[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 95 (Monday, May 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 27930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11095]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Eye Institute; 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 a meeting of 
the National Advisory Eye Council.
    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 the discussions could 
disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as 
patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals 
associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

    Name of Committee: National Advisory Eye Council.
    Date: June 10-11, 2004.
    Open: June 10, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    Agenda: Following opening remarks by the Director, NEI, there 
will be presentations by staff of the Institute and discussions 
concerning Institute programs and policies.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Closed: June 10, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Open: June 11, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to Adjournment.
    Agenda: Discussion of Peer Review Issues.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Contact Person: Lore Anne McNicol, Director, Division of 
Extramural Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of 
Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 451-2020.
    Any member of the public interested in presenting oral comments 
to the committee may notify the Contact Person listed on this notice 
at least 10 days in advance of the meeting. Interested individuals 
and representatives of organizations may submit a letter of intent, 
a brief description of the organization represented, and a short 
description of the oral presentation. Only one representative of an 
organization may be allowed to present oral comments and if accepted 
by the committee, presentations may be limited to five minutes. Both 
printed and electronic copies are requested for the record. In 
addition, any interested person may file written comments with the 
committee by forwarding their statements to the Contact Person 
listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, 
address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or 
professional affiliation of the interested person.
    Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home 
page: www.nei.nih.gov, where an agenda and any additional 
information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.867, 
Vision Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: May 6, 2004.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-11095 Filed 5-14-04; 8:45 am]
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