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Agenda: To discuss the committee’s
nominations of articles for the 2024 IACC
Summary of Advances in Autism Research
report.
Address: National Institutes of Health,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Cost: The meeting is free and open to the
public.
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be posted on the IACC website
(www.iacc.hhs.gov) prior to the meeting. Preregistration is recommended.
Contact Person: Ms. Rebecca Martin, Office
of National Autism Coordination, National
Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Phone: 301–
435–0886, Email: IACCPublicInquiries@
mail.nih.gov.
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Dated: December 20, 2024.
David W. Freeman,
Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of
Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 1009 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: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel:
Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for
Low- and Middle-Income Country
Institutions.
Date: January 23, 2025.
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Address: 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.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;
93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,
93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,
93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National
Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: December 20, 2024.
Miguelina Perez,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed
Meeting
Pursuant to section 1009 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
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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
Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special
Emphasis Panel; Clinical Trials in Neurology
(III).
Date: January 17, 2025.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate
cooperative agreement applications.
Address: National Institutes of Health,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Shanta Rajaram, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
Branch, Division of Extramural Activities,
NINDS/NIH/DHHS, NSC, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–435–
6033, rajarams@mail.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research
Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854,
Biological Basis Research in the
Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health,
HHS)
Dated: December 20, 2024.
David W. Freeman,
Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of
Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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National Institutes of Health
National Center for Complementary &
Integrative Health; Notice of Closed
Meeting
Pursuant to section 1009 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 Center for
Complementary and Integrative Health
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Special Emphasis Panel; Early Phase Clinical
Trials of Natural Products (NP).
Date: February 21, 2025.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Address: National Center for
Complementary and Integrative, Democracy
II, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD
20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Jessica M. McKlveen,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of
Scientific Review, Division of Extramural
Activities, NCCIH, NIH, 6707 Democracy
Boulevard, Suite 401, Bethesda, MD 20892—
547, jessica.mcklveen@nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.213, Research and Training
in Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: December 20, 2024.
David W. Freeman,
Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of
Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[CIS No. 2796–25; DHS Docket No. USCIS–
2022–0011]
Termination of Trial Testing of
Redesigned Naturalization Test for
Naturalization Applications
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS),
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On December 15, 2022, DHS
published a Federal Register Notice
entitled ‘‘Trial Testing of Redesigned
Naturalization Test for Naturalization
Applications,’’ which announced it
intended to conduct a nationwide trial
of planned changes to the naturalization
test, including a standardized Englishspeaking test, as part of the requirement
to demonstrate an understanding of the
English language, and a civics test with
updated content and format. Most
comments received on the proposed
trial test, including those from
immigrant advocacy organizations and
external stakeholders, expressed
concerns about the trial test. Therefore,
USCIS will no longer pursue the
announced trial test.
DATES: As of December 30, 2024, USCIS
will no longer pursue the trial test as
described in 87 FR 76634 (Dec. 15,
2022).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Flores, Office of Citizenship, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS), Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), 5900 Capital Gateway
Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746;
telephone 240–721–3000 or email
natzredesign22@uscis.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On December 15, 2022, USCIS issued
a notice indicating its plan to conduct
a trial of both a standardized Englishspeaking test (use of photographs which
the applicant would be asked to
describe) as part of the requirement to
demonstrate an understanding of the
English language and a civics test with
updated content and format (multiple
choice test).1 The Executive Order on
Restoring Faith in Our Legal
Immigration Systems and Strengthening
Integration and Inclusion Efforts for
New Americans,2 directed DHS to
eliminate barriers in and otherwise
improve the existing naturalization
process including the civics and English
language tests. Along with the Executive
Order and feedback from stakeholders
about the standardization and structure
of the naturalization test, USCIS
developed the trial test for the
naturalization test redesign. USCIS
announced conducting the trial as part
of its effort to redesign the
naturalization test to better ensure that
the English-speaking part of the English
Language requirements is standardized
and sufficiently tests the ability to
understand words in ordinary usage in
the English language.3 Furthermore,
USCIS intended to update the civics test
content to reflect current best practices
in test design and to redesign the civics
test.4
II. Rationale for Termination
USCIS hosted virtual public
engagements on the naturalization test
redesign trial tests on January 12, 2023,
March 3, 2023, April 28, 2023, and May
31, 2023.5 Additionally, USCIS and the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)’ Office of the CIS Ombudsman
1 See Trial Testing Redesigned Naturalization
Test for Naturalization Applications, 87 FR 76634
(Dec. 15, 2022).
