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Federal regulations and policies, and 

highlight areas of special interest and 

concern. Emphasis will be placed on 

complementary and alternative 

medicine (CAM) research. The 

workshop will include time to interact 

and discuss research ideas with NCCAM 

staff. 

The Workshop will take place on June 

3–5, 2008, in Rockville, Maryland. 

Those interested in CAM research are 

particularly encouraged to attend. 

Background: The National Center for 

Complementary and Alternative 

Medicine (NCCAM) was established in 

1999 with the mission of exploring 

complementary and alternative healing 

practices in the context of rigorous 

science, training CAM researchers, and 

disseminating authoritative information 

to the public and professionals. 

NCCAM funds research grants that 

explore the science of CAM. For more 

information, see http://nccam.nih.gov/ 

research/nccamfunds.htm. 

Request for Applications: The 

research community is invited to submit 

an application to attend the 

grantsmanship workshop. For more 

information about what will be covered 

at the workshop, see http:// 

nccam.nih.gov/news/2007/110707.htm. 

Applications will be accepted until 

February 29, 2008. Accepted 

participants will be notified via e-mail 

by March 31, 2008. The Dialogue will be 

held: June 3–5, 2008, Neuroscience 

Building, National Institutes of Health, 

Rockville, Maryland. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information, visit the 

NCCAM Web site at http:// 

nccam.nih.gov/news/2007/110707.htm, 

call 301–593–2800 (Sherika Harley) or 

e-mail at sharley@lclmllc.com. 

Dated: January 16, 2008. 

Richard Nahin, 

Senior Advisor for Scientific Coordination 

and Outreach, National Center for 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 

National Institutes of Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Heart, Lung, and Blood 

Institute; 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. 

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 Heart, Lung, 

and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel; 

Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell 

Research (K18). 

Date: February 26, 2008. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 2:30 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: Yingying Li-Smerin, MD, 

PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Review 

Branch/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and 

Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 

7184, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301–435–

0277, lismerin@nhlbi.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for 

Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and 

Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung 

Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases 

and Resources Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 16, 2008. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institues of Health 

National Institute on Deafness and 

Other Communication Disorders; 

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 infromation concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Communication 

Disorders Review Committee. 

Date: February 14–15, 2008. 

Time: February 14, 2008, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Wyndham Phoenix, 50 East Adams 

Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. 

Time: February 15, 2008, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Wyndham Phoenix, 50 East Adams 

Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. 

Contact Person: Shiguang Yang, DVM, 

PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, 

Scientific Review Branch, Division of 

Extramural Activities, NIDCD, NIH, 6120 

Executive Blvd., Suite 400C, Bethesda, MD 

20892, 301–435–1425, 

yangshi@nidcd.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Deafness and Other Communication 

Disorders Special Emphasis Panel; Hearing 

and Balance Small Grant Review. 

Date: February 27, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Christopher A. Moore, 

PhD, Scientific Review Adminstrator, 

Scientific Review Branch, Division of 

Extramural Activities, 6120 Executive Blvd., 

Rm 400C, Bethesda, MD 20892–7180, 301–

402–3587, moorechristopher@nidcd.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Deafness and Other Communication 

Disorders Special Emphasis Panel; Chemical 

Senses Small Grant Review. 

Date: February 29, 2008. 

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6120 

Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Christopher A Moore, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific 

Review Branch, Division of Extramural 

Activities, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rm 400C, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–7180, 301–402–3587, 

moorechristopher@nidcd.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.173, Biological Research 

Related to Deafness and Communicative 

Disordes, National Institute of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 16, 2008. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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