[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 21939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08947]


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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 NIH 
Scientific Management Review Board (SMRB). Presentations and 
discussions will address programs and activities to engage pre-college 
students in biomedical science as well as the NIH peer review and award 
processes.
    The NIH Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 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 SMRB 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 (SMRB).
    Date: May 7, 2014.
    Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: Presentations and discussions at the May 7 SMRB meeting 
will focus on two recent SMRB charges: 1) Recommend ways for NIH to 
cultivate sustained interest in biomedical science among students 
from pre-kindergarten through high school in order to contribute to 
a healthy biomedical workforce pipeline, and 2) recommend ways for 
NIH to further optimize the process of reviewing and awarding 
grants. Time will be allotted on the agenda for public comment. Sign 
up for public comments will begin approximately at 8:00 a.m. on May 
7, 2014, 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.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 35, 1th Floor, 
Porter Seminar Room, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Juanita Marner, Office of Science Policy, Office 
of the Director, NIH, National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge 
Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892, [email protected], (301) 435-
1770.
    This meeting is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to scheduling conflicts of the members.
    The meeting will 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: April 15, 2014.
Melanie J. Gray,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-08947 Filed 4-17-14; 8:45 am]
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