[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 186 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66048-66049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23143]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

    Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of an Interagency Pain 
Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) meeting.
    The meeting will feature invited speakers and discussions of 
committee business items including a progress report on implementation 
of the National Pain Strategy, updates on the Federal Pain Research 
Strategy and new pain initiatives.
    The meeting will be open to the public and accessible by live 
webcast and conference call.

    Name of Committee: Interagency Pain Research Coordinating 
Committee.
    Type of meeting: Open Meeting.
    Date: October 31, 2016.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. *Eastern Time*--Approximate end 
time.
    Agenda: The meeting will feature invited speakers and 
discussions of Committee business items including a progress report 
on implementation of the National Pain Strategy, updates on the 
Federal Pain Research Strategy and new pain initiatives.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31C, 6th Floor, 
Room 10, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
    Webcast Live: http://videocast.nih.gov/.
    Deadlines: Notification of intent to present oral comments: 
Monday, October 17, 2016, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
    Submission of written/electronic statement for oral comments: 
Monday, October 24, 2016, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
    Submission of written comments: Monday, October 24, 2016, by 
5:00 p.m. ET.
    Access: Medical Center Metro (Red Line). Visitor Information: 
http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm.
    Contact Person: Linda L. Porter, Ph.D., Pain Policy Advisor, 
Office of Pain Policy, Officer of the Director, National Institute 
of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 
8A31, Bethesda, MD 20892, Phone: (301) 451-4460, Email: 
[email protected].


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    Please Note:
    Any member of the public interested in presenting oral comments to 
the Committee must notify the Contact Person listed on this notice by 
5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, October 17, 2016, with their request to present 
oral comments at the meeting. Interested individuals and 
representatives of organizations must submit a written/electronic copy 
of the oral statement/comments including a brief description of the 
organization represented by 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 24, 2016.
    Statements submitted will become a part of the public record. Only 
one representative of an organization will be allowed to present oral 
comments on behalf of that organization, and presentations will be 
limited to three to five minutes per speaker, depending on number of 
speakers to be accommodated within the allotted time. Speakers will be 
assigned a time to speak in the order of the date and time when their 
request to speak is received, along with the required submission of the 
written/electronic statement by the specified deadline. If special 
accommodations are needed, please email the Contact Person listed 
above.
    In addition, any interested person may submit written comments to 
the IPRCC prior to the meeting by sending the comments to the Contact 
Person listed on this notice by 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday, October 24, 2016. 
The comments should include the name and, when applicable, the business 
or professional affiliation of the interested person. All written 
comments received by the deadlines for both oral and written public 
comments will be provided to the IPRCC for their consideration and will 
become part of the public record.
    The meeting will be open to the public and webcast live on the 
Internet. If you experience any technical problems with the webcast, 
please call the NIH IT Service Desk at (301) 496-4357, toll free (866) 
319-4357, for webcast issues.
    Individuals who participate in person or by using the wed service 
and who need special assistance, such as captioning, should submit a 
request to the Contact Person listed on this notice at least seven days 
prior to the meeting.
    As a part of security procedures, attendees should be prepared to 
present a photo ID during the security process to get on the NIH 
campus. For a full description, please see: http://www.nih.gov/about/visitorsecurity.htm.
    Information about the IPRCC is available on the Web site: http://iprcc.nih.gov/.

    Dated: September 20, 2016.
Sylvia L. Neal,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-23143 Filed 9-23-16; 8:45 am]
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