[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 65 (Monday, April 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17691-17692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7696]


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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 April 5-6, 2004, beginning 
at 8:30 a.m. each day.
    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 show a photo 
I.D. and sign-in at the security desk upon entering the building.
    On April 5, the Panel will be in public session from 10 a.m.-2 
p.m.; the Panel will meet in closed, Executive Session, from 8:30-10 
a.m. and from 2:15 p.m.-4 p.m. On April 6, the Panel will meet in 
closed, Executive Session, from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed sessions will 
be used for the Panel to work on their recommendations and the report. 
The agenda will be posted on the NIH Web site (http://www.nih.gov) 
prior to the meeting. Any person wishing to make 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 April 2, 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.

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The opportunity to speak will be based on a first come first served 
basis. All requests to present oral comments should include the name, 
address, 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 30, 2004.
LaVerne Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-7696 Filed 4-1-04; 11:04 am]
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