National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting, 30087 [2015-12538]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 26, 2015 / Notices in addiction research, and focus on novel, underserved, neglected, complex, or intractable aspects of the addiction phenomenon. How novel is the concept? Does it address important basic or clinical features/effects that are not currently or adequately addressed and/or with a fresh perspective? 2. Feasibility (5 points): Ideas, concepts and the approaches, measures and systems derived from them must be rooted on a rational, scientific or otherwise cogent background that would guarantee a modicum of feasibility given the current challenges and state of the art in the field of addiction. How well does the research agenda describe the gaps in the relevant areas of science that need to be addressed by this new approach/ concept to be achieved and implemented? Does the agenda describe a logical, feasible plan and timeframe for addressing those gaps? 3. Importance of the question being addressed/likelihood of impact (5 points): How effective would the successful completion of the project be in addressing addiction, enhancing prevention, or improving clinical outcomes? How well does it consider factors relevant to the ultimate success of the concept? How well does it harness innovations from other fields to the existing addiction knowledge base toward advancing drug abuse and addiction research? Scores from each criterion will be weighted equally. The score for each submission will be the sum of the scores from each of the 5 voting judges, for a maximum of 75 points. NIDA reserves the right to make an award to submissions scoring less than 75 points if NIDA deems any sufficiently meritorious. All submissions will be held until after the deadline is reached for a simultaneous judging process. NIDA reserves the right to disqualify and remove any submission that is deemed, in NIDA’s or the judging panel’s discretion, inappropriate, offensive, defamatory, or demeaning. NIDA reserves the right not to award any prizes in case none is found to be sufficiently meritorious. The evaluation process will begin by anonymizing and removing those that are not responsive to this Challenge or not in compliance with all of the rules of eligibility. Submissions that are responsive and in compliance will undergo a preliminary review by the Challenge Judges with expertise in the relevant areas of science Challenge Judges will examine all responsive and compliant submissions, as well comments from program staff, if any, and score the submissions in VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 May 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 accordance with the judging criteria outlined above. Judges will meet to discuss the most meritorious submissions. Final recommendations will be determined by electronic (majority) vote of the judges. Challenge Judges Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)—Ex Officio Dr. Roger Little, Deputy Director, Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, NIDA Dr. David Epstein, Associate Scientist, Intramural Research Program, NIDA Dr. David Liu, Team Leader, Medical Officer, Center for Clinical Trials Network, NIDA Dr. Maureen Boyle, Chief, Science Policy Branch, Office of Science Policy and Communication, NIDA Dr. Meyer D. Glantz, Associate Director for Science, Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research Dr. Ruben Baler, Health Scientist Administrator, Science Policy Branch, Office of Science Policy and Communication, NIDA Dr. Steve Grant, Chief, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, NIDA Dr. Philip Krieter, Pharmacologist, Division of Pharmacotherapies and Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse, NIDA Dr. Gerald McLaughlin, Chief, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research, NIDA Dated: May 11, 2015. Nora D. Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2015–12632 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting 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 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 grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 30087 individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Heart, Lung, and Blood Initial Review Group; NHLBI Mentored Transition to Independence Review Committee. Date: June 11–12, 2015. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: The William F. Bolger Center, 9600 Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD 20854. Contact Person: Giuseppe Pintucci, Ph.D. Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific Review/DERA National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7192, , Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–0287, Pintuccig@nhlbi.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases and Resources Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: May 19, 2015. Carolyn Baum, Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–12538 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Systemic Injury by Environmental Exposure, June 17, 2015, 08:00 a.m. to June 18, 2015, 05:00 p.m., Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814 which was published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2015, 80 FR Pg. 28630. The meeting will be held on 06/18/ 2015–06/19/2015 instead of 06/17/ 2015–06/18/2015. The meeting time and location remains the same. The meeting is closed to the public. Dated: May 19, 2015. Michelle Trout, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–12545 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed 
Meeting

    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 
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 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: Heart, Lung, and Blood Initial Review Group; 
NHLBI Mentored Transition to Independence Review Committee.
    Date: June 11-12, 2015.
    Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: The William F. Bolger Center, 9600 Newbridge Drive, 
Potomac, MD 20854.
    Contact Person: Giuseppe Pintucci, Ph.D. Scientific Review 
Officer, Office of Scientific Review/DERA National Heart, Lung, and 
Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7192, , Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-0287, Pintuccig@nhlbi.nih.gov.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.233, 
National Center for Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and 
Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung Diseases Research; 93.839, 
Blood Diseases and Resources Research, National Institutes of 
Health, HHS)


    Dated: May 19, 2015.
Carolyn Baum,
Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-12538 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P
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