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Center for Complementary and 

Alternative Medicine. 

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 Center for Complementary & 

Alternative 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, National Center for 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 

Date: October 16, 2009. 

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate personal 

qualifications and performance, and 

competence of individual investigators. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Building 50, 50 South Drive, Room 1328/ 

1334, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Contact Person: Robert B. Nussenblatt, MD, 

Acting Scientific And Clinical Director, 

Division of Intramural Research, NCCAM 

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 

20892. 

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. 93.213, Research and Training 

in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 11, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–22739 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Neurological 

Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

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 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: Neurological Sciences 

Training Initial Review Group; NST–1 

Subcommittee. 

Date: October 5–6, 2009. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: The Fairmont Washington, DC, 2401 

M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Raul A. Saavedra, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, Division of Extramural Research, 

NINDS/NIH/DHHS, NSC; 6001 Executive 

Blvd., Ste. 3208, Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, 

301–496–9223, saavedrr@ninds.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. 

(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: September 17, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Diabetes and 

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 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: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel; The NIDDK–KUH 

Fellowship Review Committee. 

Date: October 16, 2009. 

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone 

Conference Call) 

Contact Person: Xiaodu Guo, MD, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, 

DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 

Room 761, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 594–4719, 

guox@extra.niddk.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel; Pulse Wave Velocity 

in CKD Ancillary Studies. 

Date: October 23, 2009. 

Time: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone 

Conference Call) 

Contact Person: Michele L. Barnard, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, 

DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 

Room 753, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–2542, (301) 594–8898, 

barnardm@extra.niddk.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel; Inflammation and 

Obesity. 

Date: November 2, 2009. 

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone 

Conference Call) 

Contact Person: Maria E. Davila-Bloom, 

PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Review 

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of 

Health, Room 758, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 

594–7637, davilabloomm@extra.niddk.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel; Inflammatory Bowel 

Disease. 

Date: November 20, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Bethesda Marriott Suites, 6711 

Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817. 

Contact Person: Maria E. Davila-Bloom, 

PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Review 

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of 

Health, Room 758, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 

594–7637, davilabloomm@extra.niddk.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, 

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; 

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology 

and Hematology Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 16, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Council of Public Representatives 

(COPR, http://copr.nih.gov/) and the 

Office of Communications and Public 

Liaison (OCPL), Office of the Director, 

NIH (http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/ocpl/ 

index.html); Request for Information 

(RFI) on Consumer Health Information 

Interests and Behaviors for Seeking 

and Using Health Information 

ACTION: Request for Information (RFI) on 

Consumer Health Information Interests 

and Behaviors for Seeking and Using 

Health Information. 

DATES: Response Date: December 30, 

2009. 

Introduction: Request for Information 

January 21, 2009, President Obama 

issued a directive to all Federal agencies 

calling for greater transparency, public 

participation, and collaboration. 

In response to this Directive, and in 

keeping with the work that has already 

been done by the National Institutes of 

Health (NIH) to encourage public input 

and provide science-based health 

resources and science information to the 

public, NIH posts this Request for 

Information (RFI) to offer a new public 

input opportunity. The RFI will provide 

insight and better understanding of the 

health information needs and 

information-seeking behaviors of NIH 

health consumer audiences. Information 

gathered will assist the agency in 

developing and disseminating health, 

medical, and scientific information to a 

broader variety of audiences. The 

agency anticipates using new outreach 

strategies and tools, from communitylevel outlets to Internet-based social 

media. Members of the public as well as 

organizations are invited and 

encouraged to participate in this public 

input opportunity. 

The RFI is a collaborative effort 

between the NIH Office of 

Communications and Public Liaison 

(OCPL) and the NIH Director’s Council 

of Public Representatives (COPR). COPR 

is a Federal Advisory Committee 

covered by the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). 

The COPR is composed of up to 21 

members of the public who provide the 

public’s perspective into the NIH 

research priority-setting process as well 

as the Agency’s public health education 

and public engagement efforts. 

NIH is part of the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services and is the 

primary Federal agency for conducting 

and supporting biomedical and 

behavioral research. NIH is the steward 

of medical and behavioral research for 

the Nation. Composed of 27 Institutes 

and Centers, the NIH provides 

leadership and financial support to 

researchers in more than 3,000 

institutions in all 50 States, the 

territories and in more than 90 countries 

around the world. Its mission is science 

in pursuit of fundamental knowledge 

about the nature and behavior of living 

systems and the application of that 

knowledge to extend healthy life and 

reduce the burdens of illness and 

disability. 

NIH also has a responsibility to 

communicate science-based, 

trustworthy public health and science 

information to a wide range of 

audiences, including the public at large, 

patients, family members, health care 

providers, scientists, public health 

workers, nonprofit health organizations, 

and professional societies. These 

audiences have differing needs for the 

information available from the NIH. 

Building on its previous experience and 

record of success, NIH recognizes the 

need to communicate cutting-edge 

research advances to ensure continued 

improved health for all Americans in a 

changing media and information 

environment. For background 

information on the RFI, please visit this 

Web site http:// 

nihhealthinfoRFI.nih.gov. 

Information Requested 

The Request for Information (RFI) 

serves as a vehicle to obtain public 

comments on how NIH can best address 

communication challenges and 

requirements for the 21st century in the 

face of increased demands and 

shrinking resources. 

The purpose of the RFI is to obtain 

information aimed at helping the NIH 

strengthen short- and long-term 

communications strategies while 

identifying cost-effective, meritorious, 

innovative, and legally sanctioned 

methods and outlets for disseminating 

health information to the public. 

Specifically, the RFI seeks information 

on the following: 

• The current state and range of 

health information-seeking behaviors 

and trends; 

• The range of health information of 

interest to the public; 

• How the public accesses and uses 

health information; and 

• The barriers that might impede 

NIH’s ability to communicate with 

health consumers. 

Submitting Responses 

Responses will be accepted through 

December 30, 2009. Please limit 

responses to the maximum number of 

words indicated for each response. 

Responses may be submitted on the 

Web, by e-mail or by postal mail. See 

below for instructions. 

1. Visit the Consumer Health 

Information Request for Information 

Web Site at http:// 

nihhealthinfoRFI.nih.gov to submit 

responses on the Web or to download 

the response sheet to submit by e-mail 

or mail. 

2. Complete the RFI questions 

attached in typed or written format. 

Responders should complete either the 

Requested Response for Health 

Consumers or the Requested Response 

for Organizations and Health Care 

Providers. 

3. E-mail typed responses to this 

address HealthInfoRFI@mail.nih.gov. 

4. Mail typed or handwritten 

responses to Kelli Carrington or Marin 

Allen, Ph.D., Office of Communications 

and Public Liaison, National Institutes 

of Health, 1 Center Drive, Room 344, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–0188. 

Privacy Act Notification Statement 

Collection of this information is 

authorized under 5 U.S.C. 301; 44 

U.S.C. 3101. The primary use of this 

information is to obtain information 

from the public aimed at helping the 

National Institutes of Health strengthen 

short- and long-term communications 

strategies while identifying costeffective, meritorious, innovative, and 

legally sanctioned methods and outlets 

for disseminating health information to 

the public. Upon completion of the 

Request for Information activities, the 

NIH Director’s Council of Public 

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