[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 89650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26268]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Secretary; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Science 
Advisory Board for Biosecurity.
    The meeting will be held as a virtual meeting and will be open to 
the public as indicated below. Individuals who plan to view the virtual 
meeting and need special assistance or other reasonable accommodations 
to view the meeting should notify the Contact Person listed below in 
advance of the meeting. The meeting will be videocast and can be 
accessed from the NIH Videocasting and Podcasting website (http://videocast.nih.gov/).

    Name of Committee: National Science Advisory Board for 
Biosecurity.
    Date: November 21, 2024.
    Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Agenda: The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity 
meeting will include a review of a new charge to the committee and 
discussion of next steps for the committee.
    Address: National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive, 
Suite 630, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
    Meeting Access: https://osp.od.nih.gov/policies/national-science-advisory-board-for-biosecurity-nsabb#tab3/.
    Contact Person: Cari Young, ScM, Office of Science Policy, 
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 6705 
Rockledge Drive, Suite 630, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-9838, 
[email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days from the meeting 
date due to exceptional circumstances which did not allow sufficient 
time to submit the notice within the typical lead time required for 
publication. The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity 
meeting will include review of a new charge to the committee that, in 
keeping with the committee's charter, is of vital importance to 
biomedical research, public health, and national security. If the 
meeting is not held on November 21, 2024, committee members and 
participants with the requisite scientific, technical, public health, 
biodefense, and national security expertise will be unable to 
participate due to scheduling conflicts. Information is also available 
on the Institute's/Center's home page: https://osp.od.nih.gov/policies/national-science-advisory-board-for-biosecurity-nsabb#tab3/, where an 
agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted 
when available.

    Dated: November 7, 2024.
David W. Freeman,
Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-26268 Filed 11-12-24; 8:45 am]
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