National Toxicology Program (NTP); Liaison and Scientific Review Office; Meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors, 62111-62112 [E6-17711]

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ACTION: Meeting announcement and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92– 463, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors (NTP BSC). The NTP BSC is composed of scientists from the public and private sectors and provides primary scientific oversight to the Director for the NTP and evaluates the scientific merit of the NTP’s intramural and collaborative programs. DATES: The NTP BSC meeting will be held on December 1, 2006. In order to facilitate planning for this meeting, persons wishing to make an oral presentation are asked to notify the Executive Secretary for the NTP BSC by November 17, 2006 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below). Written comments should also be received by November 17, 2006, to enable review by the NTP BSC and NIEHS/NTP staff prior to the meeting. Persons needing special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation in order to attend, should contact 919–541–2475 (voice), 919–541–4644 TTY (text telephone), through the Federal TTY Relay System at 800–877–8339, or by e-mail to niehsoeeo@niehs.nih.gov. Requests should be made at least 7 days in advance of the event. ADDRESSES: The NTP BSC meeting will be held in the Rodbell Auditorium, Rall Building at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public comments and any other correspondence should be submitted to Dr. Barbara Shane, Executive Secretary for the NTP Board (NTP Liaison and Scientific Review Office, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD A3–01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62111 919–541–4253, fax: 919–541–0295; or email: shane@niehs.nih.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Preliminary Agenda Topics and Availability of Meeting Materials Preliminary agenda topics are as follows: • NTP Retreat. • Update of NTP Activities. • Reports on Workshops related to the NTP Roadmap. • NTP BSC’s Technical Report Review Subcommittee Report. • Concept Reviews for the NTP/ NIEHS Host Susceptibility Program and the NTP/NIEHS MRI Imaging Contract. • NTP/NIEHS Exposure Biology Program. • Nominations to the Center for Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction. A copy of the preliminary agenda, committee roster, and any additional information, when available, will be posted on the NTP Web site (https:// ntp.niehs.nih.gov select Advisory Board and Committees) or may be requested in hardcopy from the Executive Secretary for the NTP BSC (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above). Following the meeting, summary minutes will be prepared and made available on the NTP Web site. Attendance and Registration The meeting is scheduled for December 1, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to adjournment and is open to the public with attendance limited only by the space available. Individuals who plan to attend are encouraged to register online at the NTP Web site by November 22, 2006, to facilitate access to the NIEHS campus. Please note that a photo ID is required to access the NIEHS campus. The NTP is making plans to videocast the meeting through the Internet at https://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/ video.htm. Request for Comments Time is allotted during the meeting for the public to present comment to the NTP BSC and NTP staff on the agenda topics. Each organization is allowed one time slot per agenda topic. At least 7 minutes will be allotted to each speaker, and if time permits, may be extended to 10 minutes. Registration for oral comments will also be available on-site, although time allowed for presentation by on-site registrants may be less than that for pre-registered speakers and will be determined by the number of persons who register at the meeting. Persons registering to make oral comments are asked, if possible, to send a copy of their statement to the Executive Secretary for E:\FR\FM\23OCN1.SGM 23OCN1 62112 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 204 / Monday, October 23, 2006 / Notices the NTP BSC (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above) by November 17, 2006, to enable review by the NTP BSC and NIEHS/NTP staff prior to the meeting. Written statements can supplement and may expand the oral presentation. If registering on-site and reading from written text, please bring 40 copies of the statement for distribution to the NTP BSC and NIEHS/ NTP staff and to supplement the record. Written comments received in response to this notice will be posted on the NTP Web site. Persons submitting written comments should include their name, affiliation, mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail, and sponsoring organization (if any) with the document. Background Information on the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors The NTP BSC is a technical advisory body comprised of scientists from the public and private sectors who provide primary scientific oversight to the overall program and its centers. Specifically, the NTP BSC advises the NTP on matters of scientific program content, both present and future, and conducts periodic review of the program for the purposes of determining and advising on the scientific merit of its activities and their overall scientific quality. Its members are selected from recognized authorities knowledgeable in fields such as toxicology, pharmacology, pathology, biochemistry, epidemiology, risk assessment, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, molecular biology, behavioral toxicology and neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, reproductive toxicology or teratology, and biostatistics. Members serve overlapping terms of up to four years. NTP BSC meetings are held annually or biannually. Dated: October 13, 2006. Samuel A. Wilson, Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program. [FR Doc. E6–17711 Filed 10–20–06; 8:45 am] Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting. Name: Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Times And Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., November 13, 2006; 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., November 14, 2006. Place: CDC Roybal Campus, Bldg 19, Auditorium B3, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333. Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director, CDC, and the Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), regarding (1) the practice of hospital infection control; (2) strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of infections (e.g., nosocomial infections), antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic updating of guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and healthcare-related conditions. Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items will include: Issues related to public reporting of healthcare-associated infection rates; Infection control for multi-drug resistant organisms; and, topics related to future guidelines. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Contact Person For More Information: Harriette Lynch, Committee Management Specialist, HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCID, CDC, l600 Clifton Road, NE., M/S A–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639–4035. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: October 16, 2006. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6–17660 Filed 10–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P BILLING CODE 4140–01–P mstockstill on PROD1PC76 with NOTICES Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC): Meeting In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 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Purpose: This council advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding the elimination of tuberculosis (TB). Specifically, the Council makes recommendations regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; addresses the development and application of new technologies; and reviews the extent to which progress has been made toward eliminating TB. Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include issues pertaining to Emerging Global issues in TB Surveillance and Control; XDR-TB: Implications for TB control in the U.S.; TB among Foreignborn and other related tuberculosis issues. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Contact Person for More Information: Loretta Coleman-Johnson, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., M/S E–10, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone 404/ 639–8120. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis Health Resources and Services Administration In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following council meeting: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) E:\FR\FM\23OCN1.SGM 23OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Toxicology Program (NTP); Liaison and Scientific Review 
Office; Meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors

AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 
National Institutes of Health.

