[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 7108] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-3736] [[Page 7107]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part III Department of Health and Human Services _______________________________________________________________________ National Institutes of Health _______________________________________________________________________ Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee Meeting and Recombinant DNA Research: Proposed Actions Under the Guidelines; Notices Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 1997 / Notices [[Page 7108]] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee; Meeting Pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee on March 6-7, 1997. The meeting will be held at the National Institutes of Health, Building 31C, 6th Floor, Conference Room 10, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, starting on March 6, 1997, at approximately 9 a.m., and will recess at approximately 5 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on March 7, 1997, at approximately 8:30 a.m. and will adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public to discuss Proposed Actions under the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (59 FR 34496) and other matters to be considered by the Committee. The Proposed Actions to be discussed will follow this notice of meeting. Attendance by the public will be limited to space available. Members of the public wishing to speak at this meeting may be given such opportunity at the discretion of the Chair. Ms. Debra W. Knorr, Acting Director, Office of Recombinant DNA Activities, National Institutes of Health, MSC 7010, 6000 Executive Boulevard, Suite 302, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7010, Phone (301) 496- 9838, FAX (301) 496-9839, will provide materials to be discussed at this meeting, roster of committee members, and substantive program information. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact Ms. Knorr in advance of the meeting. A summary of the meeting will be available at a later date. OMB's ``Mandatory Information Requirements for Federal Assistance Program Announcements'' (45 FR 39592, June 11, 1980) requires a statement concerning the official government programs contained in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Normally NIH lists in its announcements the number and title of affected individual programs for the guidance of the public. Because the guidance in this notice covers not only virtually every NIH program but also essentially every Federal research program in which DNA recombinant molecule techniques could be used, it has been determined not to be cost effective or in the public interest to attempt to list these programs. Such a list would likely require several additional pages. In addition, NIH could not be certain that every Federal program would be included as many Federal agencies, as well as private organizations, both national and international, have elected to follow the NIH Guidelines. In lieu of the individual program listing, NIH invites readers to direct questions to the information address above about whether individual programs listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance are affected. Dated: January 30, 1997. Paula N. Hayes, Acting Committee Management Officer, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 97-3736 Filed 2-12-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-M