[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 25255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12275]


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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 public 
teleconference of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity 
(NSABB).
    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.
    A publicly accessible teleconference line will be available for the 
meeting.

    Name of Committee: National Science Advisory Board for 
Biosecurity.
    Date: May 27, 2009.
    Open: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Agenda: Presentations and discussions regarding revisions to the 
draft NSABB report on Enhancing Personnel Reliability among 
Individuals with Access to Select Agents and Toxins.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Office of Biotechnology 
Activities, Suite 750, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. (Telephone 
Conference Call).
    Call-in Information: Toll-Free Number: 1-800-988-9458. 
Participant Passcode: NSABB.
    Contact Person: Ronna Hill, NSABB Program Assistant, 6705 
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. (301) 496-9838.
    The teleconference meeting agenda, revised draft report and 
other information about the NSABB will be available at http://www.biosecurityboard.gov Please check this Web site for updates.
    The teleconference will include opportunity for public comment. 
In addition, any interested person may file written comments with 
the committee. All written comments must be received by May 26, 2009 
and should be sent via e-mail 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: Ronna 
Hill. The statement should include the name, address, telephone 
number and, when applicable, the business or professional 
affiliation of the interested person.

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to time restraints placed on Committee deliberations.

    Dated: May 18, 2009.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-12275 Filed 5-26-09; 8:45 am]
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