[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 70 (Thursday, April 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17847-17848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07511]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Director, Office of Science Policy; 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: May 11, 2017.
    Time: 2:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Eastern.
    Agenda: Presentations and discussions regarding: (1) The Blue 
Ribbon Panel draft report on the 2014 variola virus incident on the 
NIH Bethesda campus; (2) stakeholder engagement on implementation of 
the U.S. Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life 
Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC); and (3) other business 
of the Board.

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    Place: Telephone conference call only (no in-person meeting), 
Public Dial-in (US Toll Free): 1-866-939-3921, Confirmation Number: 
44675525.
    Contact Person: Jessica Tucker, Ph.D., Executive Director, 
NSABB, NIH Office of Science Policy, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 
750, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301) 451-4431, 
[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 
1:30 p.m. to allow time for operator-assisted check-in. Members of the 
public planning to participate in the teleconference may also pre-
register online via the link provided below or by calling Palladian 
Partners, Inc. (Contact: Carly Sullivan at 301-318-0841). Pre-
registration will close at 12:00 p.m. Eastern on May 8, 2017. 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 May 3, 2017.
    Meeting materials: The meeting agenda, background material, and 
online pre-registration will be available at: https://palladianpartners.cvent.com/nsabbmay2017. 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 May 8, 2017 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: April 10, 2017.
David Clary,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-07511 Filed 4-12-17; 8:45 am]
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