[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 104 (Thursday, May 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30391-30392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10479]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences


Office of the Director, Office of Translational Research; 
Availability of Report From Global Environmental Health Workshop: 
Request for Public Comments

AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The NIEHS vision is to prevent disease and improve human 
health by using environmental sciences to understand human biology and 
human disease. NIEHS has prioritized Global Environmental Health (GEH) 
as a major initiative of its new strategic plan to implement its 
vision. To obtain advice and guidance on potential research strategies 
for global environmental health, the NIEHS held the Global 
Environmental Health Workshop on January 10, 2007, and now invites 
public comments on the workshop report.

DATES: The deadline for comments is July 1, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments should preferably be submitted electronically at 
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/geh.htm. Comments can also be 
submitted by e-mail to [email protected] or by mail to Dr. 
William J. Martin, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD B2-07, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27709. Courier address: NIEHS, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Room 
B220, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The NIEHS vision is to prevent disease and improve human health by 
using environmental sciences to understand human biology and human 
disease. To achieve that vision and have the greatest impact on 
preventing disease and improving human health, the NIEHS focuses on 
basic science, disease-oriented research, global environmental health, 
and multidisciplinary training for researchers. The NIEHS has 
prioritized Global Environmental Health (GEH) as a major initiative of 
its new strategic plan.
    The NIEHS convened a distinguished panel of scientists on January 
10, 2007, in San Francisco, California to participate in the NIEHS 
Global Environmental Health Workshop. The overall goal of this workshop 
was to provide advice and guidance to NIEHS senior staff on potential 
research strategies as the institute enters into this new arena of 
environmental health science. The workshop's objectives were to: (1) 
Inform NIEHS of opportunities in global environmental health (GEH), (2) 
evaluate the opportunities in GEH within the context of NIEHS's 
strategic priorities, (3) determine the current barriers for NIEHS/NIH 
to effectively conduct GEH research, and (4) determine the process for 
establishing effective strategic partnerships in GEH. The participants 
prepared a report that summarizes their discussion at the workshop and 
includes their recommendations on potential research strategies for 
GEH. The NIEHS invites public comments on the workshop report and will 
consider this input as senior staff reviews the recommendations in the 
workshop report and develops research plans for GEH.

Request for Comments

    Comments on the report should be submitted preferably via the 
conference website or by e-mail or mail [see ``ADDRESSES'' above]. 
Persons submitting written comments are asked to include their name and 
contact information (affiliation, mailing address, telephone, e-mail, 
and sponsoring organization, if any). Comments should be received by 
July 1, 2007.


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    Dated: May 15, 2007.
David A. Schwartz,
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and 
National Toxicology Program.
 [FR Doc. E7-10479 Filed 5-30-07; 8:45 am]
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