[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 15022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05364]


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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 
Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council.
    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: Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council.
    Date: April 11, 2013.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: The topic of the meeting will be HIV-associated 
Neurological Manifestations and Disorders. The speakers at this 
meeting will focus on the scientific progress and opportunities for 
research on: the epidemiology, diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and 
prevention of Neuro-AIDS and HIV-associated neurological disorders. 
The speakers also will highlight research on peripheral neuropathies 
in the ART era; HIV-associated neuropathogenesis; neuroimaging; host 
and viral genetics factors increasing vulnerability to Neuro-AIDS; 
CNS compartmentalization and challenges for an HIV cure; CNS-
targeted ARV therapeutics; and neuroprotective strategies. An update 
will be provided on the latest changes made to the Federal HIV 
treatment and prevention guidelines by the OARAC Working Groups 
responsible for the guidelines.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 5635 Fishers Lane 
Conference Center, Terrace Level, Suite T-500, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Contact Person: Robert Eisinger, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, 
Director of Scientific and Program Operations, Office of Aids 
Research, Office of the Director, NIH, 5635 Fishers Lane, Msc 9310, 
Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 496-0357; [email protected].
    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.
    Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home 
page: www.oar.nih.gov, where an agenda and any additional 
information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(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: March 4, 2013.
Melanie J. Gray,
Program Analyst, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-05364 Filed 3-7-13; 8:45 am]
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