National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting, 10540 [06-1879]

Download as PDF 10540 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 40 / Wednesday, March 1, 2006 / Notices needs assessments are continually absent.’’ (USAID 2001: The Use and Effect of Distance Education in Healthcare: What Do We Know? Operations Research Issue Paper 2) This survey will address that issue. The survey is based on recommendations received from current international drug abuse researchers and NIDA grantees. It is designed to be brief (2 pages) and succinct, asking respondents to prioritize their educational needs. The questions have been previously tested with persons who speak English as a second language. Total time to complete the survey is less than five minutes. The survey will cover the following elements: (1) Respondent background, including availability of educational technologies, (2) Educational needs, including a ranking of 10 proposed topics in drug abuse education, and (3) Collaborative needs, including an estimate of the value of online tools for research collaboration. The survey will not collect name, address, or other identifying information. Frequency of Response: This project will be conducted once. Affected Public: International drug abuse researchers who are currently affiliated with or wish Estimated number of respondents Drug abuse researcher respondents to be affiliated with the U.S. drug abuse research community. Type of Respondents/Drug Abuse Researchers: physicians, scientists, mental health workers, and scientists-in-training. The reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Total Annual Number of Respondents: 250; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.09. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 22.5. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. The estimated annualized burden is summarized below. Estimated number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Estimated total burden hours Physicians ........................................................................................................ PhD Scientists ................................................................................................. Mental Health/Drug Abuse Professionals ........................................................ Scientists-in-Training ....................................................................................... 100 70 40 40 1 1 1 1 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 9.0 6.3 3.6 3.6 Annualized Totals ............................................................................................ 250 1 0.09 22.5 Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, contact Dale Weiss, Project Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5274, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number 301– 402–6683; fax 301–443–9127; or by email to dweiss@nida.nih.gov. Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of this publication. wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:25 Feb 28, 2006 Jkt 208001 Dated: February 14, 2006. Laura Rosenthal, Associate Director for Management, National Institute on Drug Abuse. [FR Doc. E6–2824 Filed 2–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4167–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting 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 contract proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel, SBIR Topic 216 Phase I/II ‘‘Fast Track Development of Inhibitory Reagents for the Study of Protein Function’’. Date: March 28, 2006. Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals. Place: National Institutes of Health, Executive Plaza North, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Conference Room J, Rockville, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Gerald G. Lovinger, PhD., Scientific Review Administrator, Special Review and Logistics Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive Blvd., Room 8101, Bethesda, MD 20892–8329, (301) 496–7987, lovingeg@mail.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: February 21, 2006. Anna Snouffer, Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 06–1879 Filed 2–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute; Amended Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel, March E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

    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 contract proposals and the discussions could 
disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as 
patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals 
associated with the contract proposals, the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

    Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis 
Panel, SBIR Topic 216 Phase I/II ``Fast Track Development of 
Inhibitory Reagents for the Study of Protein Function''.
    Date: March 28, 2006.
    Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Executive Plaza North, 
6130 Executive Boulevard, Conference Room J, Rockville, MD 20892, 
(Telephone Conference Call).
    Contact Person: Gerald G. Lovinger, PhD., Scientific Review 
Administrator, Special Review and Logistics Branch, Division of 
Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive 
Blvd., Room 8101, Bethesda, MD 20892-8329, (301) 496-7987, 
lovingeg@mail.nih.gov.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, 
Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 
93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer 
Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer 
Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer 
Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: February 21, 2006.
Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 06-1879 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-M
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