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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. App.), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, NIDCD.

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 as indicated below in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended for the review, discussion, and evaluation of individual intramural programs and projects conducted by the National Institute on Deafness and                           ( print page 47260)                        Other Communication Disorders, 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, NIDCD.                    

*Date:*                         October 30, 2009.                    

*Open:*                         7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.                    

*Agenda:*                         Reports from Institute staff.                    

*Place:*                         National Institutes of Health,  5 Research Court,  Rockville, MD 20852.                    

*Closed:*                         8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate personal qualifications and  performance, and competence of individual investigators.                    

*Place:*                         National Institutes of Health,  5 Research Court,  Rockville, MD 20852.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Andrew J. Griffith, PhD, MD,  Director,  Division of Intramural Research,  National Institute on Deafness and  Other Communication Disorders,  5 Research Court, Room 1A13,   Rockville, MD 20850.  301-496-1960.                         *griffita@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 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 Nos. 93.173, Biological Research Related to Deafness and Communicative Disorders, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: September 3, 2009.

Jennifer Spaeth,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. E9-22009 Filed 9-14-09; 8:45 am]

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