National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments, 67359-67360 [2020-23444]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 205 / Thursday, October 22, 2020 / Notices Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3E72, Rockville, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Frank S. De Silva, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3E72, Bethesda, MD 20892–9834, (240) 669–5023, fdesilva@ niaid.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: October 16, 2020. Tyeshia M. Roberson, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2020–23365 Filed 10–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS. ACTION: Notice. This notice announces the next meeting of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC). The BSC, a federally chartered, external advisory group composed of scientists from the public and private sectors, will review and provide advice on programmatic activities. This meeting is by webcast only and is open to the public. Written comments will be accepted and registration is required to present oral comments. Information about the meeting and registration are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165. DATES: Meeting: Scheduled for December 3, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. to adjournment on December 4, 2020, at approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Written Public Comment Submissions: Deadline is November 20, 2020. Registration for Oral Comments: Deadline is November 20, 2020. ADDRESSES: Meeting web page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other meeting materials are available at https:// ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165. Webcast: The URL for viewing the meeting webcast will be provided on the meeting web page. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:35 Oct 21, 2020 Jkt 253001 Dr. Mary Wolfe, Designated Federal Official for the BSC, Office of Liaison, Policy and Review, Division of NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2–03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Phone: 984– 287–3209, Fax: 301–451–5759, Email: wolfe@niehs.nih.gov. Hand Deliver/ Courier address: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2130, Morrisville, NC 27560. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSC will provide input to the NTP on programmatic activities and issues. The preliminary agenda topics include an update on the status of the Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP)’s strategic realignment, an introduction to DNTP’s draft strategic plan, and presentations from two program areas. The preliminary agenda, roster of BSC members, background materials, public comments, and any additional information, when available, will be posted on the BSC meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) or may be requested in hardcopy from the Designated Federal Official for the BSC. Following the meeting, summary minutes will be prepared and made available on the BSC meeting web page. Meeting Attendance Registration: The meeting is open to the public with time scheduled for oral public comments. Registration is not required to view the webcast; the URL for the webcast is provided on the BSC meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165). TTY users should contact the Federal TTY Relay Service at 800–877–8339. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance of the event. Written Public Comments: NTP invites written public comments. Guidelines for public comments are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ ntp/about_ntp/guidelines_public_ comments_508.pdf. The deadline for submission of written comments is November 20, 2020. Written public comments should be submitted through the meeting web page. Persons submitting written comments should include name, affiliation, mailing address, phone, email, and sponsoring organization (if any). Written comments received in response to this notice will be posted on the NTP web page, and the submitter will be identified by name, affiliation, and sponsoring organization (if any). Oral Public Comment Registration: The agenda allows for four formal public comment periods—two comment periods on Day 1 for DNTP’s strategic realignment and draft strategic plan and two comment periods on Day 2 for the two program areas (up to 3 commenters, up to 5 minutes per speaker, per topic). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67359 Persons wishing to make an oral comment are required to register online at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165 by November 20, 2020. Oral comments will be received only during the formal comment periods indicated on the preliminary agenda. Oral comments will only be by teleconference line. The access number for the teleconference line will be provided to registrants by email prior to the meeting. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Each organization is allowed one time slot per topic. After the maximum number of speakers per comment period is exceeded, individuals registered to provide oral comment will be placed on a wait list and notified should an opening become available. Commenters will be notified approximately one week before the meeting about the actual time allotted per speaker. If possible, oral public commenters should send a copy of their slides and/ or statement or talking points to NTPMeetings@icf.com by November 20, 2020. Meeting Materials: The preliminary meeting agenda is available on the meeting web page (https:// ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) and will be updated one week before the meeting. Individuals are encouraged to access the meeting web page to stay abreast of the most current information regarding the meeting. Background Information on the BSC: The BSC is a technical advisory body comprised of scientists from the public and private sectors that provides primary scientific oversight to the NTP. Specifically, the BSC advises the NTP on matters of scientific program content, both present and future, and conducts periodic review of the program for the purpose 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, epidemiology, risk assessment, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, cellular biology, computational toxicology, neurotoxicology, genetic toxicology, reproductive toxicology or teratology, and biostatistics. Members serve overlapping terms of up to four years. The BSC usually meets periodically. The authority for the BSC is provided by 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS), as amended. The BSC is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. E:\FR\FM\22OCN1.SGM 22OCN1 67360 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 205 / Thursday, October 22, 2020 / Notices Dated: October 19, 2020. Brian R. Berridge, Associate Director, National Toxicology Program. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [FR Doc. 2020–23444 Filed 10–21–20; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development of a Direct Ocular Administered Formulation of Metformin for Use in Therapeutic Treatment of Retinal Degenerative Diseases in Humans National Institutes of Health AGENCY: National Institutes of Health BILLING CODE 4140–01–P National Institutes of Health, HHS. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 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: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special Emphasis Panel; Emergency Awards: Rapid Investigation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). Date: November 20, 2020. Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3G41, Rockville, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Tara Capece Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3G41, Rockville, MD 20852 ,240–191–4281, capecet2@niaid.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: October 16, 2020. Tyeshia M. Roberson, Program Analyst. Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2020–23373 Filed 10–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:35 Oct 21, 2020 Jkt 253001 ACTION: Notice. The National Eye Institute, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an Exclusive Patent License to practice certain of the inventions embodied in the Patents and Patent Applications listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice to Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group located in Boca Raton, Florida. DATES: Only written comments and/or applications for a license which are received by the National Cancer Institute’s Technology Transfer Center on or before November 6, 2020 will be considered. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the patent application, inquiries, and comments relating to the contemplated an Exclusive Patent License should be directed to: Tedd Fenn, Senior Technology Transfer Manager, NCI Technology Transfer Center at Telephone: (240) 276–5530 or Email: Tedd.Fenn@nih.gov. 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PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Metformin administration to Retinal Pigment Epithelium (‘‘RPE’’) cells derived from age-related macular degeneration patients and to RPE cells derived from Stargart’s-patients shows reduced accumulations of disease associated retinal deposits, suggesting clinical treatment value for metformin in retinal degenerative diseases. Metformin is FDA approved for the treatment of diabetes. No formulation of metformin is available for direct ocular use. Development of a direct ocular delivery metformin formulation could provide improved treatment effects for retinal degenerative diseases, without major systemic side effects. This notice is made in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing, and the prospective exclusive license may be granted unless within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, the National Cancer Institute receives written evidence and argument that establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404. In response to this Notice, the public may file comments or objections. Comments and objections, other than those in the form of a license application, will not be treated confidentially, and may be made publicly available. License applications submitted in response to this Notice will be presumed to contain business confidential information and any release of information in these license applications will be made only as required and upon a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Dated: October 15, 2020. Richard U. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 205 (Thursday, October 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67359-67360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23444]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; 
Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the next meeting of the National 
Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC). The BSC, 
a federally chartered, external advisory group composed of scientists 
from the public and private sectors, will review and provide advice on 
programmatic activities. This meeting is by webcast only and is open to 
the public. Written comments will be accepted and registration is 
required to present oral comments. Information about the meeting and 
registration are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.

