Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 215 / Monday, November 6, 2000 / Notices 66549

Population Research; 93.865, Research for

Mothers and Children; 93.929, Center for

Medical Rehabilitation Research, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 30, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–28338 Filed 11–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development; Notice of Closed

Meeting

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

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: National Institute of

Child Health and Human Development

Special Emphasis Panel Review of U54

applications.

Date: December 4–5, 2000.

Time: 7:30 pm to 3:00 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Vesailles

IV Room, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Jon M. Ranhand, PhD,

Scientist Review Administrator, Division of

Scientific Review, National Institute of Child

Health, and Human Development, NIH, 6100

Executive Blvd., Room 5E03, Bethesda, MD

20892, (301)534–6884.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.209, Contraception and

Infertility Loan Repayment Program; 93.864,

Population Research; 93.865, Research for

Mothers and Children; 93.929, Center for

Medical Rehabilitation Research, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 30, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–28339 Filed 11–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of General Medical

Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting

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

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: Minority Programs

Review Committee, MBRS Review

Subcommittee B.

Date: November 15–16, 2000.

Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Holiday Inn Bethesda, 8120

Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Michael A. Sesma, PhD,

Office of Scientific Review, NIGMS, Natcher

Building, Room 1AS19, 45 Center Drive,

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–2048.

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. 93.375, Minority Biomedical

Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and

Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology,

Physiology, and Biological Chemistry

Research; 93.862, Genetics and

Developmental Biology Research; 93.88,

Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96,

Special Minority Initiatives, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 27, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–28340 Filed 11–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

National Toxicology Program; Meeting

of the Advisory Committee on

Alternative Toxicological Methods

Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of a meeting of the

National Toxicology Program (NTP)

Advisory Committee on Alternative

Toxicological Methods, U.S. Public

Health Service. The meeting will be

held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November

28, 2000 in the Director’s Board Room,

National Library of Medicine, National

Institutes of Health Campus, Building

38, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda,

Maryland 20894. The entire meeting is

open to the public and time is planned

for persons who would like to make

public comments. Although not

required, pre-registration is preferred to

assist in planning for adequate space. To

pre-register for this meeting, please

contact Dr. Mary S. Wolfe, NTP

Executive Secretary, P. O. Box 12233,

A3–07, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park,

North Carolina 27709, telephone: 919–

541–3971 and FAX: 919–541–0295.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, are asked

to notify the contact person listed below

in advance of the meeting.

Background

Under authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a,

Section 222 of the Public Health Service

Act, as amended, the Department of

Health and Human Services has

established an Advisory Committee on

Alternative Toxicological Methods. The

Committee functions to provide advice

on the activities and priorities of the

NTP Center and the Interagency

Coordinating Committee on the

Validation of Alternative Methods

(ICCVAM) and to provide advice on

ways to foster partnership activities and

productive interactions among all

stakeholders. The Advisory Committee

is composed of knowledgeable

representatives drawn from academia,

industry, public interest organizations,

other state and Federal agencies, and the

international community [Federal

Register: September 15, 1997 (Volume

62, Number 178, Page 48290)]

Agenda

The agenda for the November 28th

session will consist of presentations on

recent and proposed activities of the

NTP Center and ICCVAM. The

Committee will discuss issues relating

to processes and priorities and

recommendations relevant to the

validation of new and revised

toxicological testing methods.

Information on methods that will be

discussed is available on the Internet at:

http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov.