[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 156 (Friday, August 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49249-49250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20384]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicines; 
Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to section 10(d) 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: August 28-29, 2000.
    Open: August 28, 2000, 8:30 a.m. to adjournment.
    Agenda: The agenda includes the Director's Report and 
presentation of NCCAM's Draft Strategic Plan, Report on White House 
Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, Public 
Comments, and other business of the Council.
    Closed: August 29, 2000, 8:30 a.m. to adjournment.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications and/or 
proposals.
    Place: Double Tree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.
    Contact Person: Richard Nahin, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, 
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National 
Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville

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Pike, Room 5B36, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-4792.

    The public comments session is scheduled on August 28 from 1:15 
p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 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, 
301-496-4792, Fax: 301-402-4741. Letters of intent to present comments, 
along with a brief description of the organization represented, should 
be received no later than 5 p.m. on August 23, 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. Nahin at the address listed above up 
to ten calendar days (Sept. 8, 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, Maryland 20892, (301) 496-4792, Fax: 301-402-
4741.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding 
cycle.

    Dated: August 3, 2000.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy, NIH.
[FR Doc. 00-20384 Filed 8-10-00; 8:45 am]
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