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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### National Institutes of Health

                    Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the                           ( print page 71825)                        National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council.                

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisioners 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 Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council.                    

*Date:*                         January 28, 2005.                    

*Open:*                         8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.                    

*Agenda:*                         Staff reports on divisional, programmatic and special activities.                    

*Place:*                         National Institutes of Health, Natcher Building, 45 Center Drive, Conference Room D, Bethesda, MD 20892.                    

*Closed:*                         11:30 a.m. to adjournment.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         National Institutes of Health, Natcher Building, 45 Center Drive, Conference Room D, Bethesda, MD 20892.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Craig A. Jordan, PhD, Director, Division of Extramural Activities, NIDCD, NIH, Executive Plaza South, Room 400C, 6120 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892-7180, 301-496-8693,                         *jordanc@nidcd.nih.gov.*

Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person.

In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance into the building by non-government employees. Persons without a government I.D. will need to show a photo I.D. and sign-in at the security desk upon entering the building.

                        Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page:                         *www.nidcd.nih.gov/​about/​councils/​ndcdac/​ndcdac.htm,*                         where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.                    

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.173, Biological Research Related to Deafness and Communicative Disorders, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: December 6, 2004.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 04-27113  Filed 12-9-04; 8:45 am]

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