[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 21008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07607]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of 
Partially Closed Meeting

    Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Advisory 
Environmental Health Sciences Council.
    The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with 
attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend 
and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person 
listed below in advance of the meeting. The open session will be 
videocast and can be accessed from the NIH Videocasting and Podcasting 
website (https://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/webcasts).
    The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the 
provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 
U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could 
disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as 
patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals 
associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

    Name of Committee: National Advisory Environmental Health 
Sciences Council.
    Date: June 24, 2026.
    Open: 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
    Agenda: Call to Order, Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of 
Interest, Consideration of previous Meeting Minutes, and Report of 
the Directors.
    Address: NIEHS, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 19970.
    Meeting Format: Virtual.
    Open: 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
    Agenda: Microplastics Research and Resource Coordination Core 
Center; SPARK-EHS: Supporting Programs to Advance Research Knowledge 
in Environmental Health Sciences; and Health and Extreme Weather 
Research Coordination and Data Center(s).
    Address: NIEHS, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 19970.
    Meeting Format: Virtual.
    Closed: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate consideration of Intramural BSC 
Reports, Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest, and 
Consideration of Grant Applications.
    Address: NIEHS, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 19970.
    Meeting Format: Virtual.
    Contact Person: David M. Balshaw, Ph.D., BA Director and Acting 
Chief, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research and 
Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. 
Box 12233, MD EC-27, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233, 984-287-
3234, [email protected].

    Registration is not required to attend the open portion of this 
meeting.
    Any interested person may file written comments with the committee 
by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this 
notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone 
number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of 
the interested person.
    Any member of the public interested in presenting oral comments to 
the committee may notify the Contact Person listed on this notice at 
least 10 days in advance of the meeting. Interested individuals and 
representatives of an organization may submit a letter of intent, a 
brief description of the organization represented and a short 
description of the oral presentation. Only one representative of an 
organization may be allowed to present oral comments and presentations 
may be limited to five minutes. Both printed and electronic copies are 
requested for the record. In addition, any interested person may file 
written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the 
Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the 
name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or 
professional affiliation of the interested person.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.115, 
Biometry and Risk Estimation--Health Risks from Environmental 
Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety 
Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances--Basic 
Research and Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower Development 
in the Environmental Health Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to 
Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114, Applied Toxicological Research 
and Testing, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: April 15, 2026.
Denise M. Santeufemio,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-07607 Filed 4-17-26; 8:45 am]
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