DATES: 
    Meeting: Scheduled for December 3, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. to 
adjournment on December 4, 2020, at approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time (EST).
    Written Public Comment Submissions: Deadline is November 20, 2020.
    Registration for Oral Comments: Deadline is November 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting web page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other 
meeting materials are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.
    Webcast: The URL for viewing the meeting webcast will be provided 
on the meeting web page.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary Wolfe, Designated Federal 
Official for the BSC, Office of Liaison, Policy and Review, Division of 
NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 
Phone: 984-287-3209, Fax: 301-451-5759, Email: [email protected]. 
Hand Deliver/Courier address: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2130, Morrisville, 
NC 27560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSC will provide input to the NTP on 
programmatic activities and issues. The preliminary agenda topics 
include an update on the status of the Division of the National 
Toxicology Program (DNTP)'s strategic realignment, an introduction to 
DNTP's draft strategic plan, and presentations from two program areas. 
The preliminary agenda, roster of BSC members, background materials, 
public comments, and any additional information, when available, will 
be posted on the BSC meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) or may be requested in hardcopy from the Designated Federal 
Official for the BSC. Following the meeting, summary minutes will be 
prepared and made available on the BSC meeting web page.
    Meeting Attendance Registration: The meeting is open to the public 
with time scheduled for oral public comments. Registration is not 
required to view the webcast; the URL for the webcast is provided on 
the BSC meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165). TTY users 
should contact the Federal TTY Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Requests 
should be made at least five business days in advance of the event.
    Written Public Comments: NTP invites written public comments. 
Guidelines for public comments are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/about_ntp/guidelines_public_comments_508.pdf.
    The deadline for submission of written comments is November 20, 
2020. Written public comments should be submitted through the meeting 
web page. Persons submitting written comments should include name, 
affiliation, mailing address, phone, email, and sponsoring organization 
(if any). Written comments received in response to this notice will be 
posted on the NTP web page, and the submitter will be identified by 
name, affiliation, and sponsoring organization (if any).
    Oral Public Comment Registration: The agenda allows for four formal 
public comment periods--two comment periods on Day 1 for DNTP's 
strategic realignment and draft strategic plan and two comment periods 
on Day 2 for the two program areas (up to 3 commenters, up to 5 minutes 
per speaker, per topic). Persons wishing to make an oral comment are 
required to register online at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165 by 
November 20, 2020. Oral comments will be received only during the 
formal comment periods indicated on the preliminary agenda. Oral 
comments will only be by teleconference line. The access number for the 
teleconference line will be provided to registrants by email prior to 
the meeting. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Each 
organization is allowed one time slot per topic. After the maximum 
number of speakers per comment period is exceeded, individuals 
registered to provide oral comment will be placed on a wait list and 
notified should an opening become available. Commenters will be 
notified approximately one week before the meeting about the actual 
time allotted per speaker.
    If possible, oral public commenters should send a copy of their 
slides and/or statement or talking points to [email protected] by 
November 20, 2020.
    Meeting Materials: The preliminary meeting agenda is available on 
the meeting web page (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) and will be 
updated one week before the meeting. Individuals are encouraged to 
access the meeting web page to stay abreast of the most current 
information regarding the meeting.
    Background Information on the BSC: The BSC is a technical advisory 
body comprised of scientists from the public and private sectors that 
provides primary scientific oversight to the NTP. Specifically, the BSC 
advises the NTP on matters of scientific program content, both present 
and future, and conducts periodic review of the program for the purpose 
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, epidemiology, risk assessment, carcinogenesis, 
mutagenesis, cellular biology, computational toxicology, 
neurotoxicology, genetic toxicology, reproductive toxicology or 
teratology, and biostatistics. Members serve overlapping terms of up to 
four years. The BSC usually meets periodically. The authority for the 
BSC is provided by 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health 
Service Act (PHS), as amended.
    The BSC is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.), which sets forth standards 
for the formation and use of advisory committees.


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    Dated: October 19, 2020.
Brian R. Berridge,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-23444 Filed 10-21-20; 8:45 am]
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