[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13065-13066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04942]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; 
Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments

SUMMARY: This notice announces the next meeting of the National 
Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC). The BSC, 
a federally chartered, external advisory group composed of scientists 
from the public and private sectors, will review and provide advice on 
programmatic activities. The meeting is open to the public as indicated 
below, and preregistration is requested for both attendance and oral 
comment and required to access the webcast. Parts of the meeting will 
be closed as indicated on the agenda. Information about the meeting and 
registration are available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.

DATES: 
    Meeting: April 16-18, 2014, begins at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight 
Time (EDT) on April 16, at 8:30 a.m. on April 17 and 18, and continues 
each day until adjournment. Written Public Comment Submissions: 
Deadline is April 2, 2014.
    Preregistration for Meeting and/or Oral Comments: Deadline is April 
9, 2014. Registration to view the meeting via the webcast is required.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting Location: Rodbell Auditorium, Rall Building, National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 111 T.W. Alexander 
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
    Meeting Web Page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other 
meeting materials are at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.
    Webcast: Webcasting of the meeting will start at 2:00 p.m. on April 
17; the URL will be provided to those who preregister for viewing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lori White, Designated Federal 
Officer for the BSC, Office of Liaison, Policy and Review, Division of 
NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 
Phone: 919-541-9834, Fax: 301-480-3272, Email: [email protected]. 
Hand Deliver/Courier address: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2124, Morrisville, 
NC 27560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Meeting and Registration: Parts of the meeting are open to the 
public as indicated on the agenda with time scheduled for oral public 
comments; attendance at the meeting is limited only by the space 
available. Parts of the meeting are closed to the public as indicated 
on the agenda in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 
552(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended, for the review, discussion, and 
evaluation of individual intramural programs and projects conducted by 
the NIEHS, including consideration of personnel qualifications and 
performance, and the competence of individual investigators, the 
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy.
    The BSC will provide input to the NTP on programmatic activities 
and issues. A preliminary agenda, roster of BSC members, background 
materials, public comments, and any additional

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information, when available, will be posted on the BSC meeting Web site 
(http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) or may be requested in hardcopy from 
the Designated Federal Officer for the BSC. Following the meeting, 
summary minutes will be prepared and made available on the BSC meeting 
Web site.
    The public may attend the meeting in person or view the webcast of 
the open sessions, which begin at 2 p.m. on April 17, 2014. 
Registration is required to view the webcast; the URL for the webcast 
will be provided in the email confirming registration. Individuals who 
plan to provide oral comments (see below) are encouraged to preregister 
online at the BSC meeting Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) by 
April 9, 2014, to facilitate planning for the meeting. Individuals 
interested in this meeting are encouraged to access the Web site to 
stay abreast of the most current information regarding the meeting. 
Visitor and security information for those attending in-person is 
available at niehs.nih.gov/about/visiting/index.cfm. Individuals with 
disabilities who need accommodation to participate in this event should 
contact Dr. White at phone: (919) 541-9834 or email: 
[email protected]. TTY users should contact the Federal TTY Relay 
Service at 800-877-8339. Requests should be made at least five business 
days in advance of the event.
    Request for Comments: Written comments submitted in response to 
this notice should be received by April 2, 2014. Comments will be 
posted on the BSC meeting Web site and persons submitting them will be 
identified by their name and affiliation and/or sponsoring 
organization, if applicable. Persons submitting written comments should 
include their name, affiliation (if applicable), phone, email, and 
sponsoring organization (if any) with the document.
    Time is allotted during the open portion of the meeting for the 
public to present oral comments to the BSC on the agenda topics. Public 
comments can be presented in-person at the meeting at NIEHS or by 
teleconference line. There are 50 lines for this call; availability is 
on a first-come, first-served basis. The available lines will be open 
from 2:00 p.m. on April 17 and from 8:30 a.m. on April 18 until 
adjournment, although the BSC will receive public comments only during 
the formal public comment periods, which are indicated on the 
preliminary agenda. Each organization is allowed one time slot per 
agenda topic. Each speaker is allotted at least 7 minutes, which if 
time permits, may be extended to 10 minutes at the discretion of the 
BSC chair. Persons wishing to present oral comments should register on 
the BSC meeting Web site by April 9, 2014, indicate whether they will 
present comments in-person or via the teleconference line, and indicate 
the topic(s) on which they plan to comment. The access number for the 
teleconference line will be provided to registrants by email prior to 
the meeting. On-site registration for oral comments will also be 
available on the meeting day, although time allowed for presentation by 
these registrants may be less than that for pre-registered speakers and 
will be determined by the number of persons who register at the 
meeting.
    Persons registering to make oral comments are asked to send a copy 
of their statement and/or PowerPoint slides to the Designated Federal 
Officer by April 9, 2014. Written statements can supplement and may 
expand upon the oral presentation. If registering on-site and reading 
from written text, please bring 40 copies of the statement for 
distribution to the BSC and NTP staff and to supplement the record.
    Background Information on the BSC: The BSC is a technical advisory 
body comprised of scientists from the public and private sectors that 
provides primary scientific oversight to the NTP. Specifically, the BSC 
advises the NTP on matters of scientific program content, both present 
and future, and conducts periodic review of the program for the purpose 
of determining and advising on the scientific merit of its activities 
and their overall scientific quality. Its members are selected from 
recognized authorities knowledgeable in fields such as toxicology, 
pharmacology, pathology, biochemistry, epidemiology, risk assessment, 
carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, molecular biology, behavioral toxicology, 
neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, reproductive toxicology or 
teratology, and biostatistics. Members serve overlapping terms of up to 
four years. The BSC usually meets biannually. The authority for the BSC 
is provided by 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health Service 
Act (PHS), as amended. The BSC is governed by the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.), which sets 
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

    Dated: February 28, 2014.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-04942 Filed 3-6-14; 8:45 am]
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