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+ Surveyor performance evaluation 

systems; and 

+ Conflict of interest policies relating 

to individuals in the survey and 

accreditation decision process. 

• Descriptions of the organization’s— 

+ Data management and analysis 

system; 

+ Policies and procedures for 

investigating and responding to 

complaints against accredited 

organizations; and+ Types and 

categories of accreditation offered and 

PDP sponsors and MA organizations 

currently accredited within those types 

and categories. 

In accordance with § 423.171(b) of our 

regulations, the applicant must provide 

documentation relating to the following: 

• Its ability to provide data in a CMS 

compatible format. 

• The adequacy of personnel and 

other resources necessary to perform the 

required surveys and other activities. 

• Assurances that it will comply with 

ongoing responsibility requirements 

specified in § 423.168(c) of our 

regulations. 

Additionally, the accrediting 

organization must provide CMS with 

the opportunity to observe its 

accreditation process on site at a 

managed care organization and must 

provide any other information that CMS 

requires to prepare for an onsite visit. 

These site visits will help to verify that 

the information presented in the 

application is correct and to make a 

determination on the application. 

In accordance with section 

1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act and our 

regulations at § 423.168(b)(1), this 

proposed notice solicits public 

comment on the ability of URAC’s 

accreditation program to meet or exceed 

the Medicare requirements for PDP 

sponsors which it seeks authority to 

deem as being in compliance with such 

requirements. In accordance with 

§ 423.168(b)(1)(iii), comments are due 

[at least 30] days after the date of 

publication of this proposed notice. 

III. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This document does not impose 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Consequently, it need not be reviewed 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

IV. Response to Comments 

Because of the large number of public 

comments we normally receive on 

Federal Register documents, we are not 

able to acknowledge or respond to them 

individually. We will consider all 

comments we receive by the date and 

time specified in the DATES section of 

this preamble, and, when we proceed 

with a subsequent document, we will 

respond to the comments in the 

preamble to that document. 

V. Regulatory Impact Statement 

In accordance with the provisions of 

Executive Order 12866, this regulation 

was not reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: February 13, 2009. 

Charlene Frizzera, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–4320 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1497–N] 

Medicare Program; Public Meetings in 

Calendar Year 2009 for All New Public 

Requests for Revisions to the 

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding 

System (HCPCS) Coding and Payment 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

dates, time, and location of the 

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding 

System (HCPCS) public meetings to be 

held in calendar year 2009 to discuss 

our preliminary coding and payment 

determinations for all new public 

requests for revisions to the HCPCS. 

These meetings provide a forum for 

interested parties to make oral 

presentations or to submit written 

comments in response to preliminary 

coding and payment determinations. 

Discussion will be directed toward 

responses to our specific preliminary 

recommendations and will include all 

items on the public meeting agenda. 

DATES: Meeting Dates: The following are 

the 2009 HCPCS public meeting dates: 

1. Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m., eastern daylight time (e.d.t.) 

(Drugs/Biologicals/ 

Radiopharmaceuticals/Radiologic 

Imaging Agents). 

2. Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., e.d.t. (Drugs/Biologicals/ 

Radiopharmaceuticals/Radiologic 

Imaging Agents). 

3. Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m., e.d.t. (Supplies and Other). 

4. Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., e.d.t. (Supplies and Other). 

5. Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., e.d.t. (Orthotics and 

Prosthetics). 

6. Thursday, May 28, 2009, 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m., e.d.t. (Durable Medical 

Equipment (DME) and Accessories). 

7. Thursday, July 9, 2009, 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m., e.d.t. (Durable Medical Equipment 

(DME) and Accessories, including 

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy 

(NPWT) devices. 

Deadlines for Primary Speaker 

Registration and Presentation Materials: 

The deadline for registering to be a 

primary speaker, and submitting 

materials and writings that will be used 

in support of an oral presentation are as 

follows: 

• April 14, 2009 for the April 28 and 

29, 2009 public meetings. 

• April 28, 2009 for the May 12 and 

13, 2009 public meetings. 

• May 13, 2009 for the May 27 and 

28, 2009 public meetings. 

• June 25, 2009 for the July 9, 2009 

public meeting. 

Deadlines for All Other Attendees 

Registration: All individuals must 

register for each date that they plan on 

attending. The registration deadlines are 

different for each meeting. Registration 

deadlines are as follows: 

• April 21, 2009 for the April 28 and 

29, 2009 public meeting dates. 

• May 5, 2009 for the May 12 and 13, 

2009 public meeting dates. 

• May 20, 2009 for the May 27 and 

28, 2009 public meetings. 

• July 2, 2009 for the July 9, 2009 

public meeting. 

Deadlines for Requesting Special 

Accommodations: 

• April 14, 2009 for the April 28 and 

29, 2009 public meeting dates. 

• April 28, 2009 for the May 12 and 

13, 2009 public meeting dates. 

• May 13, 2009 for the May 27 and 

28, 2009 public meetings. 

• June 25, 2009 for the July 9, 2009 

public meeting. 

Deadline for Submission of Written 

Comments: Written comments must be 

received by the date of meeting at which 

a request is scheduled for discussion. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The 

public meetings will be held in the main 

auditorium of the central building of the 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850. 


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Submission of Written Comments: 

Written comments can be e-mailed to 

HCPCS@cms.hhs.gov or sent via regular 

mail to Jennifer Carver or Gloria Knight, 

HCPCS Public Meeting Coordinator, 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail 

Stop C5–08–27, Baltimore, MD 21244. 

Registration and Special 

Accommodations: Individuals wishing 

to participate or who need special 

accommodations or both must register 

by completing the on-line registration 

located at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

medhcpcsgeninfo or by contacting one 

of the following persons: Jennifer Carver 

at (410) 786–6610 or 

Jennifer.Carver@cms.hhs.gov; or Gloria 

Knight at (410) 786–4598 or 

Gloria.Knight@cms.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Carver at (410) 786–6610 or 

Jennifer.Carver@cms.hhs.gov; or Gloria 

Knight at (410) 786–4598 or 

Gloria.Knight@cms.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On December 21, 2000, the Congress 

passed the Medicare, Medicaid, and 

SCHIP Benefits Improvement and 

Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) (Pub. L. 

106–554). Section 531(b) of BIPA 

mandated that we establish procedures 

that permit public consultation for 

coding and payment determinations for 

new durable medical equipment (DME) 

under Medicare Part B of title XVIII of 

the Social Security Act (the Act). The 

procedures and public meetings 

announced in this notice for new DME 

are in response to the mandate of 

section 531(b) of BIPA. 

In the November 23, 2001 Federal 

Register (66 FR 58743), we published a 

notice providing information regarding 

the establishment of the public meeting 

process for DME. It is our intent to 

distribute any materials submitted to 

CMS to the HCPCS workgroup members 

for their consideration. CMS and the 

HCPCS workgroup members require 

sufficient preparation time to review all 

relevant materials. Therefore, we are 

implementing a 10-page submission 

limit and firm deadlines for receipt of 

any presentation materials the meeting 

participant wishes CMS to consider for 

this reason, our HCPCS Public Meeting 

Coordinators will only accept and 

review presentation materials received 

by the deadline for each public meeting, 

as specified in the DATES section of this 

notice. 

The public meeting process provides 

an opportunity for the public to become 

aware of coding changes under 

consideration, as well as an opportunity 

for CMS to gather public input. 

II. Meeting Registration 

A. Required Information for Registration 

The following information must be 

provided when registering: 

• Name; 

• Company name and address; 

• Direct-dial telephone and fax 

numbers; 

• E-mail address; and 

• Special needs information. 

A CMS staff member will confirm your 

registration by mail, e-mail, or fax. 

B. Registration Process 

1. Primary Speakers 

Individuals must also indicate 

whether they are the ‘‘primary speaker’’ 

for an agenda item. Primary speakers 

must be designated by the entity that 

submitted the HCPCS coding request. 

When registering, primary speakers 

must provide a brief written statement 

regarding the nature of the information 

they intend to provide, and advise the 

HCPCS Public Meeting Coordinator 

regarding needs for audio/visual 

support. To avoid disruption of the 

meeting and ensure compatibility with 

our systems, tapes and disk files are 

tested and arranged in speaker sequence 

well in advance of the meeting. We will 

accept tapes and disk files that are 

received by the deadline for 

submissions for each public meeting as 

specified in the DATES section of this 

notice. The sum of all materials 

including the presentation may not 

exceed 10 pages (each side of a page 

counts as 1 page). An exception will be 

made to the 10-page limit for relevant 

studies published between the 

application deadline and the public 

meeting date, in which case, we would 

like a copy of the complete publication 

as soon as possible. 

These materials may be delivered by 

regular mail postmark date no later than 

deadline date or by e-mail to one of the 

HCPCS Public Meeting Coordinators as 

specified in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. Individuals will need to 

provide 35 copies if materials are 

delivered by mail. 

2. 5-Minute Speakers 

To afford the same opportunity to all 

attendees, 5-minute speakers are not 

required to register as primary speakers; 

however, 5-minute speakers must still 

register as attendees by the deadline set 

forth under ‘‘Deadlines for all Other 

Attendees Registration’’ in the DATES

section of this notice. Attendees can 

sign up only on the day of the meeting 

to do a 5-minute presentation. They 

must provide their name, company 

name and address, contact information 

as specified on the sign-up sheet, and 

identify the specific agenda item that 

they will address. 

C. Additional Meeting/Registration 

Information 

Public Meetings are scheduled far in 

advance of the influx of HCPCS 

applications each cycle. At the time 

they are scheduled we can only 

anticipate the number of applications 

that we receive in each category. As a 

result, we may not need the second day 

of Drugs/Biologicals/ 

Radiopharmaceuticals/Radiologic 

Imaging Agents Public Meeting 

(Wednesday, April 29, 2009). We have 

scheduled this date tentatively. The 

Public Meeting Agendas published on 

CMS’ HCPCS Web site at http://www.

cms.hhs.gov/medhcpcsgeninfo will 

serve as final notification regarding 

whether a meeting will be held on April 

29, 2009. 

The product category reported by the 

applicant may not be the same as that 

assigned by CMS. Prior to registering to 

attend a public meeting, all participants 

are advised to review the public meeting 

agendas at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

medhcpcsgeninfo which identify our 

category determinations, and the dates 

each item will be discussed. Draft 

agendas, including a summary of each 

request and CMS’ preliminary decision 

will be posted on our HCPCS Web site 

at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

medhcpcsgeninfo at least 4 weeks before 

each meeting. 

Additional details regarding the 

public meeting process for all new 

public requests for revisions to the 

HCPCS, along with information on how 

to register and guidelines for an 

effective presentation, will be posted at 

least 4 weeks before the first meeting 

date on the HCPCS Web site at http:// 

www.cms.hhs.gov/medhcpcsgeninfo. 

Individuals who intend to provide a 

presentation at a public meeting need to 

familiarize themselves with the HCPCS 

Web site and the valuable information it 

provides to prospective registrants. The 

HCPCS Web site contains a document 

titled ‘‘The Healthcare Common 

Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) 

Level II Coding Procedures,’’ which is a 

description of the HCPCS coding 

process, including a detailed 

explanation of the procedures used to 

make coding and payment 

determinations for all the products, 

supplies, and services that are coded in 

the HCPCS. 

The HCPCS Web site also contains a 

document titled ‘‘HCPCS Decision Tree 

& Definitions’’ which illustrates, in flow 


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diagram format, HCPCS coding 

standards as described in our Coding 

Procedures document. A summary of 

each public meeting will be posted on 

the HCPCS Web site by the end of 

August 2009. 

III. Presentations and Comment Format 

We can only estimate the amount of 

meeting time that will be needed since 

it is difficult to anticipate the total 

number of speakers that will register for 

each meeting. Meeting participants 

should arrive early to allow time to clear 

security and sign-in. Each meeting is 

expected to begin promptly as 

scheduled. Meetings may end earlier 

than the stated ending time. 

A. Oral Presentation Procedures 

Individuals who are planning to 

provide an oral presentation must 

register as provided under the section 

titled ‘‘Meeting Registration.’’ Materials 

and writings that will be used in 

support of an oral presentation should 

be submitted to one of the HCPCS 

Public Meeting Coordinators. 

These materials may be delivered by 

regular mail (postmark date no later 

than deadline date) or by e-mail to one 

of the HCPCS Public Meeting 

Coordinators specified in the ADDRESSES

section. Individuals will need to include 

35 copies if materials are delivered by 

mail. 

