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with the provisions set forth in section 

552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended 

for review, discussion, and evaluation of 

individual intramural programs and 

projects conducted by the National 

Library of Medicine, including 

consideration of personnel 

qualifications and performance, and the 

competence of individual investigators, 

the disclosure of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Board of Scientific 

Counselors, Lister Hill Center for Biomedical 

Communications. 

Date: September 6–7, 2012. 

Open: September 6, 2012, 9 a.m. to 11:30 

a.m. 

Agenda: Review of research and 

development programs and preparation of 

reports of the Lister Hill Center for 

Biomedical Communications. 

Place: National Library of Medicine, 

Building 38, 2nd Floor, Board Room, 8600 

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Closed: September 6, 2012, 11:30 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate personal 

qualifications and performance, and 

competence of individual investigators. 

Place: National Library of Medicine, 

Building 38, 2nd Floor, Board Room, 8600 

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Closed: September 7, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 

10:00 a.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate personal 

qualifications and performance, and 

competence of individual investigators. 

Place: National Library of Medicine, 

Building 38, 2nd Floor, Board Room, 8600 

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Contact Person: Karen Steely, Program 

Assistant, Lister Hill Center for Biomedical 

Communications, National Library of 

Medicine, Building 38A, Room 7S709, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–3137, 

ksteely@mail.nih.gov. 

Open: September 7, 2012, 10 a.m. to 11:30 

a.m. 

Agenda: Review of research and 

development programs and preparation of, 

reports of the Lister Hill Center for 

Biomedical Communications. 

Place: National Library of Medicine, 

Building 38, 2nd Floor, Board Room, 8600 

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Contact Person: Karen Steely, Program 

Assistant, Lister Hill Center for Biomedical 

Communications, National Library of 

Medicine, Building 38A, Room 7S709, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–3137, 

ksteely@mail.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 

onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, 

including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles 

will be inspected before being allowed on 

campus. Visitors will be asked to show one 

form of identification (for example, a 

government-issued photo ID, driver’s license, 

or passport) and to state the purpose of their 

visit. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.879, Medical Library 

Assistance, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS). 

Dated: June 18, 2012. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15337 Filed 6–21–12; 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 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), 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; Member 

Conflict: Cancer Therapeutics. 

Date: July 5, 2012. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Malaya Chatterjee, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6192, 

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 806– 

2515, chatterm@csr.nih.gov. 

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: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Cancer Therapeutics. 

Date: July 11, 2012. 

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Lambratu Rahman, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6214, 

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–451– 

3493, rahmanl@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: PAR10–066 international 

collaborative project career Development. 

Date: July 12, 2012. 

Time: 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Ritz Carlton Hotel, 1150 22nd Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Hilary D Sigmon, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5222, 

MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594– 

6377, sigmonh@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Dermatology/Rheumatology. 

Date: July 16, 2012. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Daniel F McDonald, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4110, 

MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

1215, mcdonald@csr.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: June 18, 2012. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15332 Filed 6–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2012–0032] 

DHS Data Privacy and Integrity 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; 

Request for Applicants for Appointment 

to the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity 

Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security Privacy Office is seeking 

applicants for appointment to the DHS 

Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory 

Committee. 


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DATES: Applications for membership 

must reach the Department of Homeland 

Security Privacy Office at the address 

below on or before July 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to apply for 

membership, please submit the 

documents described below to Shannon 

Ballard, Designated Federal Officer, 

DHS Data Privacy and Integrity 

Advisory Committee, by either of the 

following methods: 

• Email: 

PrivacyCommittee@hq.dhs.gov. Include 

the Docket Number (DHS–2012–0032) 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (703) 235–0442 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannon Ballard, Designated Federal 

Officer, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity 

Advisory Committee, Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528, by telephone (703) 235–0780, by 

fax (703) 235–0442, or by email to 

PrivacyCommittee@hq.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DHS 

Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory 

Committee is an advisory committee 

established in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C.A. App. 

2. The Committee was established by 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

under the authority of 6 U.S.C. 451 and 

provides advice at the request of the 

Secretary and the DHS Chief Privacy 

Officer on programmatic, policy, 

operational, administrative, and 

technological issues within DHS that 

relate to personally identifiable 

information (PII), as well as data 

integrity and other privacy-related 

matters. The duties of the Committee are 

solely advisory in nature. In developing 

its advice and recommendations, the 

Committee may, consistent with the 

requirements of the FACA, conduct 

studies, inquiries, workshops and 

seminars in consultation with 

individuals and groups in the private 

sector and/or other governmental 

entities. The Committee typically meets 

four times in a calendar year. 

Committee Membership: The DHS 

Privacy Office is seeking applicants for 

terms of three years from the date of 

appointment. Members are appointed by 

and serve at the pleasure of the 

Secretary of the Department of 

Homeland Security, and must be 

specially qualified to serve on the 

Committee by virtue of their education, 

training, and experience in the fields of 

data protection, privacy, and/or 

emerging technologies. Pursuant to the 

FACA, the Committee’s Charter requires 

that Committee membership be 

balanced to include: 

1. Individuals who are currently 

working in higher education, state or 

local government, or not-for-profit 

organizations; 

2. Individuals currently working in 

for-profit organizations including at 

least one who shall be familiar with the 

data privacy-related issues addressed by 

small to medium enterprises; and 

3. Other individuals, as determined 

appropriate by the Secretary. 

