Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 69 / Thursday, April 10, 1997 / Notices 17629

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Neurological

Disorders and Stroke, Division of

Extramural Activities; 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:

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special

Emphasis Panel (Telephone Conference call).

Date: April 23, 1997.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 7550

Wisconsin Avenue, Room 9C10, Bethesda,

MD 20892.

Contact Person: Dr. Howard Weinstein,

Scientific Review Administrator, National

Institutes of Health, 7550 Wisconsin Avenue,

Room 9C10, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–

9223.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

an SBIR Phase II Contract Proposal.

The meeting will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C.

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the urgent

need to meet timing limitations imposed by

the review and funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.853, Clinical Research

Related to Neurological Disorders; No.

93.854, Biological Basis Research in the

Neurosciences)

Dated: April 7, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Office of Research on Women’s

Health; Notice of 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 meeting of the

Advisory Committee on Research on

Women’s Health (ACRWH) to be held

May 5–6, 1997, National Institutes of

Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building

31, C Wing, Conference Room 10,

Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

The entire meeting will be open to the

public from 8:30 a.m., May 5, to

adjournment on May 6. The purpose of

the meeting will be for the Committee

to provide advice to the Office of

Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

on its research agenda and to provide

recommendations regarding ORWH

activities.

The agenda will include an update on

ORWH activities and programs to meet

the mandates of the Office and

discussion of scientific issues. The

Committee will hear scientific

presentations from several NIH institute

directors, as well as an update from the

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health

(Women’s Health). The Committee will

also discuss activities related to its

regional meetings to update the research

agenda on women’s health. Attendance

by the public will be limited to space

available.

Anne R. Bavier, M.N., F.A.A.N.,

Executive Secretary, ACRWH, and

Deputy Director, Office of Research on

Women’s Health, OD, NIH, Building 1,

Rm. 201, Bethesda, Maryland 20892,

301/402–1770, 301/402–1798 (Fax), will

furnish the meeting agenda, roster of

Committee members, and substantive

program information upon request.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Ms. Bavier in advance of the

meeting.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

National Institutes of Health

Office of Research on Women’s

Health; Notice of Meeting—‘‘Beyond

Hunt Valley: Research on Women’s

Health for the 21st Century’’

Notice is hereby given that the Office

of Research on Women’s Health, Office

of the Director, National Institutes of

Health, will convene a meeting on June

11, 12, and 13, 1997, at the Sheraton

New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans,

Louisiana. The purpose of the meeting

is to update the current biomedical and

behavioral research agenda for women’s

health, as presented in the Report of the

National Institutes of Health:

Opportunities for Research on Women’s

Health, a publication based on a

conference held in Hunt Valley,

Maryland, September 1991.

The NIH/FAES is accredited by the

Accreditation Council for Continuing

Medical Education to sponsor

continuing medical educations for

physicians.

The NIH/FAES designates this

educational activity for a maximum of

10 hours in category 1 credit towards

the AMA Physician’s Recognition

Award. Each physician should claim

only those hours of credit that he/she

actually spent in the educational

activity.

The first day, June 11, will be devoted

to receiving public testimony from 1:00

p.m. to 5:00 from individuals and

individuals representing organizations

interested in biomedical and behavioral

research on women’s health issues. On

June 12 and 13, concurrent working

groups will discuss women’s health

research, with particular reference to

gender differences and emerging

scientific issues. The schedule for June

22 is 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on June

23 the meeting will end approximately

at 3:00 p.m. All sessions of the meeting

are open to the public.

The purpose of this conference is to

examine the physiological and

psychosocial differences which exist

between women and men and emerging

scientific issues such as the

environmental impact on women’s

health. In addition, strategies based

upon the research which can result in

an improved health status for all women

will be developed.

Experts in fields of basic and clinical

science, practitioners interested in

women’s health, representatives of

scientific, professional and women’s

health organizations, and women’s

health advocates will be asked to assess

the current status of research in

women’s health, in these, and other

areas, identify gaps in existing

knowledge, and recommend scientific

approaches and strategies to take

advantage of promising opportunities

for research on women’s health.

Opening sessions will be devoted to

identifying those factors which may

influence health status, including

physiological and psychological

differences between women and men,

and to addressing the emerging issues

from basic science to clinical studies

through application to all women

regardless of race, ethnicity, or age with

special focus on the effects of

environmental hazards and toxins

across the life span.