B. Primary Speaker Presentations 

The individual or entity requesting 

revisions to the HCPCS coding system 

for a particular agenda item may 

designate one ‘‘primary speaker’’ to 

make a presentation for a maximum of 

15 minutes. Fifteen minutes is the total 

time interval for the presentation, and 

the presentation must incorporate the 

demonstration, set-up, and distribution 

of material. In establishing the public 

meeting agenda, we may group 

multiple, related requests under the 

same agenda item. In that case, we will 

decide whether additional time will be 

allotted, and may opt to increase the 

amount of time allotted to the speaker 

by increments of less than 15 minutes. 

We will post ‘‘Guidelines for 

Participation in Public Meetings for All 

New Public Requests for Revisions to 

the Healthcare Common Procedure 

Coding System (HCPCS) Coding and 

Payment Determinations’’ on the official 

HCPCS Web site at least 4 weeks before 

the first public meeting in 2009 for all 

new public requests for revisions to the 

HCPCS. Individuals designated to be the 

primary speaker must register to attend 

the meeting using the registration 

procedures described under the 

‘‘Meeting Registration’’ section of this 

notice and contact one of the HCPCS 

Public Meeting Coordinators, specified 

in the ADDRESSES section. Primary 

speakers must also separately register as 

primary speakers by the date specified 

in the DATES section of this notice. 

C. ‘‘5-Minute’’ Speaker Presentations 

Meeting attendees can sign up at the 

meeting, on a first-come, first-served 

basis, to make 5-minute presentations 

on individual agenda items. Based on 

the number of items on the agenda and 

the progress of the meeting, a 

determination will be made at the 

meeting by the meeting coordinator and 

the meeting moderator regarding how 

many 5-minute speakers can be 

accommodated. 

D. Speaker Declaration 

On the day of the meeting, before the 

end of the meeting, all primary speakers 

and 5-minute speakers must provide a 

brief written summary of their 

comments and conclusions to the 

HCPCS Public Meeting Coordinator. 

Each primary speaker and 5-minute 

speaker must declare in their 

presentation at the meeting, as well as 

in their written summary, whether they 

have any financial involvement with the 

manufacturers or competitors of any 

items being discussed; this includes any 

payment, salary, remuneration, or 

benefit provided to that speaker by the 

manufacturer or the manufacturer’s 

representatives. 

E. Written Comments From Meeting 

Attendees 

(1) Written comments will be 

accepted from the general public and 

meeting registrants anytime up to the 

date of the public meeting at which a 

request is discussed. Comments must be 

sent to the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

(2) Meeting attendees may also submit 

their written comments at the meeting. 

(3) Due to the close timing of the 

public meetings, subsequent workgroup 

reconsiderations, and final decisions, 

we are able to consider only those 

comments received in writing by the 

close of the public meeting at which the 

request is discussed. 

IV. Security, Building, and Parking 

Guidelines 

The meetings are held in a Federal 

government building; therefore, Federal 

security measures are applicable. In 

planning your arrival time, we 

recommend allowing additional time to 

clear security. In order to gain access to 

the building and grounds, participants 

must bring government-issued photo 

identification and a copy of your written 

meeting registration confirmation. 

Persons without proper identification 

will be denied access. 

To ensure that foreign visitors have 

appropriate access to Department 

facilities, HHS has established a policy 

regarding HHS employees hosting 

foreign nationals to clear such visits 

with the appropriate security officials. 

Attendees that are Foreign Nationals 

(reside outside the U.S.) need to identify 

themselves as such, and provide the 

following information for security 

clearance to the public meeting 

coordinator by the registration date: 

• Visitor’s full name (as it appears on 

passport); 

• Gender; 

• Country of origin and citizenship; 

• Biographical data and related 

information; 

• Date of birth; 

• Place of birth; 

• Passport number; 

• Passport issue date; 

• Passport expiration date; and 

• Dates of visits. 

Individuals who are not registered in 

advance will not be permitted to enter 

the building and will be unable to 

attend the meeting. The public may not 

enter the building earlier than 45 

minutes before the convening of the 

meeting each day. 

