[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2662]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; 
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: February 5, 2001.
    Open: 8:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.
    Agenda: The agenda includes the director's Report, training on 
Women and Minorities in Human Subject Research, a presentation on 
CAM on PUBMED, status of current initiatives, Public Comments, and 
other business of the Council.
    Closed: 3:20 p.m to adjournment.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications and/or 
proposals.
    Place: NIH Neuroscience Office Building, 6001 Executive Blvd., 
Rockville, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Richard Nahin, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, 
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National 
Institutes of Health, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 106, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301/496-4792.
    The public comments session is scheduled on from 1:00-1:30 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, 6707 Executive 
Boulevard, Suite 106, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, 301-496-4792, Fax: 
301-480-3621. Letters of intent to present comments, along with a 
brief description of the organization represented, should be 
received no later than 5:00 pm on February 1, 2001. 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 (February 
15, 2001) 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, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, 
Suite 106, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301) 496-4792, Fax 301-480-
3621.
    This meeting is being published less that 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.

    Dated: January 24, 2001.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy, NIH.
[FR Doc. 01-2662 Filed 1-30-01; 8:45 am]
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