Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on an ODS Strategic Plan 2025-2029: A Blueprint for a Coordinated Dietary Supplement Research Agenda at NIH, 54472-54473 [2024-14481]

Download as PDF 54472 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 126 / Monday, July 1, 2024 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Final regulations (42 CFR part 5) were published on November 17, 1980 (45 FR 75996) that include the criteria for designating HPSAs. Criteria were defined for seven health professional types: primary medical care, dental, psychiatric, vision care, podiatric, pharmacy, and veterinary care. The criteria for correctional facility HPSAs were published on October 29, 1987 (52 FR 41594) and revised March 2, 1989 (54 FR 8735). The criteria for psychiatric HPSAs were expanded to mental health HPSAs on January 22, 1992 (57 FR 2473). Currently funded PHS Act programs use the primary medical care, mental health, or dental HPSA or relevant sub-score designations such as Maternity Care Target Areas. HPSA designation offers access to potential federal assistance. 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Designations (or revisions of designations) are effective as of the date on the notification from BHW and are updated daily on the HRSA Data Warehouse website. The effective date of a withdrawal will be the next publication of a notice regarding the list of designated HPSAs in the Federal Register. Carole Johnson, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2024–14477 Filed 6–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on an ODS Strategic Plan 2025–2029: A Blueprint for a Coordinated Dietary Supplement Research Agenda at NIH AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS. ACTION: Request for information. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) is continuing to use a structured planning process to develop its five-year strategic plans. After a new director joined ODS in July 2023 a new strategic plan for 2025–2029 was developed titled ‘‘A Blueprint for a Coordinated Dietary Supplement Research Agenda at NIH.’’ ODS is committed to engaging its partners and other interested parties including representatives of the scientific community, industry, other federal agencies, policymakers, and the public in the strategic planning process by soliciting their comments on the draft ODS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (CY) 2025–2029. DATES: The RFI is open for public comment for a period of 60 days. To ensure consideration, comments must be submitted by August 30, 2024. ADDRESSES: All comments must be submitted electronically to ODSplan@ od.nih.gov. You will receive an electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cohen, Ph.D., at ODSplan@ od.nih.gov or (301) 435–2920. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is in accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act, wherein NIH institutes are required to regularly update their strategic plans. The purpose of the CY 2025–2029 ODS Strategic Plan (https://ods.od.nih.gov/ SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 126 / Monday, July 1, 2024 / Notices About/StrategicPlan.aspx) is to communicate how ODS will advance its mission to coordinate cutting-edge dietary supplement research across NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) and other federal agencies to foster knowledge and optimize health across the lifespan. The plan articulates ODS’ priorities as follows: • To coordinate and support dietary supplement research focused on biological, population, and product sciences. • To develop NIH dietary supplement initiatives that incorporate rigorous dietary supplement research methods and make best use of available NIH funding mechanisms. • To support ODS programs and develop and disseminate dietary supplement research findings and research resources to ODS audiences. ODS has completed a draft of its FiveYear Strategic Plan for CY 2025–2029 (https://ods.od.nih.gov/About/ StrategicPlan.aspx) and is interested in receiving feedback from all interested parties on the following: • Any additional emerging public health issues or knowledge gaps that ODS can help address. • Partnerships NIH should pursue, both inside and outside of government, to advance research on dietary supplements. ODS encourages organizations to submit a single response reflective of the views of the organization as a whole. Responses to this RFI are voluntary and may be submitted anonymously. Please do not include any personally identifiable information or any information that you do not wish to make public. Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should not be included in your response. NIH will use the information submitted in response to this Request for Information (RFI) at its discretion. NIH reserves the right to use any submitted information on public websites, in reports, in summaries of the state of the science, in any possible resultant solicitation(s), grant(s), or cooperative agreement(s), or in the development of future funding opportunity announcements. This RFI is for informational and planning purposes only and is not a solicitation for applications or an obligation on the part of the Government to provide support for any ideas identified in response to it. Please note that the Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the use of that information. No basis for claims against the U.S. Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI or from the VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Jun 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 Government’s use of such information. Additionally, the Government cannot guarantee the confidentiality of the information provided. Dated: June 20, 2024. Lawrence A. Tabak, Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2024–14481 Filed 6–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Center For Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 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: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR–23– 110: Biomedical Technology Optimization and Dissemination Center (BTOD). Date: July 24, 2024. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. Contact Person: Jingwu Xie, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–8625, jingwu.xie@nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Topics in Disease Control and Applied Immunology. Date: July 29, 2024. Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. Contact Person: Emily Foley, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402–3016, emily.foley@nih.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54473 Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Cardiovascular and Vascular Sciences. Date: July 30, 2024. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. Contact Person: Courtney Elaine Watkins, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–3093, courtney.watkins2@ nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Topics on HIV Virology, Immunopathogenesis, Drug and Vaccine Development. Date: July 31, 2024. Time: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. Contact Person: Kumud Singh, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 761–7830, kumud.singh@ nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Fellowships: Physiology and Pathobiology of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems. Date: July 31–August 1, 2024. Time: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. Contact Person: Heidi B Friedman, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 907–H, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 379–5632, hfriedman@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Fellowships: HIV/AIDS Behavioral Panel. Date: August 2, 2024. Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. Contact Person: Mark P Rubert, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5218, MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–806– 6596, rubertm@csr.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54472-54473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14481]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions 
on an ODS Strategic Plan 2025-2029: A Blueprint for a Coordinated 
Dietary Supplement Research Agenda at NIH