ACTION: Meeting announcement and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a 
meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors (NTP BSC). The NTP 
BSC is composed of scientists from the public and private sectors and 
provides primary scientific oversight to the Director for the NTP and 
evaluates the scientific merit of the NTP's intramural and 
collaborative programs.

DATES: The NTP BSC meeting will be held on December 1, 2006. In order 
to facilitate planning for this meeting, persons wishing to make an 
oral presentation are asked to notify the Executive Secretary for the 
NTP BSC by November 17, 2006 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
below). Written comments should also be received by November 17, 2006, 
to enable review by the NTP BSC and NIEHS/NTP staff prior to the 
meeting. Persons needing special assistance, such as sign language 
interpretation or other reasonable accommodation in order to attend, 
should contact 919-541-2475 (voice), 919-541-4644 TTY (text telephone), 
through the Federal TTY Relay System at 800-877-8339, or by e-mail to 
niehsoeeo@niehs.nih.gov. Requests should be made at least 7 days in 
advance of the event.

ADDRESSES: The NTP BSC meeting will be held in the Rodbell Auditorium, 
Rall Building at the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, 111 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public comments and any other 
correspondence should be submitted to Dr. Barbara Shane, Executive 
Secretary for the NTP Board (NTP Liaison and Scientific Review Office, 
NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD A3-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; 
telephone: 919-541-4253, fax: 919-541-0295; or e-mail: 
shane@niehs.nih.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Preliminary Agenda Topics and Availability of Meeting Materials 
Preliminary agenda topics are as follows:

     NTP Retreat.
     Update of NTP Activities.
     Reports on Workshops related to the NTP Roadmap.
     NTP BSC's Technical Report Review Subcommittee Report.
     Concept Reviews for the NTP/NIEHS Host Susceptibility 
Program and the NTP/NIEHS MRI Imaging Contract.
     NTP/NIEHS Exposure Biology Program.
     Nominations to the Center for Evaluation of Risks to Human 
Reproduction.
    A copy of the preliminary agenda, committee roster, and any 
additional information, when available, will be posted on the NTP Web 
site (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov select Advisory Board and Committees) or 
may be requested in hardcopy from the Executive Secretary for the NTP 
BSC (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above). Following the meeting, 
summary minutes will be prepared and made available on the NTP Web 
site.

Attendance and Registration

    The meeting is scheduled for December 1, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 
adjournment and is open to the public with attendance limited only by 
the space available. Individuals who plan to attend are encouraged to 
register online at the NTP Web site by November 22, 2006, to facilitate 
access to the NIEHS campus. Please note that a photo ID is required to 
access the NIEHS campus. The NTP is making plans to videocast the 
meeting through the Internet at https://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/
video.htm.

Request for Comments

    Time is allotted during the meeting for the public to present 
comment to the NTP BSC and NTP staff on the agenda topics. Each 
organization is allowed one time slot per agenda topic. At least 7 
minutes will be allotted to each speaker, and if time permits, may be 
extended to 10 minutes. Registration for oral comments will also be 
available on-site, although time allowed for presentation by on-site 
registrants may be less than that for pre-registered speakers and will 
be determined by the number of persons who register at the meeting. 
Persons registering to make oral comments are asked, if possible, to 
send a copy of their statement to the Executive Secretary for

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the NTP BSC (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above) by November 17, 
2006, to enable review by the NTP BSC and NIEHS/NTP staff prior to the 
meeting. Written statements can supplement and may expand the oral 
presentation. If registering on-site and reading from written text, 
please bring 40 copies of the statement for distribution to the NTP BSC 
and NIEHS/NTP staff and to supplement the record.
    Written comments received in response to this notice will be posted 
on the NTP Web site. Persons submitting written comments should include 
their name, affiliation, mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail, and 
sponsoring organization (if any) with the document.

Background Information on the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors

    The NTP BSC is a technical advisory body comprised of scientists 
from the public and private sectors who provide primary scientific 
oversight to the overall program and its centers. Specifically, the NTP 
BSC advises the NTP on matters of scientific program content, both 
present and future, and conducts periodic review of the program for the 
purposes of determining and advising on the scientific merit of its 
activities and their overall scientific quality. Its members are 
selected from recognized authorities knowledgeable in fields such as 
toxicology, pharmacology, pathology, biochemistry, epidemiology, risk 
assessment, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, molecular biology, behavioral 
toxicology and neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, reproductive 
toxicology or teratology, and biostatistics. Members serve overlapping 
terms of up to four years. NTP BSC meetings are held annually or 
biannually.

    Dated: October 13, 2006.
Samuel A. Wilson,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
and National Toxicology Program.
 [FR Doc. E6-17711 Filed 10-20-06; 8:45 am]
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