2 See Executive Order 14012 (February 2, 2021),
available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/
FR-2021-02-05/pdf/2021-02563.pdf.
3 See Trial Testing Redesigned Naturalization
Test for Naturalization Applications, 87 FR 76634
(Dec. 15, 2022).
4 Id.
5 See Naturalization Test Redesign Development
2022 available at https://www.uscis.gov/citizenshipresource-center/naturalization-test-and-studyresources/naturalization-test-redesigndevelopment-2022 (last visited Nov. 20, 2024).
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hosted a webinar on July 19, 2023.6
These engagements provided an
overview of the proposed changes and
next steps, including seeking volunteer
community-based organizations (CBOs)
that work with immigrant English
language learners and lawful permanent
residents preparing for naturalization to
take the trial test, and utilizing the
results of the trial to support changes to
the naturalization test. During these
engagements, USCIS invited all
interested parties to submit written data,
views, comments, and arguments on all
aspects of the proposed trial testing. At
these engagements, some comments
USCIS received were in opposition to
the trial test. USCIS also received
comments through email or submitted
letters that opposed the trial test or had
positive comments. USCIS received
more than 1300 comments from
stakeholders from engagements, emails
and submitted letters. The majority of
comments opposed the trial testing.
USCIS received some positive
comments about the trial English Test
which indicated an appreciation for a
revised test, a focus of analysis-driven
approach, and attempt to make the test
fairer and more efficient, and that the
trial test may be easier for lower-level
students. Most of the public feedback,
however, expressed concerns about the
proposed changes to the Englishspeaking naturalization test. These
commenters stated the change:
• Would create new barriers to
naturalization rather than improve the
naturalization process in keeping with
Executive Order 14012 on Restoring
Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems
and Strengthening Integration and
Inclusion Efforts for New Americans.7
• Would be adding a testing
requirement, creating an additional task
for the naturalization interview and a
new exam for the applicant to prepare
for, and would not elicit an applicant’s
English proficiency in as relevant or
accurate a manner as the current
speaking evaluation.8
USCIS received some positive
comments on the announcement of the
multiple-choice format of the trial test,
including that it would level the test
6 See The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar:
Engagement with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) on the Naturalization Test
Redesign Initiative, available at https://
www.dhs.gov/publication/cis-ombudsmanswebinar-naturalization-test-redesign-initiative (last
visited Nov. 20, 2024).
7 See, for example, Bill Bliss, Citizenship Test
Revision Will Create New Barrier to Naturalization
(Mar. 2, 2023), https://bill-bliss.medium.com/
citizenship-test-revision-will-create-new-barriers-tonaturalization-aab015cbf277 (last visited Nov 20,
2024).
8 Id.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 1009 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 Center for Complementary and
Integrative Health
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Special Emphasis Panel; Early Phase Clinical Trials of Natural
Products (NP).
Date: February 21, 2025.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Address: National Center for Complementary and Integrative,
Democracy II, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Jessica M. McKlveen, Ph.D., Scientific Review
Officer, Office of Scientific Review, Division of Extramural
Activities, NCCIH, NIH, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 401,
Bethesda, MD 20892--547, [email protected].
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.213,
Research and Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: December 20, 2024.
David W. Freeman,
Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee
Policy.
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