Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting, 62081 [2011-25865]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 194 / Thursday, October 6, 2011 / Notices Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research; 93.862, Genetics and Developmental Biology Research; 93.88, Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96, Special Minority Initiatives, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: September 29, 2011. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–25866 Filed 10–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Scientific Management Review Board. The NIH Reform Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–482) provides organizational authorities to HHS and NIH officials to: (1) Establish or abolish national research institutes; (2) reorganize the offices within the Office of the Director, NIH including adding, removing, or transferring the functions of such offices or establishing or terminating such offices; and (3) reorganize, divisions, centers, or other administrative units within an NIH national research institute or national center including adding, removing, or transferring the functions of such units, or establishing or terminating such units. The purpose of the Scientific Management Review Board (also referred to as SMRB or Board) is to advise appropriate HHS and NIH officials on the use of these organizational authorities and identify the reasons underlying the recommendations. 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: Scientific Management Review Board. Date: October 26, 2011. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: Presentation and discussion will focus on NIH activities related to SMRB recommendations issued in its Report on Translational Medicine and Therapeutics; Report on the NIH Clinical Center; and Report on Substance Use, Abuse, and VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:07 Oct 05, 2011 Jkt 226001 Addiction Research at NIH. The Board will also discuss future SMRB activities. Further information for this meeting, including the agenda, will be available at https:// smrb.od.nih.gov. Time will be allotted on the agenda for public comment. To sign up for public comments electronically, please send an email with your name and affiliation to the Contact Person’s e-mail address listed below by October 25, 2011. Sign up for public comments in person will begin approximately at 8:30 a.m. on October 26, 2011. Sign-up participants’ comments will be restricted to one person per sign in. In the event that time does not allow for all those interested to present oral comments, anyone may file written comments using the Contact Person’s address below. Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 6th Floor, Conference Room 6, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Contact Person: Lyric Jorgenson, PhD, Office of Biotechnology Activities, Office of Science Policy, Office of the Director, NIH, National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892, smrb@mail.nih.gov, (301) 496–6837. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding 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. The meeting will also be webcast. The draft meeting agenda, meeting materials, dial-in information, and other information about the SMRB, will be available at https:// smrb.od.nih.gov. In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitors vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver’s license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit. (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: September 30, 2011. Jennifer S. Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–25865 Filed 10–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62081 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings 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 grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Vascular and Hematology Integrated Review Group, Atherosclerosis and Inflammation of the Cardiovascular System Study. Date: October 17–18, 2011. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Contact Person: Anshumali Chaudhari, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4124, MSC 7802, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 1210, chaudhaa@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Vascular and Hematology AREA Proposals. Date: October 25–26, 2011. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Ai-Ping Zou, M.D., PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4118, MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 1777, zouai@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Bioengineering Sciences and Technologies R15 Panel 1: Area Proposals. Date: October 26–27, 2011. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Raymond Jacobson, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5858, E:\FR\FM\06OCN1.SGM 06OCN1

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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. App.), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the 
Scientific Management Review Board.
    The NIH Reform Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-482) provides 
organizational authorities to HHS and NIH officials to: (1) Establish 
or abolish national research institutes; (2) reorganize the offices 
within the Office of the Director, NIH including adding, removing, or 
transferring the functions of such offices or establishing or 
terminating such offices; and (3) reorganize, divisions, centers, or 
other administrative units within an NIH national research institute or 
national center including adding, removing, or transferring the 
functions of such units, or establishing or terminating such units. The 
purpose of the Scientific Management Review Board (also referred to as 
SMRB or Board) is to advise appropriate HHS and NIH officials on the 
use of these organizational authorities and identify the reasons 
underlying the recommendations.
    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: Scientific Management Review Board.
    Date: October 26, 2011.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: Presentation and discussion will focus on NIH activities 
related to SMRB recommendations issued in its Report on 
Translational Medicine and Therapeutics; Report on the NIH Clinical 
Center; and Report on Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction Research 
at NIH. The Board will also discuss future SMRB activities. Further 
information for this meeting, including the agenda, will be 
available at https://smrb.od.nih.gov. Time will be allotted on the 
agenda for public comment. To sign up for public comments 
electronically, please send an email with your name and affiliation 
to the Contact Person's e-mail address listed below by October 25, 
2011. Sign up for public comments in person will begin approximately 
at 8:30 a.m. on October 26, 2011. Sign-up participants' comments 
will be restricted to one person per sign in. In the event that time 
does not allow for all those interested to present oral comments, 
anyone may file written comments using the Contact Person's address 
below.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 6th Floor, 
Conference Room 6, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Lyric Jorgenson, PhD, Office of Biotechnology 
Activities, Office of Science Policy, Office of the Director, NIH, 
National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, smrb@mail.nih.gov, (301) 496-6837.
    Any interested person may file written comments with the 
committee by forwarding 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.
    The meeting will also be webcast. The draft meeting agenda, 
meeting materials, dial-in information, and other information about 
the SMRB, will be available at https://smrb.od.nih.gov.
    In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent 
procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitors vehicles, 
including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected 
before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one 
form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, 
driver's license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their 
visit.
(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: September 30, 2011.
Jennifer S. Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-25865 Filed 10-5-11; 8:45 am]
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