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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Stacey Nicole Williams, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 867–5309, stacey.williams@

nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Research Grants in Hemostasis, 

Thrombosis, Coagulation, and Blood 

Transfusion. 

Date: December 4, 2024. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Courtney Elaine Watkins, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 496–3093, courtney.watkins2@

nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; 

Collaborative R01—Clinical Studies of 

Mental Illness. 

Date: December 4, 2024. 

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Emily Megan Kilroy, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 594–0813, kilroyem@

csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflicts: Pulmonary Diseases. 

Date: December 4, 2024. 

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Bradley Nuss, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4142, 

MSC7814 Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–451– 

8754, nussb@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel Member 

Conflict: Topics in Nephrology and Urology, 

Date: December 5, 2024, 

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications, 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Frederique Yiannikouris, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 594–3313, 

frederique.yiannikouris@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Small 

Business: Cell, Molecular Biology, 

Instrumentation, and Assay Development. 

Date: December 5, 2024. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Tatiana V. Cohen, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5213, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–455–2364, 

tatiana.cohen@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; 

Fellowships: HIV/AIDS Behavioral Panel. 

Date: December 5, 2024. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Mark P. Rubert, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5218, 

MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–806– 

6596, rubertm@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Cancer Biology. 

Date: December 5, 2024. 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Jian Cao, MD, Scientific 

Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 

Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 827–5902, 

caojn@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Topics in Metabolism. 

Date: December 5, 2024. 

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

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Jonathan Michael 

Peterson, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 

Center for Scientific Review, National 

Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 867–5309, 

jonathan.peterson@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 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: November 4, 2024. 

David W. Freeman, 

Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of 

Federal Advisory Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25937 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, 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 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel; NIAID Research Education 

Program Advancing the Careers of a Diverse 

Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not 

Allowed). 

Date: December 3, 2024. 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of 

Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3F58, 

Rockville, MD 20892 (Video Assisted 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Mario Cerritelli, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious 

Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 5601 

Fishers Lane, Room 3F58, Rockville, MD 

20892, 240–669–5199, cerritem@

mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

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and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

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Dated: November 4, 2024. 

Lauren A. Fleck, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25938 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

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ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC 

PRESERVATION 

Notice of Approval of Exemption for 

Indigenous-Knowledge Informed 

Activities by Native Hawaiian 

Organizations 

AGENCY: Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation (ACHP) has 

approved an exemption that would 

relieve Federal agencies from the 

historic preservation review 

requirements under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

regarding the effects of various 

undertakings in Hawaii that are 

proposed or directed by a Native 

Hawaiian Organization (NHO), or 

substantially led, designed, or managed 

by an NHO, informed by Indigenous 

Knowledge of that NHO, and related to 

traditional cultural practices of Native 

Hawaiians. 

DATES: The exemption went into effect 

on October 18, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Dancing Feather, (202) 517– 

0195, wdancingfeather@achp.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, 54 U.S.C. 306108 

(Section 106 and NHPA), requires 

Federal agencies to consider the effects 

of projects they carry out, license/ 

permit/approve, or assist (undertakings) 

on historic properties, and provide the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation (ACHP) a reasonable 

opportunity to comment with regard to 

such undertakings. Historic properties 

are those properties that are listed in the 

National Register of Historic Places 

(National Register) or eligible for such 

listing. 

The NHPA authorizes the ACHP to 

promulgate regulations for exempting 

undertakings from any or all of the 

requirements of Section 106. 54 U.S.C. 

304108(c). The section 106 regulations, 

found at 36 CFR part 800, detail the 

process for the approval of such 

exemptions at 36 CFR 800.14(c). 

After following that process, on 

October 18, 2024, the ACHP 

membership, by a vote of 17 in favor, 

none against, and three abstentions, 

approved the exemption reproduced at 

the end of this notice. 

I. Background 

The ACHP acknowledges that Native 

knowledge and expertise are crucial to 

a full understanding of historic 

properties that must be recognized in 

the Section 106 review process. 

Accordingly, the ACHP published the 

2021 Traditional Knowledge and the 

Section 106 Process: Information for 

Federal Agencies and Other Participants 

document to keep Federal agencies 

apprised of their duty to incorporate 

traditional knowledge in Section 106 

decisions. Most recently, in March 2024, 

the ACHP adopted a Policy Statement 

on Indigenous Knowledge and Historic 

Preservation calling for the respectful 

integration of Indigenous Knowledge at 

all levels of the Section 106 review 

process. In particular, Principle 3 of this 

policy describes ‘‘Indigenous 

Knowledge’’ for purposes of Section 106 

to include, but is not limited to, the 

‘‘experiences, insights, and knowledge 

held by Indian Tribes and NHOs that 

can assist Federal agencies in 

identifying, evaluating, assessing, and 

resolving adverse effects to historic 

properties that may be of religious and 

cultural significance to them.’’ 

Moreover, Principle 4 of the policy 

explains that section 106 agreement 

documents and program alternatives 

that relate to historic properties of 

religious and cultural significance to an 

Indian Tribe or NHO should recognize 

Indigenous Knowledge in informed 

decision making. 

II. Exemption Criteria 

As mentioned, exemptions are a 

program alternative under 36 CFR 

800.14(c) which may be proposed by a 

Federal agency or by the ACHP. 

Exempted categories must meet the 

following three criteria: (i) the actions 

within the program or category would 

otherwise qualify as ‘‘undertakings’’ as 

defined in § 800.16; (ii) the potential 

effects of the undertakings within the 

program or category upon historic 

properties are foreseeable and likely to 

be minimal or not adverse; and (iii) the 

exemption of the program or category is 

consistent with the purposes of the 

NHPA. 

The actions covered by the exemption 

are undertakings. The ACHP identified 

that certain Federal agencies reviewing 

undertakings involving NHOs, 

specifically those utilizing Indigenous 

Knowledge, were experiencing 

challenges in meeting section 106 

requirements despite clear compliance 

with the broad goals and outlines of 

Federal historic preservation policy. 

Examples of such projects have 

included, in the past, Federal grant 

activities to NHOs, such as grants for 

agricultural restoration in He1eia and 

maintenance activities at Ulupo ̄ Heiau 

in Kailua, and select Federal land 

management actions. 

The exemption applies to certain 

types of undertakings to be carried out, 

licensed, permitted, or assisted by 

Federal agencies that are (1) proposed, 

directed, or authorized by an NHO, or 

substantially led, designed, or managed 

by an NHO, (2) informed by Indigenous 

Knowledge of that NHO, (3) related to 

traditional cultural practices of Native 

Hawaiians, and (4) preceded by the 

submission of an attestation statement 

by the NHO to the relevant Federal 

agency. The types of activities that are 

included are landscaping practices; 

agricultural practices; rehabilitation, 

preservation, restoration, or 

reconstruction of water features and 

systems, including fishponds, historic 

pathways, sacred and traditional sites, 

traditional Native Hawaiian buildings 

and structures, properties of religious 

and cultural significance to NHOs; 

installation of interpretative signage; 

and transfer of Federal property or 

interest in Federal property to an NHO. 

The undertaking’s potential effects are 

likely to be minimal or not adverse. In 

considering the likely potential effects 

of the undertakings informed by NHOs 

on historic properties, the ACHP Chair 

and staff met with many representatives 

of NHOs, Federal agencies, the Hawai1i 

State Historic Preservation Office, and 

other preservation partners. In addition, 

the ACHP conducted public engagement 

and consultation as further described 

below. 

Based on this input and input from 

ACHP members, the likely effects of the 

exempted undertakings on historic 

properties (including those not of 

religious and cultural significance to 

NHOs), would be minimal or not 

adverse, as such effects are defined in 

36 CFR 800.16(i) and 800.5 respectively. 

The exemption includes several 

safeguards to limit the covered 

undertakings’ effects to those that are 

minimal or not adverse, including: the 

requirements that covered activities 

include only those informed by 

Indigenous Knowledge of the NHO and 

related to the traditional cultural 

practices of Native Hawaiians; a 

requirement that the NHO attest to its 

involvement in the undertaking and the 

undertaking’s relationship to Native 

Hawaiian cultural practice; a carefully 

prescribed list of covered activities, 

each tied to Indigenous Knowledge of 

the NHO and traditional cultural 


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