[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55850-55851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22278]


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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 stakeholder forum 
hosted by the NIH Scientific Management Review Board (SMRB). In Fall 
2011, the SMRB was asked by NIH to recommend strategies for how NIH can 
optimize its utilization of its Small Business Innovation Research/
Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs in keeping with 
the NIH mission. This meeting will be part of a series of sessions 
aimed at soliciting input from experts and stakeholders of the SBIR/
STTR programs at NIH.
    The NIH Reform Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 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: October 3, 2012.
    Time: 08:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: Presentation and discussion will focus on the 
deliberations of the BIR/STTR Working Group and soliciting input 
during this stakeholder consultation. Presentation and discussion 
will include, but is not limited to, representatives from the small 
business community and investors in biomedical research with 
interest in the SBIR/STTR programs. Time will be allotted on the 
agenda for public comment. Sign up for public comments will begin 
approximately at 8 a.m. on October 3, 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. Members of the public viewing the meeting via 
webcast (see http://smrb.od.nih.gov) can submit comments during the 
public comment periods by submitting comments to [email protected]. 
Only comments submitted to this address will be read. It is not 
unusual for the meeting to run ahead or behind schedule due to 
changes in the time needed for discussion. It is advisable to 
monitor the webcast to determine when public comments will be read. 
Each public comment period follows a specific discussion item. 
Comments related to the discussion will be read at that time. 
General comments unrelated to a specific agenda item will be read at 
the end of the meeting, time permitting. Comments submitted by email 
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[email protected] will follow comments by individuals attending the 
meeting. Comments will be read in the order received and your name 
and affiliation will be read with the comments. Please note, time 
may not permit for every comment received to be read in the time 
allotted for public comment. Comments not read will become part of 
the public record.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, C-Wing, 6th 
Floor, Conference Room 10, 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.

    The meeting will also be webcast. The draft meeting agenda and 
other information about the 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 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: September 5, 2012.
Melanie J. Gray,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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