[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10759-10760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4224]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 
Human Development (NICHD); Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the NIH Reform Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 281 (d)(4)), 
notice is hereby given that the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) will host a 
meeting to enable public discussion of the Institute's proposal to 
reorganize its extramural program. The proposal seeks to capitalize on 
emerging scientific opportunities, while reducing barriers to 
scientific and interdisciplinary collaboration.
    This public meeting will take place on March 7, 2012. Information 
is available on the Institute's Web site, http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/meetings/2012/030712.cfm, where an agenda and any additional 
information for the meeting will be posted when available.


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    Organizing Institute: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute 
of Child Health and Human Development.
    Dates and Times: March 7, 2012, at 3 p.m.
    Place: American Psychological Association, 750 First Street NE., 
6th Floor Conference Room, Washington, DC 20002.
    Agenda: A public discussion on the proposed reorganization plans 
for NICHD.
    Contact Person: Lisa Kaeser, J.D., Eunice Kennedy Shriver 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, 
Office of Program and Public Liaison, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2425, 
Building 31, Room 2A03, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-0536, 
[email protected].

    Members of the public wishing to attend must RSVP to the contact 
person on this notice by March 5, 2012 and bring a photo ID to 
facilitate security check-in at the building entrance.
    Any interested person may file written comments by sending an email 
to [email protected], by March 16, 2012. The statement 
should include the individual's name and, when applicable, professional 
affiliation.

    Dated: February 14, 2012.
Alan E. Guttmacher,
Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 
Human Development, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-4224 Filed 2-22-12; 8:45 am]
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