[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38845-38846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16074]


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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(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the 
Scientific Management Review Board.
    The NIH Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-482) provides 
organizational authorities to HHS and NIH officials to: (1) Establish 
or abolish national research institutes; (2) reorganize the offices 
within the Office of the Director, NIH including adding, removing, or 
transferring the functions of such offices or establishing or 
terminating such offices; and (3) reorganize, divisions, centers, or 
other administrative units within an NIH national research institute or 
national center including adding, removing, or transferring the 
functions of such units, or establishing or terminating such units. The 
purpose of the Scientific Management Review Board (also referred to as 
SMRB or Board) is to advise appropriate HHS and NIH officials on the 
use of these organizational authorities and identify the reasons 
underlying the recommendations.
    The meeting will be open to the public, 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.

    Name of Committee: Scientific Management Review Board.
    Date: July 11, 2012.
    Time: 08:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Agenda: The focus of this meeting will be on the deliberations 
of the SMRB's NIH Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business 
Technology Transfer Program Working Group and its first stakeholder 
consultation. Presentation and discussion will include, but is not 
limited to, representatives from NIH Institutes and Centers and 
other government agencies with Small Business Innovation Research 
and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs. The Board will also 
discuss next steps regarding future SMRB activities. Time will be 
allotted on the agenda for public comment. Sign up for public 
comments will begin approximately at 7:30 a.m. on July 11, 2012 and 
will be restricted to one sign-in per person. In the event that time 
does not allow for all those interested to present oral comments, 
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.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 6th Floor, 
Conference Room 6, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Lyric Jorgenson, Ph.D., Office of Science 
Policy, Office of the Director, NIH, National Institutes of Health, 
6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892, 
[email protected], (301) 496-6837.

    This meeting is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to scheduling conflicts of the Members.
    The meeting will also be webcast. The draft meeting agenda and 
other information about SMRB, including information about access to 
the webcast, will be available at http://smrb.od.nih.gov.
    In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent 
procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, 
including taxis, 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.

(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

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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: June 22, 2012.
Jennifer S. Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-16074 Filed 6-28-12; 8:45 am]
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