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 10, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         4:30 PM to 7 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Anita Miller Sostek, PHD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3176, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1260.                    

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:*                         Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel.                    

*Date:*                         February 16, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         1 PM to 4 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Governor's House Hotel, Washington, DC 20036.                    

*Contact Person:*                         John Bishop, PHD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5180, MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1250.                    

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:*                         Musculoskeletal and Dental Sciences Initial Review Group, Oral Biology and Medicine Subcommittee 1.                    

*Date:*                         February 21-22, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8 AM to 5 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Holiday Inn Old Town Alexandria, 480 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Priscilla B. Chen, PHD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4104, MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1787.                    

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:*                         Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Initial Review Group, Bacteriology and Mycology Subcommittee 1.                    

*Date:*                         February 21-22, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 6 PM.                        Start Printed Page 6384

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Embassy Suites, Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Rd, Wisconsin at Western Ave., Washington, DC 20015.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Timothy J. Henry, PHD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4180, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1147.                    

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:*                         Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel.                    

*Date:*                         February 22-23, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 5 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Hyatt Regency Hotel, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Joanne T. Fujii, PHD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5218, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1178, fujiij@drg.nih.gov.                    

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:*                         Center for Scientific Review Emphasis Panel.                    

*Date:*                         February 22, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 4 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Lee S. Mann, PhD, JD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3186, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-0677.                    

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:*                         Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel.                    

*Date:*                         February 22, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         2 PM to 4 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Syed Amir, PhD, Scientific Review  Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6168, MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1043.                    

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:*                         Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel.                    

*Date:*                         February 23-24, 2000.                    

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

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Washington Monarch Hotel, 2401 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Daniel R. Kenshalo, PhD, Scientific Review  Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5176, MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1255.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Pathophysiologial Sciences Initial Review Group, Lung Biology and Pathology Study Section.                    

*Date:*                         February 23-24, 2000.                    

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

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         St. James Preferred Residence, 950 24th St., NW, Washington, DC 20037.                    

*Contact Person:*                         George M. Barnas, PhD, Scientific Review  Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2182, MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-0696.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Cardiovascular Sciences Initial Review Group, Cardiovascular Study Section.                    

*Date:*                         February 23-24, 2000.                    

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

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Gordon L. Johnson, PhD, Scientific Review  Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4136, MSC 7802, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1212, johnsong@csr.nih.gov.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Initial Review Group, Microbial Physiology and Genetics Subcommittee 1.                    

*Date:*                         February 23-24, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 6:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         One Washington Circle Hotel, Conference Center, One Washington Circle, Washington, DC 20037.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Martin L. Slater, PhD, Scientific Review  Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4184, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1149.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Oncological Sciences Initial Review Group, Experimental Therapeutics Subcommittee 2.                    

*Date:*                         February 23-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 6:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Embassy Suites, Chevy Chase Pavillion, 4300 Military Rd., Wisconsin at Western Ave., Washington, DC 20015.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Marcia Litwack, PhD, Scientific Review  Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4150, MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1719.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 23-24, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Cheri Wiggs, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3180, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-8367.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 23, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Dennis Leszczynski, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6701, MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1044.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 23, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         3:00 PM to 4:30 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Chhanda L. Ganguly, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5156, MSC 7842, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1739.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 23, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Sooja K. Kim, PhD, Chief, Nutritional and Metabolic Sciences Initial Review Group, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6158, MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1780.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Nutritional and Metabolic Sciences Initial Review Group, Nutrition Study Section.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

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

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Double Tree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Sooja K. Kim, PhD, RD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6158, MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1780.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Musculoskeletal and Dental Sciences Initial Review Group, Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

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

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Latham Hotel, 3000 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007-3701.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Jo Pelham, BA, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific                         Start Printed Page 6385                        Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4106, MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1786.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

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

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         The Westin Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts, Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Nancy Hicks, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3158, MSC 7770, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-0695.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Biochemical Sciences Initial Review Group, Physiological Chemistry Study Section.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes Street, Arilington, VA 22202.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Richard Panniers, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5148, 7842, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1741.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Cell Development and Function Initial Group, Cell Development and Function 3.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Gerhard Ehrenspeck, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5138, MSC 7840, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1022, ehrenspeckg@nih.csr.gov.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Nutritional and Metabolic Sciences Initial Review Group, Metabolic Study Section.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 6:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Krish Krishnan, PHD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6164, MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1041.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Initial Review Group, Microbial Physiology and Genetics Subcommittee 2.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         River Inn, 924 25th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Rona L. Hirschberg, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4186, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1150.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Genetic Sciences Initial Review Group, Genome Study Section.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Doubletree Hotel Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Cheryl M. Corsaro, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6172, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1045. coraroc@csr.nih.gov.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Cell Development and Function Initial Review Group, International and Cooperative Projects Study Section.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         DoubleTree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Sandy Warren, MPH, DMD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5134, MSC 7840, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1019.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Embassy Suites, Chevy Chase Pavillion, 4300 Military Rd., Wisconsin at Western Ave., Washington, DC 20015.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Michael A. Lang, PhD. Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5210, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1265.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Bethesda Holiday Inn, Versailles III, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Samuel Rawlings, PhD. Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5160, MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1243.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Immunological Sciences Initial Review Group, Allergy and Immunology Study Section.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

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

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

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Embassy Suites Hotel, The Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW, Wisconsin at Western Avenue, Washington, DC 20015.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Anita Miller Sostek, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3176, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1260.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To provide concept review of proposed grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         The Doyle Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Carl D. Banner, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5212, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1251, bannerc@drg.nih.gov.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Holiday Inn, Select, 480 King Street, Old Town Alexandria, VA 22314.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Robert Weller, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3160, MSC 7770, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-0694.                    

*Name of Committee:*                         Biophysical and Chemical Sciences Initial Review Group, Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry Study Section.                    

*Date:*                         February 24-25, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Holiday Inn—Silver Spring, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Mike Radtke, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4176, MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1728, radtkem@csr.nih.gov.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 24, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

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

*Contact Person:*                         Syed Husian, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for                         Start Printed Page 6386                        Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5216, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892-7850, (301) 435-1224.                    

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

*Date:*                         February 24-26, 2000.                    

*Time:*                         7:00 PM to 4:00 PM.                    

*Agenda:*                         To review and evaluate grant applications.                    

*Place:*                         Admiral Fell Inn, 888 South Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231.                    

*Contact Person:*                         Lee Rosen, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5116, MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1171.                    

(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).

Dated: February 2, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 00-2915  Filed 2-8-00; 8:45 am]

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