[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3541-3542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1278]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; 
Notice of Public Comment Period

SUMMARY: The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
Bioengineering (NIBIB) is developing its first 5-year strategic plan 
(2005-2009), and invites the public to provide input regarding NIBIB's 
areas of scientific emphasis, operational emphasis, and strategic 
priorities. The public is invited to provide comments via the NIBIB Web 
site.

Background

    The NIBIB was authorized by Public Law 106-580, which was signed 
into law by President William Clinton on December 29, 2000. The 
establishment of NIBIB provided an identity and a research home for the 
development and application of new technologies and techniques for the 
delivery of health care in the 21st century.
    The mission of the NIBIB is to improve human health by leading the 
development and accelerating the application of biomedical 
technologies. The Institute is committed to integrating the engineering 
and physical sciences with the life sciences to advance basic research 
and medical care.
    To accomplish this mission, the NIBIB has developed a set of goals, 
strategies, and objectives designed to maximize the Institute's impact 
on human health. These goals, strategies, and objectives provide the 
framework and action plan for the Institute's direction over the next 
five years, and determine how NIBIB will allocate resources to support 
and enhance scientific research.

Request for Comments

    The NIBIB wants to develop a process that considers the views of 
groups and individuals who are concerned about the Institute's 
programs. The public is invited to provide input electronically into 
the development of NIBIB's strategic plan for 2005-2009. Please visit 
the NIBIB Web site at http://www.nibib1.nih.gov/about/SP/strategicplan.htm to comment.

Comments Due Date

    We are asking that electronic comments regarding the development of 
NIBIB's strategic plan be received by February 28, 2005. If you do not 
have access to a computer, the NIBIB will provide you with a copy of 
the material that is on the Web site. You may request

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this material from Ms. Colleen Guay-Broder, Office of Science Policy 
and Public Liaison, NIBIB, NIH, 31 Center Drive MSC 2281, Room 1C14, 
Bethesda, MD 20892-2281.
    The NIBIB looks forward to working with the research community and 
the public to develop its strategic plan.

    Dated: January 14, 2005.
Colleen Guay-Broder,
Director, Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison, National 
Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes 
of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-1278 Filed 1-24-05; 8:45 am]
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