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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 

Dental and Craniofacial Research Special 

Emphasis Panel; New Investigator R03 and 

DSR Member-Conflict Applications. 

Date: February 27, 2024. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute of Dental and 

Craniofacial Research, 6701 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817 (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Jingshan Chen, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial 

Research, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, 

MD 20892, (301) 451–2405, jingshan.chen@

nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Dental and Craniofacial Research Special 

Emphasis Panel; Developing Salivary 

Components as Therapeutics for Oral Health. 

Date: March 7, 2024. 

Time: 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute of Dental and 

Craniofacial Research, 6701 Democracy 

Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Aiwu Cheng, Ph.D., MD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial 

Research, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, 

MD 20892, 301–594–4859, Aiwu.cheng@

nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.121, Oral Diseases and 

Disorders Research, National Institutes of 

Health, HHS) 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27744 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Meeting of the Substance Abuse and 

Mental Health Services 

Administration’s Tribal Technical 

Advisory Committee (TTAC) 

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Presidential 

Executive Order No. 13175, November 

6, 2000, and the Presidential 

Memorandum of September 23, 2004, 

notice is hereby given for the meeting 

on February 27, 2024, of the Substance 

Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration’s Tribal Technical 

Advisory Committee (TTAC). The 

meeting is open to the public and will 

be held in person. Agenda with call-in 

information will be posted on the 

SAMHSA website prior to the meeting 

at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/ 

advisory-councils/meetings. The 

meeting will include, but not be limited 

to, remarks from the Assistant Secretary 

for Mental Health and Substance Use; 

updates on SAMHSA priorities; follow 

up on topics related to the previous 

TTAC meetings; and council 

discussions. 

DATES: February 27, 2024, 8 a.m. to 

approximately 5 p.m. (ET). 

ADDRESSES: 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, MD 20857, 5th Floor 5W07. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Hearod, CAPT USPHS, Director, 

Office of Tribal Affairs Policy, 5600 

Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 

20857 (mail); telephone: (202) 868– 

9931; email: karen.hearod@

samhsa.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SAMHSA 

TTAC provides a venue wherein Tribal 

leadership and SAMHSA staff can 

exchange information about public 

health issues, identify urgent mental 

health and substance use needs, and 

discuss collaborative approaches to 

addressing these behavioral health 

issues and needs. 

TTAC meetings are exclusively 

between Federal officials and elected 

officials of Tribal governments (or their 

designated employees) to exchange 

views, information, or advice related to 

the management or implementation of 

SAMHSA programs. 

The public may attend but are not 

allowed to participate in the meeting. 

To obtain the call-in number, access 

code, and/or web access link; or request 

special accommodations for persons 

with disabilities, please register on-line 

at: https://snacregister.samhsa.gov or 

communicate with Karen Hearod. 

Meeting information and a roster of 

TTAC members may be obtained either 

by accessing the SAMHSA Council’s 

website at: https://www.samhsa.gov/ 

about-us/advisory-councils/, or by 

contacting Karen Hearod. 

Authority: 

Dated: December 11, 2023. 

Carlos Castillo, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27471 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket ID: DHS–2023–0048] 

Request for Information Regarding 

Department of Homeland Security 

Activities and Advancing 

Environmental Justice 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Request for information 

regarding Department of Homeland 

Security Activities and Advancing 

Environmental Justice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS or Department) is 

comprised of 15 Operational and 

Support Components with far-reaching 

programs and activities. With this 

Request for information (RFI), DHS is 

seeking public comment and feedback 

on how environmental justice is 

considered Department-wide, how it 

can provide opportunities for 

meaningful engagement in decisionmaking, and what to include in the next 

DHS Environmental Justice Strategy. 

The public is encouraged to provide 

input in response to the questions in 

this RFI and to share barriers and 

challenges, successes, suggestions, and 

ideas. DHS will use this information to 

help improve and advance the 

Department’s environmental justice 

program, conduct meaningful 

engagement, and address environmental 

justice challenges that communities are 

facing. 

DATES: Comments are requested on or 

before 60 days after publication of this 

RFI and must be received no later than 

11:59 p.m. eastern time (ET) on 

February 16, 2024. DHS will not reply 

individually to responders but will 

consider all comments submitted by the 

deadline. DHS will consider comments 

received after this date for future 

advisory communications and outreach 

efforts to the extent possible. 

ADDRESSES: Any information obtained 

from this RFI is intended for 

Government planning and strategy 

development. Response to this RFI is 

voluntary. Respondents may answer as 

many or as few questions as they wish. 

Comments of five pages or fewer are 

requested. Comments must be identified 

with the Agency’s name and Docket 

Number DHS–2023–0048 and may be 

sent to DHS via the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All public comments received are 

subject to the Freedom of Information 

Act and will be posted in their entirety 


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