[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 33957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15006]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice To Announce Request for Information on the Development of 
the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research's Strategic 
Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2025

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research 
(NIDCR) is drafting its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2020-2025 
to help guide the research it supports over the next six years. NIDCR 
2030 established five priority areas and accompanying goals, which 
we're now using to organize the 2020-2025 Strategic Plan. Through this 
Request for Information, NIDCR invites researchers in academia and 
industry, health care professionals, patient advocates and health 
advocacy organizations, scientific or professional organizations, 
Federal agencies, and other interested members of the public to provide 
feedback on NIDCR's next strategic plan.

DATES: The NIDCR's Request for Information is open for public comment 
for a period of 30 days. Comments must be received by August 15, 2019, 
to ensure consideration. After the public comment period has closed, 
the comments received by the NIDCR will be considered in a timely 
manner for the development of the FY 2020-2025 National Institute of 
Dental and Craniofacial Research's Strategic Plan.

ADDRESSES: Please visit our website to view the priority areas and 
provide your feedback electronically: https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/about-us/strategic-plan/2020-2025-nidcr-strategic-plan. Feedback can also be 
submitted via email ([email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. Jonathan Horsford, Ph.D. Acting 
Director, Office of Science Policy and Analysis, National Institute of 
Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, 31 Center Drive, Suite 5B55, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Institute of Dental and 
Craniofacial Research's (NIDCR) mission is to improve the health of the 
nation through investments in research focused on dental, oral, and 
craniofacial (DOC) diseases including caries, periodontal disease, 
cancers, orofacial pain, craniofacial disorders, salivary gland 
disorders, rare diseases, and oral manifestations of systemic diseases. 
In 2017, NIDCR launched NIDCR 2030, a visioning initiative where we 
imagined a future world in which DOC health and diseases are understood 
in the context of the whole body and research transforms how we promote 
health, treat disease, and overcome health disparities. To get us 
there, NIDCR requests your help in developing our 2020-2025 Strategic 
Plan.

    Dated: July 9, 2019.
Martha J. Somerman,
Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-15006 Filed 7-15-19; 8:45 am]
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