[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 79 (Monday, April 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21775-21776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10170]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Notice 
of Meeting

    Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the National 
Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM).
    The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with 
attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend 
and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person 
listed below in advance of the meeting.
    The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the 
provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 
U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and/or contract proposals 
and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or 
commercial property such as patentable material, and personal 
information concerning individuals associated with the grant 
applications and/or contract proposals, the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

    Name of Committee: National Advisory Council for Complementary 
and Alternative Medicine.
    Date: May 8-9, 2000.
    Open: May 8, 2000, 8:30 am to adjournment.
    Agenda: The agenda includes the Director's Report and 
presentation of NCCAM's Draft Strategic Plan, Development of Trans-
NIH Health

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Disparities, Public Comments, and other business of the Council. 
Closed: May 9, 2000, 8:30 am to adjournment. FP1-2Agenda: 
To review and evaluate grant applications and/or proposals.
    Place: NIH Neuroscience Office Building, 6001 Executive 
Boulevard, Conference Room C, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Contact Person: Richard Nahin, Executive Secretary, National 
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National 
Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Room 5B36, Bethesda, MD 
20892; 301-594-2013.

    The public comments session is scheduled from 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm. 
Each speaker will be permitted 5 minutes for their presentation. 
Interested individuals and representatives of organizations are 
requested to notify Dr. Richard Nahin, National Center for 
Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH, 31 Center Drive, (MSC 
2182), Building 31, Room 5B36, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, 301-594-2013, 
Fax: 301-480-9500.
    Letters of intent to present comments, along with a brief 
description of the organization represented, should be received no 
later than 5 pm on May 3, 2000. Only one representative of an 
organization may present oral comments.
    Any person attending the meeting who does not request an 
opportunity to speak in advance of the meeting may be considered for 
oral presentation, if time permits, and at the discretion of the 
Chairperson. In addition, written comments may be submitted to Dr. 
Hahin at the address listed above up to ten calendar days (May 19, 
2000) following the meeting.
    Copies of the meeting agenda and the roster of members will be 
furnished upon request by Dr. Richard Nahin, Executive Secretary, 
NACCAM,National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 5B36, 31 Center 
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892; (301) 594-2013, Fax 301-480-9500.

    Dated: April 17, 2000.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy, NIH.
[FR Doc. 00-10170 Filed 4-21-00; 8:45 am]
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