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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference
Room 10, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Open: February 16, 2006, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30
a.m.
Agenda: Continuation of the review of the
Division’s scientific and planning activities.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference
Room 10, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Contact Person: Brent B. Stanfield, PhD,
Director, Division of Extramural Activities,
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases, 6707 Democracy Blvd.,
Room 715, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 594–
8843. stanfieldb@extra.niddk.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: National Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory
Council, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Subcommittee.
Date: February 15–16, 2006.
Open: February 15, 2006, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Agenda: To review the Division’s scientific
and planning activities.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference
Room 9A22, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Closed: February 15, 2006, 3:15 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference
Room 9A22, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Open: February 16, 2006, 8 a.m. to 9:30
a.m.
Agenda: Continuation of the review of the
Division’s scientific and planning activities.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference
Room 9A22, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Contact Person: Brent B. Stanfield, PhD,
Director of Extramural Activities, National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases, 6707 Democracy Blvd.,
Room 715, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 594–
8843. stanfieldb@extra.niddk.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: National Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory
Council, Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic
Diseases Subcommittee.
Date: February 15–16, 2006.
Open: February 15, 2006, 1 p.m. to 5:30
p.m.
Agenda: To review the Division’s scientific
and planning activities.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference
Room, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Closed: February 16, 2006, 8 a.m. to 9:30
a.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference
Room 7, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Contact Person: Brent B. Stanfield, PhD,
Director, Division of Extramural Activities,
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases, 6707 Democracy Blvd.,
Room 715, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 594–
8843. stanfieldb@extra.niddk.nih.gov.
Any interested person may file written
comments with the committee by forwarding
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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.
In the interest of security, NIH has
instituted stringent procedures for entrance
into the building by non-government
employees. Persons without a government
I.D. will need to show a photo I.D. and sign
in at the security desk upon entering the
building.
Information is also available on the
Institute’s/Center’s home page: https://
www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/divisions/DEA/
Council/coundesc.htm., where an agenda and
any additional information for the meeting
will be posted when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes,
Endocrinology and Metabolic Research;
93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology
and Hematology Research, National Institutes
of Health, HHS)
Dated: December 29, 2005.
Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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collaboration and cooperation between
the NIH and the surrounding
community; (3) conducts and oversees
studies, projects, and evaluations
designed to address problems,
questions, and issues of community
concern and environmental impact; (4)
ensures that NIH activities affecting the
surrounding community involve
community representation at all levels
of design, review, and implementation;
and (5) ensures effective communication
and collaboration on policy and
programs involving the surrounding
community between the Office of the
Director, NIH, and operating
components of the NIH.
(2) Delete the Office of Community
Liaison (NAP, formerly HNAP) in its
entirety.
Delegations of Authority: All
delegations and redelegations of
authority to officers and employees of
NIH that were in effect immediately
prior to the effective date of this
amendment and are consistent with this
amendment shall continue in effect,
pending further redelegation.
Dated: November 4, 2005.
Elias A. Zerhouni,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
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National Institutes of Health
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Part N, National Institutes of Health,
of the Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
for the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) (40 FR 22859,
May 27, 1975, as amended most recently
at 69 FR 64081, November 3, 2004, and
redesignated from Part HN as part N at
60 FR 56606, November 9, 1995), is
amended as set forth below to reflect the
reorganization of the Office of the
Director, NIH, by transferring the Office
of Community Liaison from the Office of
the Director (OD) to the Office of
Communications and Public Liaison,
OD.
Section N–B, Organization and
Functions, under the heading Office of
the Director (NA, formerly HNA), is
amended as follows:
(1) Under the heading Office of
Communications and Public Liaison
(NA8, formerly HNA8) insert the
following:
Office of Community Liaison (NA85,
formerly HNA85). (1) Advises the NIH
Director on policies, programs, and
issues involving the NIH and the
surrounding community; (2) plans and
directs activities to promote
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Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Part N, National Institutes of Health,
of the Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
for the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) (40 FR 22859,
May 27, 1975, as amended most recently
at 70 FR 61146, October 20, 2005, and
redesignated from Part HN as Part N at
60 FR 56606, November 9, 1995), is
amended as set forth below to reflect the
reorganization of the NIH Ethics Office.
