[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 215 (Monday, November 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57686-57687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26933]


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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 the meeting of 
the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB).

    Name of Committee: National Science Advisory Board for 
Biosecurity.
    Date: December 3, 2009.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Times are approximate and subject to 
change).
    Agenda: Presentations and discussions regarding: (1) 
Introduction of new NSABB voting members; (2) federal responses to 
NSABB reports; (3) activities of the Working Groups on Outreach and 
Education and on International Engagement; (4) synthetic biology and 
NSABB draft report on biosecurity issues raised by synthetic 
biology; (5) public comments; and (6) other business of the Board.
    Place: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Rd., Bethesda, MD 
20814.
    Contact Person: Ronna Hill, NSABB Program Assistant, NIH Office 
of Biotechnology Activities, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301) 496-9838.
    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 the NSABB to provide advice, guidance and leadership 
regarding federal oversight of dual use research, defined as 
biological research that generates information and technologies 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.

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Persons planning to attend should register online at: http://oba.od.nih.gov/biosecurity/biosecurity_meetings.html or by calling 
the Dixon Group (Contact: Marianne Tshihamba at (202) 281-2800). 
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, 
should indicate these requirements upon registration.
    This meeting will also be Webcast. To access the Webcast, as 
well as the draft meeting agenda and pre-registration information, 
connect to: http://oba.od.nih.gov/biosecurity/biosecurity_meetings.html. Please check this site for updates.
    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 November 24, 
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.

    Dated: November 3, 2009.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-26933 Filed 11-6-09; 8:45 am]
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