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Dietary 
Supplements (ODS) is continuing to use a structured planning process to 
develop its five-year strategic plans. After a new director joined ODS 
in July 2023 a new strategic plan for 2025-2029 was developed titled 
``A Blueprint for a Coordinated Dietary Supplement Research Agenda at 
NIH.'' ODS is committed to engaging its partners and other interested 
parties including representatives of the scientific community, 
industry, other federal agencies, policymakers, and the public in the 
strategic planning process by soliciting their comments on the draft 
ODS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (CY) 2025-2029.

DATES: The RFI is open for public comment for a period of 60 days. To 
ensure consideration, comments must be submitted by August 30, 2024.

ADDRESSES: All comments must be submitted electronically to 
[email protected]. You will receive an electronic confirmation 
acknowledging receipt of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cohen, Ph.D., at 
[email protected] or (301) 435-2920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is in accordance with the 21st 
Century Cures Act, wherein NIH institutes are required to regularly 
update their strategic plans. The purpose of the CY 2025-2029 ODS 
Strategic Plan (https://ods.od.nih.gov/

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About/StrategicPlan.aspx) is to communicate how ODS will advance its 
mission to coordinate cutting-edge dietary supplement research across 
NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) and other federal agencies 
to foster knowledge and optimize health across the lifespan. The plan 
articulates ODS' priorities as follows:
     To coordinate and support dietary supplement research 
focused on biological, population, and product sciences.
     To develop NIH dietary supplement initiatives that 
incorporate rigorous dietary supplement research methods and make best 
use of available NIH funding mechanisms.
     To support ODS programs and develop and disseminate 
dietary supplement research findings and research resources to ODS 
audiences.
    ODS has completed a draft of its Five-Year Strategic Plan for CY 
2025-2029 (https://ods.od.nih.gov/About/StrategicPlan.aspx) and is 
interested in receiving feedback from all interested parties on the 
following:
     Any additional emerging public health issues or knowledge 
gaps that ODS can help address.
     Partnerships NIH should pursue, both inside and outside of 
government, to advance research on dietary supplements.
    ODS encourages organizations to submit a single response reflective 
of the views of the organization as a whole.
    Responses to this RFI are voluntary and may be submitted 
anonymously. Please do not include any personally identifiable 
information or any information that you do not wish to make public. 
Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should 
not be included in your response. NIH will use the information 
submitted in response to this Request for Information (RFI) at its 
discretion. NIH reserves the right to use any submitted information on 
public websites, in reports, in summaries of the state of the science, 
in any possible resultant solicitation(s), grant(s), or cooperative 
agreement(s), or in the development of future funding opportunity 
announcements. This RFI is for informational and planning purposes only 
and is not a solicitation for applications or an obligation on the part 
of the Government to provide support for any ideas identified in 
response to it. Please note that the Government will not pay for the 
preparation of any information submitted or for the use of that 
information.
    No basis for claims against the U.S. Government shall arise as a 
result of a response to this RFI or from the Government's use of such 
information. Additionally, the Government cannot guarantee the 
confidentiality of the information provided.

    Dated: June 20, 2024.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-14481 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P

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