Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting, 12370 [E9-6472]

Download as PDF 12370 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 24, 2009 / Notices Drive, MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301– 402–3938. lr228v@nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special Emphasis Panel. Bioinformatics Resource Centers for Infectious Diseases. Date: April 23, 2009. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals. Place: Residence Inn Bethesda, 7335 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Contact Person: Lynn Rust, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institutes of Health/NIAID, 6700B Rockledge Drive, MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 20892. 301– 402–3938. lr228v@nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation Research; 93.856, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: March 18, 2009. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. E9–6477 Filed 3–23–09; 8:45 am] National Institutes of Health Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH. 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. Name of Committee: Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH. Date: April 16, 2009. Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To address the NIH’s implementation plans associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 1, 1 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call) Contact Person: Penny W. Burgoon, PhD, Senior Assistant to the Deputy Director, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 1 Center Drive, Building 1, Room 109, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–451–5870, burgoonp@od.nih.gov. Information is also available on the Institute’s/Center’s home page: https:// Jkt 217001 BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Notice Designating Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, as Data Sciences Lead Institution for the DHS Center of Excellence for Command, Control and Interoperability DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 01:06 Mar 24, 2009 Dated: March 18, 2009. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. E9–6472 Filed 3–23–09; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILLING CODE 4140–01–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 www.nih.gov/about/director/acd.htm, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.14, Intramural Research Training Award; 93.22, Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 93.232, Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally; 93.39, Academic Research Enhancement Award; 93.936, NIH Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Loan Repayment Program; 93.187, Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, National Institutes of Health, HHS) AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security has designated Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (Rutgers) as a DHS Center of Excellence for Command, Control and Interoperability FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Kielman, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; telephone 202–254–5787; e-mail joseph.kielman@dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 308 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107–296, (the ‘‘Homeland Security Act’’), as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution 2003, Public Law 108–7, and as codified in Title 6 of the United States Code Chapter I Subchapter III Section 188(b)(2) [6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)], directs the Department of Homeland Security (‘‘Department’’) to sponsor extramural research, development, demonstration, testing and evaluation programs relating to homeland security. 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However, this list is not exclusive. 6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)(C) gives the Secretary discretion to except certain criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)(B) and consider additional criteria beyond those specified in 6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)(B) in selecting universities for this program, as long as the Department issues a Federal Register notice explaining the criteria used for the designation. This Center of Excellence will address statutory criterion 6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)(B)(10), information security and information engineering. Evaluation The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chose Rutgers University and its partner institutions for the new Center of Excellence (COE) through a merit-based, competitive, and rigorous review process consistent with guidelines set forth in Section 308 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–296), as amended. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; 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 a meeting of 
the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH.
    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.

    Name of Committee: Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH.
    Date: April 16, 2009.
    Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To address the NIH's implementation plans associated 
with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 1, 1 Center 
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call)
    Contact Person: Penny W. Burgoon, PhD, Senior Assistant to the 
Deputy Director, Office of the Director, National Institutes of 
Health, 1 Center Drive, Building 1, Room 109, Bethesda, MD 20892, 
301-451-5870, burgoonp@od.nih.gov.

    Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home 
page: https://www.nih.gov/about/director/acd.htm, where an agenda and 
any additional information for the meeting will be posted when 
available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.14, 
Intramural Research Training Award; 93.22, Clinical Research Loan 
Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 
93.232, Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally; 93.39, 
Academic Research Enhancement Award; 93.936, NIH Acquired 
Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Loan Repayment Program; 93.187, 
Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged 
Backgrounds, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: March 18, 2009.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-6472 Filed 3-23-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P

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