National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting, 6025-6026 [05-2130]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 23 / Friday, February 4, 2005 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Notice of Meeting: Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society Pursuant to Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given of the sixth meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS), U.S. Public Health Service. The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on February 28, 2005 and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 1, 2005 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting will be open to the public with attendance limited to space available. The meeting will be webcast. The meeting is expected to include presentations and deliberations on several topics, including the following: a revised draft report with recommendations about coverage and reimbursement for genetic technologies and services; current and proposed efforts to understand gene-environment interactions through large population studies; the Committee’s efforts to explore stakeholder perspectives on the need for Federal legislation to prevent genetic discrimination in health insurance and employment; the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns and Children regarding the provision of screening, counseling and health care services for newborns and children having or at risk for heritable disorders; and efforts to improve the quality of laboratory testing for rare diseases. Time will be provided each day for public comments. Under authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services established SACGHS to serve as a public forum for deliberations on the broad range of human health and societal issues raised by the development and use of genetic technologies and, as warranted, to provide advice on these issues. The draft meting agenda and other information about SACGHS, including information about access to the webcast, will be available at the following Web site: https://www.od.nih.gov/oba/ sacghs.htm. The Committee would welcome hearing from anyone wishing to provide public comment on any issue related to genetics, health and society. Individuals who would like to provide public VerDate jul<14>2003 18:52 Feb 03, 2005 Jkt 205001 comment or who plan to attend the meeting and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the SACGHS Executive Secretary, Ms. Sarah Carr, by telephone at 301–496–9838 or e-mail at sc112@nih.gov. The SACGHS office is located at 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892. Dated: January 27, 2005. LaVerne Stringfield, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 05–2128 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 6025 Contact Person: Dr. Myrlene Staten, Senior Advisor, Diabetes Translation Research, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK, NIH, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892– 5460. (301) 402–7886. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research, 93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Research; 98.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology and Hematology Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS.) Dated: January 26, 2005 LaVerne Y. Stringfield, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle. [FR Doc. 05–2131 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] National Institutes of Health BILLING CODE 4140–01–M National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders; Notice of Closed Meeting DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) notice is hereby given of the following meeting. 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 purpose of this meeting is to evaluate requests for preclinical development resources for potential new therapeutics for type 1 diabetes. The outcome of the evaluation will be a decision whether NIDDK should support the request and make available contract resources for development of the potential therapeutic to improve the treatment or prevent the development of type 1 diabetes and its complications. The reserach proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the proposed research projects, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Type 1 Diabetes— Rapid Access to Intervention Development Special Emphasis Panel, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Date: February 9, 2005. Time: 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Agenda: To evaluate requests for preclinical development resources for potential new therapeutics for type 1 diabetes and its complications. Place: 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone conference call.) PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the third meeting of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability. The meeting will be open to the public, 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 mission of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability is to submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to Congress on a comprehensive strategy for the adoption and implementation of health care information technology standards that includes a timeline and prioritization for such adoption and implementation. In developing that strategy, the Commission will consider: (1) The costs and benefits of the standards, both financial impact and quality improvement; (2) the current demand on industry resources to implement the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 and other electronic standards, including HIPAA standards; and (3) the most cost-effective and efficient means for industry to implement the standards. Name of Committee: Commission on Systemic Interoperability. E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1 6026 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 23 / Friday, February 4, 2005 / Notices Date: March 15, 2005. Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Agenda: Healthcare Information Technology Standards. Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20201. Contact Person: Ms. Dana Haza, Director, Commission on Systemic Interoperability, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Building 38, Room 2N21, Bethesda, MD 20894. (301) 594–7520. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The comments should include the name, address, telephone number and, when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. In the interest of security, HHS has procedures for entrance into the building by non-government employees. Persons without a government I.D. will need to show a photo I.D. at the security desk upon entering the building. Dated: January 28, 2005. Anna Snouffer, Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 05–2130 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Use of 3-deazaneplanocin A and Cyclopentenyl Cytosine for the Development of the Topical Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Resistant Herpes Simplex Virus Infections National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of a an exclusive license to practice the invention embodied in: (1) U.S. Patent No. 4,968,690, issued Nov. 6, 1990, entitled ‘‘3DEAZANEPLANOCIN A AND METHOD OF PREPARATION’’ (E–493–1985/0– US–02) (Inventors: Victor E. Marquez, John S. Driscoll, Mu–III Lim, Christopher K Tseng, Alberto Haces and Robert Glazer) (NCI), a continuation of prior application 867,583, filed May 27, 1986, now abandoned. (2) U.S. Patent No. 4,975,434, issued Dec. 4, 1990, entitled ‘‘ANTIVIRAL AND ANTICANCER CYCLOPENTENYL CYTOSINE’’ (E–493–1985/1–US–01) (Inventors: Victor E. Marquez, John S. VerDate jul<14>2003 18:52 Feb 03, 2005 Jkt 205001 Driscoll, Mu–III Lim, Christopher K Tseng, Alberto Haces and Robert Glazer) (NCI), a continuation of prior application 867,583, filed May 27, 1986, now abandoned to GRX Pharmaceuticals (hereafter GRX), having a place of business in Marlboro, New Jersey. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to the United States of America. DATES: Only written comments and/or application for a license, which are received by the NIH Office of Technology Transfer on or before April 5, 2005, will be considered. ADDRESSES: Requests for a copy of the patent application, inquiries, comments and other materials relating to the contemplated license should be directed to: Sally Hu, Ph.D., M.B.A., Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, MD 20852–3804; email: hus@od.nih.gov; telephone: (301) 435–5606; Facsimile: (301) 402–0220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The technology described in E–493–1985/0– US–02 relates to antiviral and cancer chemotherapy and, more particularly, to the compound 3-deazaneplanocin A and related compounds and a method of preparation thereof, as well as the methods of preparation of a great variety of unsaturated (cyclopentenyl) carbocyclic nucleosides. The technology described in E–493– 1985/1–US–01 relates to antiviral and cancer chemotherapy and, more particularly, to cyclopentenyl pyrimidines which can be used for antiviral and cancer chemotherapy, as well as to methods of preparation of these compounds. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within 60 days from the date of this published Notice, NIH receives written evidence and argument that establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The field of use may be limited to the development of the topical treatment of basal cell carcinoma and resistant herpes simplex virus infections. Properly filed competing applications for a license filed in response to this notice will be treated as objections to the contemplated license. Comments and objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made available for public inspection, and, to the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: January 21, 2005. Mark L. Rohrbaugh, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 05–2126 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Construction and Operation of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) Facility by the Department of Homeland Security at Fort Detrick, Maryland: Record of Decision Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In keeping with the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in cooperation with the United States Army Garrison, Fort Detrick, decided on January 26, 2005, after completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and a thorough consideration of public comments, to implement the Preferred Alternative in the FEIS. This action involves the construction and operation of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center Facility by DHS on a site adjacent to existing U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases facilities at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement is at 69 FR 56075 and the notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement is at 69 FR 31830. Copies of the Final EIS and this Record of Decision may be obtained by calling or mailing a request to: Dr. Kevin Anderson, Department of Homeland Security, 7435 New Technology Way, Suite A, Frederick, Maryland, 21703, by telephone (301) 846–2156, fax (301) 682–3662 or e-mail kevin.anderson@dhs.gov. The Final EIS and this Record of Decision are available at https:// www.detrick.army.mil/. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 23 (Friday, February 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6025-6026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2130]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the third 
meeting of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability.
    The meeting will be open to the public, 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 mission of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability is to 
submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to 
Congress on a comprehensive strategy for the adoption and 
implementation of health care information technology standards that 
includes a timeline and prioritization for such adoption and 
implementation. In developing that strategy, the Commission will 
consider: (1) The costs and benefits of the standards, both financial 
impact and quality improvement; (2) the current demand on industry 
resources to implement the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003 and other electronic standards, including 
HIPAA standards; and (3) the most cost-effective and efficient means 
for industry to implement the standards.

    Name of Committee: Commission on Systemic Interoperability.

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    Date: March 15, 2005.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Agenda: Healthcare Information Technology Standards.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 
Avenue, Washington, DC 20201.
    Contact Person: Ms. Dana Haza, Director, Commission on Systemic 
Interoperability, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes 
of Health, Building 38, Room 2N21, Bethesda, MD 20894. (301) 594-
7520.
    Any interested person may file written comments with the 
committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed 
on this notice. The comments should include the name, address, 
telephone number and, when applicable, the business or professional 
affiliation of the interested person.
    In the interest of security, HHS has procedures for entrance 
into the building by non-government employees. Persons without a 
government I.D. will need to show a photo I.D. at the security desk 
upon entering the building.

    Dated: January 28, 2005.
Anna Snouffer,
Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-2130 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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