58460 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 189 / Thursday, September 30, 2004 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute on Drug Abuse; 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 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: National Institute on 

Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel, Member 

Conflict B. 

Date: October 5, 2004. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 3 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: Teresa Levitin, PhD, 

Director, Office of Extramural Affairs, 

National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, 

DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–8401, (301) 

443–2755. 

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Drug Abuse Initial Review Group, Training 

and Career Development Subcommittee. 

Date: November 16–18, 2004. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Pentagon City, 

1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 

22202. 

Contact Person: Eliane Lazar-Wesley, PhD, 

Health Scientist Administrator, Office of 

Extramural Affairs, National Institute on 

Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, 6101 Executive 

Boulevard, Room 220, MSC 8401, Bethesda, 

MD 20892–8401, 301–451–4530.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.277, Drug Abuse Scientist 

Development Award for Clinicians, Scientist 

Development Awards, and Research Scientist 

Awards, 93.278 Drug Abuse National 

Research Service Awards for Research 

Training; 93.279, Drug Abuse Research 

Programs, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 23, 2004. 

LaVerne Y. Stringfield, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 04–21985 Filed 9–29–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Preventing Violence and Related 

Health-Risking Social Behaviors in 

Adolescents: An NIH State-of-theScience Conference

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 

DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given of the National 

Institutes of Health (NIH) conference, 

‘‘Preventing Violence and Related 

Health-Risking Social Behaviors in 

Adolescents: An NIH State-of-theScience Conference,’’ to be held October 

13–15, 2004, in the NIH Natcher 

Conference Center, 45 Center Drive, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The 

conference will begin at 8:30 a.m. on 

October 13 and 14, and at 9 a.m. on 

October 15, and will be open to the 

public. 

From a variety of studies, researchers 

know that approximately one in five 

children and adolescents display signs 

and symptoms of a defined emotional or 

psychiatric disorder during the course 

of a year. These signs and symptoms 

often signal increased risk of problems 

such as aggression, delinquency, drug 

abuse, violence, and other health-risking 

social behaviors that cause substantial 

difficulties with family and peers, at 

school and at work. 

Many prevention and intervention 

programs to address violence and 

related youth behavior problems have 

developed out of need and have not 

been rigorously evaluated for their 

safety and effectiveness. Moreover, 

interventions with demonstrated 

effectiveness appear to be underutilized. 

Research has progressed at a rapid pace; 

it is now appropriate to assess the state 

of science with regard to interventions 

to reduce the risk for youth violence and 

related behavior problems, as well as to 

reduce problem behavior once it has 

been initiated. While research focused 

on what works is critical, it is equally 

important to assess what has been 

learned about interventions that do not 

work. 

During the first day-and-a-half of the 

conference, experts will present the 

latest research findings on preventing 

violence and related health-risking 

behaviors in adolescents to an 

independent panel. After weighing all of 

the scientific evidence, the panel will 

draft a statement, addressing the 

following key questions:

—What are the factors that contribute to 

violence and associated adverse 

health outcomes in childhood and 

adolescence? 

—What are the patterns of cooccurrence of these factors? 

—What evidence exists on the safety 

and effectiveness of interventions for 

violence? 

—Where evidence of safety and 

effectiveness exists, are there other 

outcomes beyond reducing violence? 

If so, what is known about 

effectiveness by age, sex, and race/

ethnicity? 

—What are the commonalities among 

interventions that are effective and 

those that are ineffective? 

—What are the priorities for future 

research?

On the final day of the conference, the 

panel chairperson will read the draft 

statement to the conference audience 

and invite comments and questions. A 

press conference will follow to allow 

the panel and chairperson to respond to 

questions from the media. 

The primary sponsors of this meeting 

are the National Institute of Mental 

Health and the NIH Office of Medical 

Applications of Research. 

Advance information about the 

conference and conference registration 

materials may be obtained from 

American Institutes for Research of 

Silver Spring, Maryland, by calling 

(888) 644–2667 or by sending e-mail to 

preventingviolence@air.org. American 

Institutes for Research’s mailing address 

is 10720 Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, 

MD 20901. Registration information is 

also available on the NIH Consensus 

Development Program Web site at http:/

/consensus.nih.gov.

Please Note: The NIH has recently 

instituted new security measures to ensure 

the safety of NIH employees and property. 

All visitors must be prepared to show a photo 

ID upon request. Visitors may be required to 

pass through a metal detector and have bags, 

backpacks, or purses inspected or x-rayed as 

they enter NIH buildings. For more 

information about the new security measures 

at NIH, please visit the Web site at http://

www.nih.gov/about/visitorssecurity.htm.

Dated: September 23, 2004. 

Raynard S. Kington, 

Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.

[FR Doc. 04–21991 Filed 9–29–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P