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:*                         Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel.                    

*Date:*                         February 1, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         NIH, Rockledge 2, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).                    

*Contact Person:*                         Eugene M. Zimmerman, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4202, MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1220, zimmerng@csr.nih.gov.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Cell Development and Function Initial Review Group, Cell Development and Function 4.                    

*Date:*                         February 2-3, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Georgetown Holiday Inn, 2101 Wisconsin Ave, N.W., Washington, DC 20007.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Marcia Steinberg, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5140, MSC 7840, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1023.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Cell Development and Function Initial Review Group, Cell Development and Function 2.                    

*Date:*                         February 3-4, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Chevy Chase Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Ramesh K. Nayak, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5146, MSC 7840, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1026.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel.                    

*Date:*                         February 3-4, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Chevy Chase Holiday Inn, 5520 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Michael Micklin, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3178, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1258, micklinm@csr.nih.gov.                    

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine, 93.306; 93.333, Clinical Research, 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)

January 12, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 00-1416 Filed 1-20-00; 8:45 am]

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