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 contract proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

*Name of Committee:*                        National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, Development of Effective Mitigation Methods or Devices for Reduction of Indoor Allergens (SBIR Topic 72 & 73).                    

*Date:*                        February 4, 2000.                    

*Time:*                        1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.                    

*Agenda:*                        To review and evaluate contract proposals.                    

*Place:*                        NIEHS, 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Building 4401, Conference Room 3446, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Telephone Conference Call).                    

*Contact Person:*                        David P. Brown, MPH, Scientific Review Administrator, Nat'l Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (919) 541-4964.                    

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.

*Name of Committee:*                        National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, Construction of Xenopus cDNA “chips” for Analysis of Gene Expression (SBIR Topic 74).                        Start Printed Page 6218

*Date:*                        February  9, 2000.                    

*Time:*                        1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.                    

*Agenda:*                        To review and evaluate contract proposals.                    

*Place:*                        NIEHS-East Campus, Building 4401, Conference Room 122, 79 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Telephone Conference Call).                    

*Contact Person:*                        David P. Brown, MPH, Scientific Review Administrator, Nat'l Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (919) 541-4964.                    

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. 93.113, Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114, Applied Toxicological Research and Testing; 93.115, Biometry and Risk Estimation—Health Risks from Environmental Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances—Basic Research and Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower Development in the Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, HHS).

Dated: January 31, 2000.

Anna Snouffer,

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.

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