[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 59203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23621]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; 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 an Interagency Pain 
Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) meeting.
    The meeting will feature invited speakers and discussion of 
committee business items including an overview of the Federally-funded 
pain research portfolio, discussion of top pain research advances over 
the last three years, and updates on several pain programs at the NIH 
and Department of Defense.
    The meeting will be open to the public and accessible by live 
webcast and conference call.

    Name of Committee: Interagency Pain Research Coordinating 
Committee.
    Type of meeting: Open Meeting.
    Date: October 22, 2012.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Eastern Time*--Approximate end time.
    Agenda: The meeting will feature invited speakers and discussion 
of committee business items including an overview of the Federally-
funded pain research portfolio, discussion of top pain research 
advances over the last three years, and updates on several pain 
programs at the NIH and Department of Defense.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Conference 
Room 10, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Conference Call: Dial: 888-849-8924, Participant Passcode: 
4770405.
    Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
    Webcast Live: http://videocast.nih.gov/.
    Registration: http://iprcc.nih.gov/. Pre-registration is 
recommended to expedite check-in. Seating in the meeting room is 
limited to room capacity and is on a first come, first served basis.
    Deadlines: Notification of intent to present oral comments: 
Thursday, October 11, 2012, by 5 p.m. ET. Submission of written/
electronic statement for oral comments: Monday, October 15, 2012, by 
5 p.m. ET. Submission of written comments: Wednesday, October 17, 
2012, by 5 p.m. ET.
    Access: Medical Center Metro (Red Line). Visitor Information: 
http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm.
    Contact Person: Linda L. Porter, Ph.D., Health Science Policy 
Advisor, Officer of the Director, National Institute of Neurological 
Disorders and Stroke, NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 8A03, Bethesda, MD 
20892, Phone: (301) 496-9271, Email: IPRCC 
[email protected].
    Please Note: Any member of the public interested in presenting 
oral comments to the Committee must notify the Contact Person listed 
on this notice by 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 11, 2012, with 
their request to present oral comments at the meeting. Interested 
individuals and representatives of organizations must submit a 
written/electronic copy of the oral statement/comments including a 
brief description of the organization represented by 5 p.m. ET on 
Monday, October 15, 2012.
    Statements submitted will become a part of the public record. 
Only one representative of an organization will be allowed to 
present oral comments on behalf of that organization, and 
presentations will be limited to three to five minutes per speaker, 
depending on number of speakers to be accommodated within the 
allotted time. Speakers will be assigned a time to speak in the 
order of the date and time when their request to speak is received, 
along with the required submission of the written/electronic 
statement by the specified deadline. If special accommodations are 
needed, please email the Contact Person listed above.
    In addition, any interested person may submit written comments 
to the IPRCC prior to the meeting by sending the comments to the 
Contact Person listed on this notice by 5 p.m. ET, Wednesday, 
October 17, 2012. The comments should include the name and, when 
applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the 
interested person. All written comments received by the deadlines 
for both oral and written public comments will be provided to the 
IPRCC for their consideration and will become part of the public 
record.
    The meeting will be open to the public through a conference call 
phone number and webcast live on the Internet. Members of the public 
who participate using the conference call phone number will be able 
to listen to the meeting but will not be heard. If you experience 
any technical problems with the conference call or webcast, please 
call Operator Service on (301) 496-4517 for conference call issues 
and the NIH IT Service Desk at (301) 496-4357, toll free (866) 319-
4357, for webcast issues.
    Individuals who participate in person or by using these 
electronic services and who need special assistance, such as 
captioning of the conference call or other reasonable 
accommodations, should submit a request to the Contact Person listed 
on this notice at least seven days prior to the meeting.
    As a part of security procedures, attendees should be prepared 
to present a photo ID during the security process to get on the NIH 
campus. For a full description, please see: http://www.nih.gov/about/visitorsecurity.htm.
    Pre-registration is recommended. Seating will be limited to the 
room capacity and seats will be on a first come, first served basis, 
with expedited check-in for those who are pre-registered. 
Information about the IPRCC is available on the Web site: http://iprcc.nih.gov/.

    Dated: September 19, 2012.
David Clary,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-23621 Filed 9-25-12; 8:45 am]
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