Section N-B, Organization and
Functions, under the heading Office of
the Director (NA, formerly HNA), is
amended as follows:
Replace the current section NAT
(formerly HNAT) with the following:
NIH Ethics Office (NAT, formerly
HNAT). (1) Provides oversight and
strategic direction of NIH activities
relating to ethics policy, oversight, and
operational activities; (2) develops and
administers the NIH policies and
procedures for implementing the
Government-wide conflict of interest
statutes and regulations, the HHS
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regulations, and HHS policies; (3)
implements a program for trans-NIH
ethics oversight that includes
information technology (IT) support
systems, periodic reviews, audits,
delegations of authority, training, and
records management; (4) determines real
or potential conflicts of interest and
assesses ethical considerations in
scientific reporting, clinical trials, and
scientific conferences and workshops;
and (5) serves as the liaison and
coordinates the NIH response to
requests from Congress, the Inspector
General, HHS, and the Office of
Government Ethics, and performs
appropriate liaison activities.
IC Operations and Liaison Branch
(NAT2, formerly HNAT2). (1) Provides
centralized operational services to ICs in
the review and processing of: (a)
Individual ethics actions and (b) ethics
actions having IC-wide impact such as
preapproval of awards, blanket approval
of widely attended gatherings (WAGs),
and handling ethics for OD committees;
and (2) provides advisory services in the
management of IC ethics reviews.
Policy and Management Review
Branch (NAT3, formerly HNAT3). (1)
Provides technical review of NIH and IC
Ethics Programs and conducts risk
assessment; (2) develops NIH-wide
policies and procedures to ensure a
rigorous NIH Ethics Program; (3)
manages ethics delegations of authority;
(4) develops and manages content for
the NIH Ethics Web site; and (5)
provides NIH-wide ethics training to
staff.
Delegations of Authority
All delegations and redelegations of
authority to officers and employees of
NIH that were in effect immediately
prior to the effective date of this
amendment and are consistent with this
amendment shall continue in effect,
pending further redelegation.
Dated: November 10, 2005.
Elias A. Zerhouni,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
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Houston-Galveston Area Maritime
Security Committee
Coast Guard, DHS.
Solicitation for membership.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Under the Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002, the
Secretary of Homeland Security has
established an Area Maritime Security
Committee under the direction of the
Houston-Galveston Captain of the Port.
The Houston-Galveston Captain of the
Port is hereby requesting qualified
individuals interested in serving on this
committee to apply for membership.
DATES: Requests for membership should
reach the Captain of the Port on or
before February 8, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Requests for membership
should be submitted to MSO HoustonGalveston, AMSC Executive
Administrator, 9640 Clinton Drive,
Houston TX 77029.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on the Houston-Galveston
Area Maritime Security Committee or its
charter, contact Ms. Tobi Moore, AMSC
Executive Administrator, at (713) 671–
5118.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Establishment of Area Maritime
Security Advisory Committees
Section 102 of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–295) added section
70112 to Title 46 of the U.S. Code, and
authorizes the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating to establish Area Maritime
Security Advisory Committees (AMS
Committees) for any port area of the
United States. The MTSA includes a
provision exempting these AMS
Committees from the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–
436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The
AMS Committee assists the Captain of
the Port in the review and update of the
AMS Plan for the Houston, Galveston,
Freeport and Texas City area of
responsibility. Such matters may
include, but are not limited to:
• Identifying critical port
infrastrucutre and operations;
• Identifying risks (threats,
vulnerabilities, and consequences);
• Determining mitigation strategies
and implementation methods;
• Developing and describing the
process to continually evaluate overall
port security by considering
consequences and vulnerabilities, how
they may change over time, and what
additional mitigation strategies can be
applied; and
• Providing advice to, and assisting
the Captain of the Port in, reviewing and
updating the Houston-Galveston Area
Maritime Security Plan.
