it. 

Respectful debate of opposing views 

and active participation by citizens in 

public exchange of ideas enhances 

overall public understanding of the 

issues at hand and conclusions reached 

by the Commission. The Commission is 

particularly interested in receiving 

comments and questions during the 

meeting that are responsive to specific 

sessions. Written comments will be 

accepted at the registration desk and 

comment forms will be provided to 

members of the public in order to write 

down questions and comments for the 

Commission as they arise. To 

accommodate as many individuals as 

possible, the time for each question or 

comment may be limited. If the number 

of individuals wishing to pose a 

question or make a comment is greater 

than can reasonably be accommodated 

during the scheduled meeting, the 

Commission may make a random 

selection. 

Written comments will also be 

accepted in advance of the meeting and 

are especially welcome. Please address 

written comments by email to info@

bioethics.gov, or by mail to the 

following address: Public Commentary, 

Presidential Commission for the Study 

of Bioethical Issues, 1425 New York 

Avenue NW., Suite C–100, Washington, 

DC 20005. Comments will be made 

publicly available, including any 

personally identifiable or confidential 

business information that they contain. 

Trade secrets should not be submitted. 

Anyone planning to attend the 

meeting who needs special assistance, 

such as sign language interpretation or 

other reasonable accommodations, 

should notify Esther Yoo by telephone 

at (202) 233–3960, or email at 

Esther.Yoo@bioethics.gov in advance of 

the meeting. The Commission will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

who need special assistance. 

Dated: January 5, 2015. 

Lisa M. Lee, 

Executive Director, Presidential Commission 

for the Study of Bioethical Issues. 

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