National Library of Medicine; Cancellation of Meetings, 53676 [05-17940]

Download as PDF 53676 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 174 / Friday, September 9, 2005 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine; Cancellation of Meetings Notice is hereby given of the cancellation of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability, September 13, 2005, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20201, cancellation of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability Teleconference, October 11, 2005, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., National Library of Medicine, Conference Room B, Building 38, 2nd Floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, and the cancellation of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability, October 24, 2005, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20201, all of which were published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2005, 70 FR 40392. These meetings are cancelled, as they are no longer necessary to complete Commission activities. Dated: August 31, 2005. Anthony M. Coelho, Jr., Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 05–17940 Filed 9–8–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Toxicology Program (NTP); NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM); Announcement of Expert Panel Meeting To Evaluate Revised Analyses and Proposed Reference Substances for In Vitro Test Methods for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Meeting announcement and opportunity for public comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: NICEATM announces a second meeting of an expert panel by teleconference on September 19, 2005, to evaluate (1) revised accuracy and reliability analyses of four in vitro test methods proposed for detecting ocular corrosives and severe irritants and (2) a revised list of proposed reference VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:19 Sep 08, 2005 Jkt 205001 substances for validation studies on in vitro test methods for identifying ocular corrosives and severe irritants. The four in vitro test methods under consideration are the (1) Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability (BCOP) assay, (2) Hen’s Egg Test—Chorion Allantoic Membrane (HET–CAM), (3) Isolated Rabbit Eye (IRE) assay, and (4) Isolated Chicken Eye (ICE) assay. The revised analyses and revised list of proposed reference substances are available in an addendum to the draft Background Review Documents (BRDs) for the four methods (available at https:// iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/methods/ocudocs/ reanalysis.htm). A previous Federal Register notice solicited public comment on the revised analyses and revised list of proposed reference substances (Vol. 70, No. 142, pg. 43149, July 26, 2005). Comments submitted in response to the July 26, 2005 Federal Register notice will be considered at the expert panel meeting and do not need to be resubmitted. The public is invited to attend the teleconference and will be provided with an opportunity to make oral comments during the public comment period. Interested individuals can attend the meeting via a phone line or in person at the NIEHS campus (see ADDRESSES below). Participation is limited only by the number of phone lines available and by the number of available seats at the teleconference site. Additional meeting information may be obtained on the ICCVAM/NICEATM Web site (https://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov) or by contacting NICEATM (see ADDRESSES below). DATES: The expert panel meeting will be held via teleconference on Monday, September 19, 2005, beginning at 9 a.m. eastern daylight time (e.d.t.) and continuing until adjournment (approximately 12 p.m. e.d.t.). Requests to attend the meeting via the telephone or in person must be received no later than September 12, 2005, to ensure access (see ADDRESSES below). We encourage all individuals who plan to attend this meeting to register online at the NICEATM Web site (https:// iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/), but requests may also be submitted by e-mail, telephone, fax, or through hand delivery/courier (see ADDRESSES below). Persons wishing to make oral comments during the teleconference must notify NICEATM no later than September 12, 2005 (see ADDRESSES below). In lieu of oral comments, individuals may provide written comments for distribution to the expert panel prior to the meeting. Written comments should be received by September 15, 2005, in order to enable PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 consideration by the expert panel prior to the meeting. Persons with disabilities, such as those who need sign language interpreters and/or other reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting at NIEHS, are asked to notify NICEATM by September 8, 2005. ADDRESSES: The teleconference will originate from Room 3162, 3rd Floor, NIEHS, 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Bldg. 4401, Research Triangle Park, NC. A government-approved photo ID is required to access the meeting. Correspondence should be sent by mail, fax, e-mail, or through hand delivery/courier to Dr. Raymond Tice at NICEATM, NIEHS, PO Box 12233, MD EC–17, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (phone) 919–541–4482, (fax) 919–541–0947, (e-mail) niceatmcomments@niehs.nih.gov. Courier address: NICEATM, 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Building 4401, Room 3129, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 3, 2004, NICEATM released draft BRDs that provided information about the current validation status of the four in vitro test methods for detecting ocular corrosives and severe irritants (Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 212, pp. 64081–64082, November 3, 2004). In conjunction with ICCVAM, NICEATM convened an expert panel meeting on January 11–12, 2005, to independently assess the validation status of the four in vitro test methods. The expert panel report and background information for this meeting are available at https:// iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/methods/ eyeirrit.htm. Public comments at the meeting indicated that additional data could be made available that had not been provided in response to earlier requests for data announced in the Federal Register in March (Vol. 69, No. 57, pp. 13859–13861, March 24, 2004) and November 2004). The expert panel recommended that NICEATM conduct a reanalysis of the accuracy and reliability of each test method that would include these data. In response to this recommendation, NICEATM published a notice in the Federal Register (Vol. 70, No. 38, pp. 9661–9662, February 28, 2005) requesting additional in vitro data on these four in vitro ocular irritancy test methods, corresponding in vivo rabbit eye test method data, as well as any human ocular exposure/injury data (either from ethical human studies or accidental exposure). Subsequently, NICEATM received additional in vitro and in vivo data that were used for the E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Library of Medicine; Cancellation of Meetings

    Notice is hereby given of the cancellation of the Commission on 
Systemic Interoperability, September 13, 2005, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hubert 
H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 
20201, cancellation of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability 
Teleconference, October 11, 2005, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., National Library 
of Medicine, Conference Room B, Building 38, 2nd Floor, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20894, and the cancellation of the Commission on Systemic 
Interoperability, October 24, 2005, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 
20201, all of which were published in the Federal Register on July 13, 
2005, 70 FR 40392.
    These meetings are cancelled, as they are no longer necessary to 
complete Commission activities.

    Dated: August 31, 2005.
Anthony M. Coelho, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-17940 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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