[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 70125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24412]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Director, Office of Science Policy, Office of 
Biotechnology Activities; 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: November 4, 2016.
    Time: 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern.
    Agenda: Presentations and discussions regarding: (1) Stakeholder 
engagement on implementation of the U.S. Government Policy for 
Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of 
Concern (DURC); (2) status of the Blue Ribbon Panel review of the 
2014 variola virus incident on the NIH Bethesda campus; and (3) 
other business of the Board.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive, 
Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference call only; No 
in-person meeting).
    Call-in Information: U.S. Toll-Free Dial-In: 1 (888) 939-3921. 
Confirmation Number: 43519965.
    Contact Person: Christopher Viggiani, Ph.D., Executive Director, 
NSABB, NIH Office of Science Policy, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 
750, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301) 496-9838, [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 National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity 
(NSABB) to provide advice regarding federal oversight of dual use 
research--defined as legitimate biological research that generates 
information and technologies that could be misused to pose a 
biological threat to public health and/or national security.
    The toll-free teleconference line will be open to the public at 
11:30 a.m. to allow time for operator-assisted check-in. Persons 
planning to participate in the teleconference may also pre-register 
online via the link provided below or by calling Palladian Partners, 
Inc. (Contact: Ida Donner at 301-273-2838). Pre-registration will 
close at 12:00 p.m. Eastern on November 1, 2016. After that time, 
attendees may register their information with the teleconference 
operator upon dialing into the meeting. Individuals who plan to 
participate and need special assistance should submit a request to 
the contact person listed on this notice by October 28.
    Meeting materials: The meeting agenda and links to the online 
pre-registration will be available at: http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosecurity/nsabb/nsabb-meetings-and-conferences. Please check this Web site for updates.
    Public Comments: Time will be allotted on the agenda for the 
delivery of oral public comments. Members of the public interested 
in delivering prepared comments relevant to the mission of the NSABB 
should indicate so upon registration. Sign-up for delivering 
prepared oral comments will be limited to one per person or 
organization representative per open comment period. Individual 
comments will be time-limited to facilitate broad participation from 
multiple speakers.
    In addition, interested persons may file written comments at any 
time with the Board via an email sent to [email protected] or by 
regular mail sent to the Contact Person listed on this notice. 
Written statements should include the name, contact information, and 
when applicable, the professional affiliation of the interested 
person. Written comments received by 12:00 p.m. Eastern on November 
1, 2016 will be relayed to the NSABB prior to the teleconference 
meeting. Any written comments received after this deadline will be 
provided to the Board 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.

    Dated: October 4, 2016.
David Clary,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-24412 Filed 10-7-16; 8:45 am]
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