[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12208-12209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2215]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of Biotechnology Activities, Office of Science Policy, 
Office of the Director; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a National 
Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) meeting.
    Under authority 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health 
Service Act, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services 
established NSABB to provide advice, guidance and leadership regarding 
federal oversight of dual-use research, defined as biological research 
with legitimate scientific purposes that could be misused to pose a 
biological threat to public health and/or national security.
    The meeting will be open to the public, however pre-registration is 
strongly recommended due to space limitations. Persons planning to 
attend

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should register online at http://www.biosecurityboard.gov/meetings.asp 
or by calling The Hill Group (Contact: Jenny Chun) at 301-897-2789, 
ext. 115. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should indicate these requirements upon registration.

    Name of Committee: National Science Advisory Board for 
Biosecurity.
    Date: March 30, 2006.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.
    Agenda: Presentations and discussions regarding: (1) Criteria 
for identifying dual use research; (2) a code of conduct for the 
life sciences; (3) principles and tools for the responsible 
communication of dual use research; (4) international perspectives 
on dual use research; (5) synthetic genomics; (6) public comments; 
and (7) other business of the Board.
    Place: The National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 6C-Room 
10, Bethesda, Maryland.
    Contact Person: Allison Chamberlain, NSABB Program Assistant, 
6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402-3090.

    This meeting will also be Webcast. The draft meeting agenda and 
other information about NSABB, including information about access to 
the Webcast and pre-registration, will be available at http://www.biosecurityboard.gov/meetings.asp.
    Any member of the public interested in presenting oral comments at 
the meeting may notify the Contact Person listed on this notice at 
least 10 days in advance of the meeting. Interested individuals and 
representatives of an organization 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. Both printed and 
electronic copies are requested for the record. In addition, any 
interested person may file written comments with the committee. All 
written comments must be received by March 17, 2005 and should be sent 
via email to [email protected] with ``NSABB Public Comment'' as the 
subject line or by regular mail to 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, Attention Allison Chamberlain. The statement should 
include the name, address, telephone number and, when applicable, the 
business or professional affiliation of the interested person.

    Dated: March 1, 2006.
Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 06-2215 Filed 3-8-06; 8:45 am]
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