[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63133-63134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25030]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Director, Program on Biosecurity and Biosafety 
Policy; 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 meeting of the 
National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB).

    Name of Committee: National Science Advisory Board for 
Biosecurity.
    Date: October 22, 2014.
    Time: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Times are approximate 
and subject to change).
    Agenda: Presentations and discussions regarding: (1) Overview of 
recent Federal policies regarding biosafety and biosecurity; and (2) 
other business of the Board.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31; 6th Floor, 
Conference Room 6, Bethesda, Maryland.
    Contact Person: Carolyn Mosby, NSABB Program Assistant, NIH 
Program on Biosecurity and Biosafety Policy, 6705 Rockledge Drive, 
Suite 750, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301) 435-5504, 
[email protected].
    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 may register online at: http://palladianpartners.cvent.com/d/KY8f5UlwH0WnoisQD81oFg/8nfg/P1/1Q or 
by calling Palladian Partners, Inc. (Contact: Joel Yaccarino at 301-
650-8660). Online registration will close at 12:00 p.m. Eastern the 
day before the meeting. After that time, you will need to register 
onsite on the day of the meeting, from 7:15 a.m. Eastern. 
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 and 
meeting information, including the draft meeting agenda and the 
registration link, connect to: http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosecurity/nsabb/nsabb-meetings-and-conferences. Please check this site for updates.
    Time will be allotted on the agenda for oral public comment, 
with presentations limited to three minutes per speaker. Sign-up for 
oral public comments will begin at approximately 7:45 a.m. on 
October 22, 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. In 
addition, any interested person may submit written comments to the 
NSABB prior to the meeting by sending the comments to the Contact 
Person listed on this notice by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on October 20, 
2014. Written comments should include the name, address, telephone 
number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation 
of the interested person. Any written comments received after the 
deadline will be provided to the Committee either before or after 
the meeting, depending on the volume of comments received and the 
time required to process them in accordance with privacy regulations 
and other applicable Federal policies.
    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.


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    Dated: October 16, 2014.
David Clary,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-25030 Filed 10-21-14; 8:45 am]
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