Security measures will also include 

inspection of vehicles, inside and 

outside, at the entrance to the grounds 

and buildings. In addition, all persons 

entering the building must pass through 

a metal detector. All items brought to 

CMS are subject to inspection. We 

cannot assume responsibility for 

coordinating the receipt, transfer, 

transport, storage, set-up, safety, or 

timely arrival of any personal 

belongings or items used for 

demonstration or to support a 

presentation. Special arrangements and 

approvals are required in order to bring 

pieces of equipment or medical devices 

at least 2 weeks prior to each public 

meeting. These arrangements need to be 

made with the public meeting 

coordinator. It is possible that certain 

requests made in advance of the public 

meeting could be denied because of 

unique safety, security or handling 

issues related to the equipment. A 

minimum of 2 weeks is required for 

approvals and security procedures. Any 

request not submitted at least 2 weeks 

in advance of the public meeting will be 

denied. 

Parking permits and instructions are 

issued upon arrival by the guards at the 

main entrance. 

All visitors must be escorted by 

agency staff in order to enter areas other 


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than the public areas on the lower and 

first-floor levels in the Central Building. 

Authority: Section 1102 and 1871 of the 

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and 42 

U.S.C. 1395hh). 

Dated: February 20, 2009. 

Charlene Frizzera, 

Acting Adminstrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–4124 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request; Revision of OMB No. 0925– 

0002, Exp. 9/30/11, ‘‘Ruth L. 

Kirschstein NRSA Individual 

Fellowship Application and Related 

Forms’’ 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Office of Extramural Research, the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) will 

publish periodic summaries of proposed 

projects to be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. 

Proposed Collection: Title: Ruth L. 

Kirschstein NRSA Individual 

Fellowship Application and Related 

Forms. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision, OMB 0925–0002, 

Expiration Date 9/30/11. Form 

Numbers: PHS 416–1, 416–9, 416–5, 

416–7, 6031, 6031–1. 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: The PHS 416–1and 416–9 

are used by individuals to apply for 

direct research training support. Awards 

are made to individual applicants for 

specified training proposals in 

biomedical and behavioral research, 

selected as a result of a national 

competition. The other related forms 

(PHS 416–5, 416–7, 6031, 6031–1) are 

used by these individuals to activate, 

terminate, and provide for payback of a 

National Research Service Award. 

Frequency of response: Applicants may 

submit applications for published 

receipt dates. If awarded, annual 

progress is reported and trainees may be 

appointed or reappointed. Affected 

Public: Individuals or households; 

businesses or other for profit; not-forprofit institutions; Federal Government; 

and State, Local or Tribal Governments. 

Type of Respondents: Adult scientific 

trainees and Respondents: 34,454; 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours 

Per Response: 3.9; and Estimated Total 

Annual Burden Hours Requested: 

132,501. The annualized cost to 

respondents is estimated at: $4,637,535. 

There are no Capital Costs to report. 

There are no Operating or Maintenance 

Costs to report. 

Request for Comments: Written 

comments and/or suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies are invited 

on one or more of the following points: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

For Further Information Contact: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact Ms. Mikia Currie, 

Project Clearance Branch, Office of 

Policy for Extramural Research 

Administration, NIH, Rockledge 1 

Building, Room 3505, 6705 Rockledge 

Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892–7974, or 

call non-toll-free number 301–435– 

0941, or e-mail your request, including 

your address to: [curriem@od.nih.gov]. 

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 60-days of the date of 

this publication. 

Dated: February 20, 2009. 

George Gardner, 

Assistant Grants Policy Officer, OPERA, OER, 

National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–4209 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

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, Special 

Review of Cognition, Language and 

Perception Fellowships. 

Date: March 2, 2009. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: The Fairmont Washington, DC, 2401 

M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Dana Jeffrey Plude, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3176, 

MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

2309, pluded@csr.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 Special Emphasis Panel, Mechanisms 

of Tumor Initiation and Progression. 

Date: March 16, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Elaine Sierra-Rivera, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6184, 

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

1779, riverase@csr.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 Special Emphasis Panel, Small 

Business: Psychopathology and Adult 

Disorders. 

Date: March 17, 2009. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Bahia Resort Hotel, 998 W. Mission 

Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109. 

Contact Person: Dana Jeffrey Plude, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3176, 

MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

2309, pluded@csr.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. 


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