[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 216 (Thursday, November 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 66052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26328]


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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 a meeting of 
the Council of Councils.
    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 section 
552b(c)(9)(B), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended because the premature 
disclosure of other and the discussions would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of recommendations.

    Name of Committee: Council of Councils.
    Date: November 20-21, 2008.
    Open: November 20, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Agenda: Among the topics proposed for discussion are: CoC 
Working Group reports, trans-NIH collaborative activities in obesity 
and nutrition research, and the microbiome.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center 
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Closed: November 20, 2008, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To allow subcommittees to conduct confidential, 
preliminary discussions leading to the presentation of advice and 
recommendations to the overall Council.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center 
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Open: November 21, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    Agenda: Review of NIH Roadmap concepts and continuation of 
Council discussions.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center 
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Elizabeth L. Wilder, PhD., Director, Division of 
Strategic Coordination, Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic 
Initiatives, NIH, Building 1, Room 201, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 
594-1409, [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 onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, 
including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuffles will be inspected 
before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one 
form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, 
driver's license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their 
visit.

(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: October 29, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
 [FR Doc. E8-26328 Filed 11-5-08; 8:45 am]
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