[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 70855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23188]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; 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 meeting of 
the Advisory Committee to the Director, National Institutes of Health 
(NIH).
    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.
    A portion of the meeting will be closed to the public in accordance 
with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(6) and 552b(c)(9)(B), 
title 5 U.S.C., as amended, because the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and the 
premature disclosure of information and the discussions would likely 
significantly frustrate implementation of the program.

    Name of Committee: Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH.
    Date: December 1-2, 2005.
    Open: December 1, 2005, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Agenda: Among the topics proposed for discussion are: (1) NIH 
Director's Report; (2) Clinical and Translational Science Awards; 
(3) NIH Director's Council of Public Representatives Liaison Report; 
and(4) update on NIH Neurosciences Blueprint.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 
Building 31, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Closed: December 2, 2005, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
    Agenda: Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives 
(OPASI).
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 
Building 31, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Open: December 2, 2005, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    Agenda: Among the topics proposed for discussion are: (1) Public 
Access Update; and (2) Workgroup Report on Outside Awards for NIH 
Employees.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 
Building 31, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Shelly Pollard, ACD Coordinator, Office of 
Communications and Public Liaison, Office of the Director, National 
Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 5B64, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, Phone: (301) 496-0959, [email protected].
    Any interested person may file written comments with the 
committee by forwarding the statement 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.
    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.
    Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's Home 
page: http://www.nih.gov/about/director/acd.htm, where an agenda and 
any additional information for the meeting will be posted when 
available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.14, 
Intramural Research Training Award; 93.22, Clinical Research Loan 
Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 
93.232, Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally; 93.39, 
Academic Research Enhancement Award; 93.936, NIH Acquired 
Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Loan Repayment Program; 93.187, 
Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged 
Backgrounds, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: November 7, 2005.
Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-23188 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]
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