14994 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 62 / Thursday, April 2, 2009 / Notices 

Act. Activities carried out under 

sections 1112–1114 and 1116 are 

undertaken in consultation with the 

Committee. 

The individuals selected by the 

Secretary for appointment to the 

Committee will be invited to serve for 

up to 4 years. A member may be 

reappointed to serve up to an additional 

4 years at the request of the Secretary. 

Members may serve after the expiration 

of their term until their successors have 

taken office, but no longer than 120 

days. Members who are not Federal 

employees will receive a stipend for 

each day they are engaged in the 

performance of their duties as members 

of the Committee. Members shall 

receive per diem and travel expenses as 

authorized by section 5 U.S.C. 5703 for 

persons employed intermittently in 

Government service. Members who are 

officers or employees of the United 

States Government shall not receive 

compensation for service on the 

Committee. Nominees will be invited to 

serve beginning from September 30, 

2009. 

To allow the Secretary to choose from 

a highly qualified list of potential 

candidates, more than one nomination 

is requested per open position. 

Nominations should be typewritten. The 

following information should be 

included in the package of material 

submitted for each individual being 

nominated for consideration: (1) A letter 

of nomination that clearly states the 

name and affiliation of the nominee, the 

basis for the nomination (i.e., specific 

attributes which qualify the nominee for 

service in this capacity), and a statement 

that the nominee is willing to serve as 

a member of the Committee and appears 

to have no conflict of interest that 

would preclude the Committee 

membership—potential candidates will 

be asked to provide detailed information 

concerning consultancies, research 

grants, or contracts to permit evaluation 

of possible sources of conflicts of 

interest; (2) the nominator’s name, 

address, and daytime telephone 

number, and the home/or work address, 

telephone number, and email address of 

the individual being nominated; and (3) 

a current copy of the nominee’s 

curriculum vitae. Please submit 

nominations no later than May 18, 2009. 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services will ensure that the 

membership of the Committee reflects 

an equitable geographical and gender 

distribution, provided that the 

effectiveness of the Committee would 

not be impaired. Appointments shall be 

made without discrimination on the 

basis of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual 

orientation, and cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. 

Dated: March 23, 2009. 

Alexandra Huttinger, 

Director, Division of Policy Review and 

Coordination. 

[FR Doc. E9–7425 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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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. App.), 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, Skeletal 

Biology Member Conflict SEP. 

Date: April 10, 2009. 

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

(Telephone Conference Call) 

Contact Person: Daniel F. McDonald, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4110, 

MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

1215, mcdonald@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, 

Bioanalytical and Biophysical Measurements. 

Date: April 16–17, 2009. 

Time: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

(Virtual Meeting) 

Contact Person: Vonda K. Smith, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4148, 

MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

1789, smithvo@csr.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: March 24, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–7196 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Amended 

Notice of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a change in 

the meeting of the Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, April 

22, 2009, 11 a.m. to April 22, 2009, 1 

p.m., National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on March 16, 2009, 74 FR 

11120–11121. 

The meeting will be held May 12, 

2009. The meeting time and location 

remain the same. The meeting is closed 

to the public. 

Dated: March 24, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–7198 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Office of Biotechnology Activities, 

Office of Science Policy, Office of the 

Director; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the meeting of the 

National Science Advisory Board for 

Biosecurity (NSABB). 

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

Section 222 of the Public Health Service 

Act, as amended, the Department of 

Health and Human Services established 

NSABB to provide advice, guidance and 

leadership regarding federal oversight of 

dual use research, defined as biological 

research with legitimate scientific 

purposes that could be misused to pose 

a biological threat to public health and/ 

or national security. 

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