[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67395-67396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33496]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; 
Notice of Meeting of the National Deafness and Other Communication 
Disorders Advisory Council and Its Planning Subcommittee

    Pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of the meeting 
of the National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory 
Council and its Planning Subcommittee on January 21-22, 1998, at the 
National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland. 
The meeting of the full Council will be held in Conference Room 6, 
Building 31C, and the meeting of the Subcommittee will be in Conference 
Room 7, Building 31C.
    The meeting of the Planning Subcommittee will be open to the public 
on January 21 from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. for the discussion of policy 
issues. The meeting of the full Council will be open to the public on 
January 22 from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. for a report from the 
Institute Director and discussion of extramural policies and procedures 
at the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on 
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Attendance by the public 
will be limited to space available.
    In accordance with the provisions set forth in Sections 552b(c)(4) 
and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, United States Code and Section 10(d) of Pub. 
L. 92-463, the meeting of the Planning Subcommittee on January 21 will 
be closed to the public from 3 p.m. to adjournment. The meeting of the 
full Council will be closed to the public on January 22 from 12:30 p.m. 
until adjournment. The meetings will include the review, discussion, 
and evaluation of individual grant applications. The applications and 
the discussions could reveal confidential trade secrets or commercial 
property such as patentable material, and personal information 
concerning individuals associated with the applications, the disclosure 
of which

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would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    Further information concerning the Council and Subcommittee meeting 
may be obtained from Dr. Craig A. Jordan, Executive Secretary, National 
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council, National 
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National 
Institutes of Health, Executive Plaza South, Room 400C, 6120 Executive 
Blvd., MSC67180, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301) 496-8693. A summary of 
the meeting and rosters of the members may also be obtained from his 
office. For individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance 
such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, please contact Dr. Jordan at least two weeks prior to 
the meeting.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.173 
Biological Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders)

    Dated: December 16, 1997.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Committee Management Officer, NIH.
[FR Doc. 97-33496 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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