[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 240 (Friday, December 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75727-75728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29148]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; 
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 National Deafness and Other

[[Page 75728]]

Communication Disorders Advisory Council.
    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 sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 
U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could 
disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as 
patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals 
associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

    Name of Committee: National Deafness and Other Communication 
Disorders Advisory Council.
    Date: January 23, 2009.
    Closed: 8:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center 
Drive, Conference Room 10, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Open: 10:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Agenda: Staff reports on divisional, programmatic, and special 
activities.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center 
Drive, Conference Room 10, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Craig A. Jordan, PhD, Director, Division of 
Extramural Activities, NIDCD, NIH, Executive Plaza South, Room 400C, 
6120 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892-7180, 301-496-8693, 
[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 shuttles 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.
    Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home 
page: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/groups/ndcdac/, where an agenda 
and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when 
available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.173, 
Biological Research Related to Deafness and Communicative Disorders, 
National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: December 3, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-29148 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-M