[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 11448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5504]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Director; Notice of Meeting

    The Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 
announces a meeting of the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel on Conflict of 
Interest Policies, a working group of the Advisory Committee to the 
director, NIH. The meeting is scheduled for March 12-13, 2004. The 
meeting will be held at the NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 
Maryland, Building 31C, Conference Room 6. Attendance will be limited 
to space available. In the interest of security, NIH has instituted 
stringent procedures for entrance into the building by non-government 
employees. Persons without a government I.D. will need to shop a photo 
I.D. and sign in at the security desk upon entering the building.
    On March 12, the Panel will meet in closed, Executive Session, from 
8:30-10 a.m., and in public session, from 10 a.m.-6:15 p.m. On March 
13, the Panel will meet in closed, Executive Session, from 8:30 a.m.-2 
p.m. The agenda will be posted on the NIH Web site (http://www.nih.gov) 
prior to the meeting.
    During the public session, time will be set aside for oral 
presentations by the public. Any person wishing to take a presentation 
should notify Charlene French, Office of Science Policy, National 
Institutes of Health, Building 1, Room 103, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, 
telephone (301) 496-2122 by March 11, 2004 or by e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Oral comments will be limited to 5 minutes. Due to time 
constraints, only one representative from each organization will be 
allotted time for oral testimony. The number of speakers and the time 
allotment may also be limited by the number of presentations. The 
opportunity to speak will be based on a first come first served basis. 
All requests to present oral comments should include the name, 
addresses, telephone number, and business or professional affiliation 
of the interested party, and should indicate the areas of interest or 
issue to be addressed. Please provide, if possible, an electronic copy 
of your comments.
    Any person attending the meeting who has not registered to speak in 
advance of the meeting will be allowed to make a brief oral statement 
during the time set aside for public comment, if time permits and at 
the discretion of the co-chairs.
    Individuals who plan to attend the meeting and need special 
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should notify Charlene French at the address listed 
earlier in this notice in advance of the meeting.

    Dated: March 5, 2004.
LaVerne Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-5504 Filed 3-8-04; 8:45 am]
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