[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 66624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26994]


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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. App.), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting.

    Name of Committee: National Science Advisory Board for 
Biosecurity.
    Date: November 27, 2012.
    Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Times are 
approximate and subject to change).
    Agenda: Presentations and discussions regarding: (1) A proposed 
framework for guiding HHS funding decisions on HPAI H5N1 gain-of-
function research; (2) report of the NSABB Working Group on Global 
Engagement; and (3) other business of the Board.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 6th Floor, 
Room 6, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
    Contact Person: Ronna Hill, NSABB Program Assistant, NIH Office 
of Biotechnology Activities, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301) 496-9838, [email protected].
    Submitted 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 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. Persons planning 
to attend should register online at: http://oba.od.nih.gov/biosecurity/biosecurity_meetings.html or by calling Palladian 
Partners, Inc. (Contact: Joel Yaccarino at 301-650-8660). 
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 preregistration 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 
relevant to the mission of the NSABB at the open meeting should 
notify the Contact Person listed on this notice. 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 
relevant to the mission of the NSABB. All written comments should be 
sent via email to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The 
written comments should include the name, address, telephone number 
and, when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of 
the commenter.


    Dated: October 31, 2012.
David Clary,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-26994 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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