This committee meets the last
Thursday of odd-numbered months.
Subcommittees, work groups and task
forces convene between meetings of the
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parent committee. AMS Committee
meeting location is currently at the Port
of Houston Authority, 111 East Loop,
Houston, TX at 9 a.m.
AMS Committee Membership
The following appointed membership
vacancies currently exist:
Docks & Terminals primary;
Shipyard primary and alternate;
Trucking industry alternate;
Fleets primary;
Harbor tugs primary;
Port of Texas City alternate;
Rail primary;
Barges primary; and
Offshore carriers primary.
Request applicants possess at least 5
years of experience related to maritime
or port security operations. Total
number of members is determined by
the COTP. Applicants may be required
to pass an appropriate security
background check prior to appointment
to the committee.
Members’ term of office will be for 5
years. Members are eligible to serve an
additional term of office. Members will
not receive any salary or other
compensation for their service on the
AMS Committee.
In support of the policy of the USCG
on gender and ethnic diversity, we
encourage qualified women and
members of minority groups to apply.
Request for Applications
Those seeking membership are not
required to submit formal applications
to the local COTP; however, because we
do have an obligation to ensure that a
specific number of members have the
prerequisite maritime security
experience, we encourage the
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submission of resumes highlighting
experience in the maritime and security
industries.
Dated: December 12, 2005.
R.F. Duncan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Eighth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
Part N, National Institutes of Health, of the Statement of
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (40 FR 22859, May 27,
1975, as amended most recently at 70 FR 61146, October 20, 2005, and
redesignated from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56606, November 9, 1995),
is amended as set forth below to reflect the reorganization of the NIH
Ethics Office.
Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading Office
of the Director (NA, formerly HNA), is amended as follows:
Replace the current section NAT (formerly HNAT) with the following:
NIH Ethics Office (NAT, formerly HNAT). (1) Provides oversight and
strategic direction of NIH activities relating to ethics policy,
oversight, and operational activities; (2) develops and administers the
NIH policies and procedures for implementing the Government-wide
conflict of interest statutes and regulations, the HHS
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supplemental conflict of interest regulations, and HHS policies; (3)
implements a program for trans-NIH ethics oversight that includes
information technology (IT) support systems, periodic reviews, audits,
delegations of authority, training, and records management; (4)
determines real or potential conflicts of interest and assesses ethical
considerations in scientific reporting, clinical trials, and scientific
conferences and workshops; and (5) serves as the liaison and
coordinates the NIH response to requests from Congress, the Inspector
General, HHS, and the Office of Government Ethics, and performs
appropriate liaison activities.
IC Operations and Liaison Branch (NAT2, formerly HNAT2). (1)
Provides centralized operational services to ICs in the review and
processing of: (a) Individual ethics actions and (b) ethics actions
having IC-wide impact such as preapproval of awards, blanket approval
of widely attended gatherings (WAGs), and handling ethics for OD
committees; and (2) provides advisory services in the management of IC
ethics reviews.
Policy and Management Review Branch (NAT3, formerly HNAT3). (1)
Provides technical review of NIH and IC Ethics Programs and conducts
risk assessment; (2) develops NIH-wide policies and procedures to
ensure a rigorous NIH Ethics Program; (3) manages ethics delegations of
authority; (4) develops and manages content for the NIH Ethics Web
site; and (5) provides NIH-wide ethics training to staff.
Delegations of Authority
All delegations and redelegations of authority to officers and
employees of NIH that were in effect immediately prior to the effective
date of this amendment and are consistent with this amendment shall
continue in effect, pending further redelegation.
Dated: November 10, 2005.
Elias A. Zerhouni,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
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