Committee members serve as Special 

Government Employees (SGE) as 

defined in section 202(a) of title 18 

United States Code. As such, they are 

subject to Federal conflict of interest 

laws and government-wide standards of 

conduct regulations. Members must 

annually file Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Reports (OGE Form 450) for 

review and approval by Department 

ethics officials. DHS may not release 

these reports or the information in them 

to the public except under an order 

issued by a Federal court or as 

otherwise provided under the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). Committee 

members are also required to obtain and 

retain at least a secret-level security 

clearance as a condition of their 

appointment. Members are not 

compensated for their service on the 

Committee; however, while attending 

meetings or otherwise engaged in 

Committee business, members may 

receive travel expenses and per diem in 

accordance with Federal regulations. 

Committee History and Activities: All 

individuals interested in applying for 

Committee membership should review 

the history of the Committee’s work. 

The Committee’s charter and current 

membership, transcripts of Committee 

meetings, and all of the Committee’s 

reports and recommendations to the 

Department are posted on the 

Committee’s Web page on the DHS 

Privacy Office Web site (www.dhs.gov/ 

privacy). 

Applying for Membership: If you are 

interested in applying for membership 

on the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity 

Advisory Committee, please submit the 

following documents to Shannon 

Ballard, Designated Federal Officer, at 

the address provided below within 30 

days of the date of this notice: 

1. A current resume; and 

2. A letter that explains your 

qualifications for service on the 

Committee and describes in detail how 

your experience is relevant to the 

Committee’s work. 

Your resume and your letter will be 

weighed equally in the application 

review process. Please note that by 

Administration policy individuals who 

are registered as Federal lobbyists are 

not eligible to serve on Federal advisory 

committees. If you are registered as a 

Federal lobbyist and you have actively 

lobbied at any time within the past two 

years, you are not eligible to apply for 

membership on the DHS Data Integrity 

and Privacy Advisory Committee. 

Applicants selected for membership 

will be required to certify, pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. 1746, that they are not 

registered as Federal lobbyists. Please 

send your documents to Shannon 

Ballard, Designated Federal Officer, 

DHS Data Privacy and Integrity 

Advisory Committee, by either of the 

following methods: 

• Email: 

PrivacyCommittee@hq.dhs.gov. 

• Fax: (703) 235–0442. 

Privacy Act Statement: DHS’s Use of 

Your Information 

Authority: DHS requests that you 

voluntarily submit this information under its 

following authorities: the Federal Records 

Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101; the FACA, 5 U.S.C.A. 

App. 2; and the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 

552a. 

Principal Purposes: When you apply 

for appointment to the DHS Data 

Privacy and Integrity Advisory 

Committee, DHS collects your name, 

contact information, and any other 

personal information that you submit in 

conjunction with your application. We 

will use this information to evaluate 

your candidacy for Committee 

membership. If you are chosen to serve 

as a Committee member, your name will 

appear in publicly-available Committee 

documents, membership lists, and 

Committee reports. 

Routine Uses and Sharing: In general, 

DHS will not use the information you 

provide for any purpose other than the 

Principal Purposes, and will not share 

this information within or outside the 

agency. In certain circumstances, DHS 

may share this information on a case-bycase basis as required by law or as 

necessary for a specific purpose, as 

described in the DHS/ALL–009 

Department of Homeland Security 

Advisory Committees System of Records 

Notice (October 3, 2008, 73 FR 63181). 

Effects of Not Providing Information: 

You may choose not to provide the 

requested information or to provide 

only some of the information DHS 

requests. If you choose not to provide 

some or all of the requested information, 

DHS may not be able to consider your 

application for appointment to the Data 

Privacy and Integrity Advisory 

Committee. 

Accessing and Correcting 

Information: If you are unable to access 

or correct this information by using the 

method that you originally used to 


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submit it, you may direct your request 

in writing to the DHS Chief FOIA 

Officer at foia@hq.dhs.gov. Additional 

instructions are available at http:// 

www.dhs.gov/foia and in the DHS/ALL– 

002 Mailing and Other Lists System of 

Records referenced above. 

Dated: June 15, 2012. 

Mary Ellen Callahan, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15315 Filed 6–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2012–0028] 

Assistance to Firefighters Grant 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of guidance. 

SUMMARY: This Notice provides 

guidelines that describe the application 

process for grants and the criteria for 

awarding grants in the fiscal year (FY) 

2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant 

(AFG) Program year. It explains the 

differences, if any, between these 

guidelines and those recommended by 

representatives of the Nation’s fire 

service leadership during the annual 

Criteria Development meeting, which 

was held October 20–21, 2011. The 

application period for the FY 2012 AFG 

Program year will be held June 11, to 

July 6, 2012, and will be announced on 

www.grants.gov. Approximately 15,000 

to 20,000 applications for AFG funding 

will be submitted electronically, using 

the application submission form and 

process available at https:// 

portal.fema.gov. Before the application 

period, the ‘‘FY 2012 AFG Guidance 

and Application Kit’’ will be published 

on the AFG Web site (www.fema.gov/ 

firegrants). Additional information to 

assist applicants will be provided on the 

AFG Web site, including an applicant 

tutorial, list of frequently asked 

questions, a ‘‘Get Ready Guide, and a 

Quick Reference Guide.’’ The AFG 

Program makes grants directly to fire 

departments and nonaffiliated 

emergency medical services (EMS) 

organizations for the purpose of 

enhancing the abilities of first 

responders to protect the health and 

safety of the public as well as that of 

first-responder personnel facing fire and 

fire-related hazards. In addition, the 

authorizing statute requires that a 

minimum of 5 percent of appropriated 

funds be expended for fire prevention 

and safety grants to be made directly to 

local fire departments and to local, 

regional, State, or national entities 

recognized for their expertise in the 

fields of fire prevention and firefighter 

safety research and development. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2229, 2229a. 

DATES: Grant applications for the 

Assistance to Firefighters Grants will be 

accepted electronically at https:// 

portal.fema.gov, from June 11 to July 6, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Assistance to Firefighters 

Grants Branch, Stop 3620, DHS/FEMA, 

800 K Street NW., Washington, DC, 

20472–3620. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine Patterson, Chief, Assistance to 

Firefighters Grants Branch, 1–866–274– 

0960. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Assistance to Firefighters 

Grant (AFG) Program is to provide 

grants directly to fire departments and 

nonaffiliated emergency medical 

services (EMS) organizations to enhance 

their ability to protect the health and 

safety of the public, as well as that of 

first-responder personnel, with respect 

to fire and fire-related hazards. The 

governing statute requires that each year 

DHS publish in the Federal Register the 

guidelines that describe the application 

process and the criteria for grant 

awards. 

Approximately 15,000 to 20,000 

applications for AFG funding will be 

submitted electronically, using the 

application submission form and 

process available at the AFG e-Grant 

application portal: https:// 

portal.fema.gov. Specific information 

about the submission of grant 

applications can be found in the ‘‘FY 

2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant 

(AFG) Guidance and Application Kit,’’ 

which is available for download at 

www.fema.gov/firegrants and at 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

FEMA–2012–0028. 

Paper applications will be accepted 

but discouraged due to the inherent 

delays with processing them and 

because they lack the applicant ‘‘help’’ 

features that are built into the electronic 

application. Applicants will be able to 

obtain a copy of the official paper 

application form by calling 1–866–274– 

0960. Paper applications will be sent via 

regular mail only; no application forms 

will be sent via overnight delivery, fax, 

or email. Applicants will be allowed to 

submit only the fiscal year (FY) 2012 

AFG application form that is mailed to 

them by the AFG. No other version of 

the application will be accepted. 

Applicants will be instructed not to use 

any paper application that they did not 

receive directly from the AFG and will 

be instructed not to use a previous 

year’s application. Paper applications 

must be postmarked no later than July 

6, 2012, and mailed to the following 

address: Cabezon Group, Attn: AFG 

Program, 11821 Parklawn Drive, Suite 

230, Rockville, MD 20852. The AFG will 

inform applicants that it will not be 

responsible for applications sent to any 

other address and that late, incomplete, 

or faxed applications will NOT be 

accepted. 

Appropriations 

Congress appropriated $337,500,000 

for the FY 2012 AFG. From this amount, 

$285,625,000 will be made available for 

AFG awards. Funds appropriated for the 

FY 2012 AFG (pursuant to Pub. L. 112– 

10) will be available for obligation and 

award until September 30, 2013. FEMA 

will receive approximately 15,000 to 

20,000 applications for assistance and 

anticipates that it will award 

approximately 4,000 grants with the 

grant funding available. 

Congress directed the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) to administer 

the appropriations: 

• Up to 5 percent of funds may be 

used for program administration. 

• Up to 2 percent of funds may be 

used for awards to nonaffiliated EMS 

organizations. 

• No more than 25 percent of funds 

may be used for vehicle awards. 

• No less than 5 percent of funds 

must be made available to make grants 

supporting eligible fire prevention 

activities and research and development 

activities that improve firefighter safety 

through the Fire Prevention and Safety 

(FP&S) Grants. However, due to the 

importance of mitigation activities, the 

FY 2012 FP&S will be allocated $35 

million for grants. The FP&S Grants are 

not part of this AFG solicitation. The 

FP&S Grant application period is 

projected for the fall or winter of 2012. 

Background of the AFG Program 

DHS awards the grants on a 

competitive basis to the applicants that 

best address the AFG Program’s 

priorities and provide the most 

compelling justification. Applications 

that best address the Program’s 

priorities will be reviewed by a panel 

composed of fire service personnel. 

Award Criteria 

The panel will review the application 

and evaluate it using the following 

criteria: 

• Proposed project and the project 

budget 


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