60302 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 198 / Friday, October 10, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Diabetes and 

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 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) and552b(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 

Diabetes and Digestive And Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel, Molecular 

Mechanisms of Intrahepatic Cholestasis. 

Date: November 6, 2008. 

Time: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Paul A. Rushing, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, 

DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 

Room 747, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 594–8895, 

rushingp@extra.niddk.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel, Endoscopy Imaging 

Study (R03). 

Date: November 14, 2008. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: D. G. Patel, PhD, Scientific 

Review Officer, Review Branch, DEA, 

NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Room 

756, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, 

MD 20892–5452, (301) 594–7682, 

pateldg@niddk.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel, Predictive Value of 

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide. 

Date: November 20, 2008. 

Time: 1 pm to 3 pm. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Robert Wellner, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, 

DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 

Room 757, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, rw175w@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel, Digestive Diseases 

Research Core Centers. 

Date: November 24, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Bethesda Marriott Suites, 6711 

Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817. 

Contact Person: Maria E. Davila-Bloom, 

PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Review 

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of 

Health, Room 758, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 

594–7637, davilabloomm@extra.niddk.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel, Diabetes, 

Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases 

Training and Mentored Awards. 

Date: December 3, 2008. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Robert Wellner, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, 

DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 

Room 757, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, rw175w@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, 

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; 

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology 

and Hematology Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS). 

Dated: October 6, 2008. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E8–24217 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Notice of Adjustment of Disaster Grant 

Amounts 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of an 

increase of the maximum amount for 

Small Project Grants to State and local 

governments and private nonprofit 

facilities for disasters declared on or 

after October 1, 2008. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2008, 

and applies to major disasters declared 

on or after October 1, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James A. Walke, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3834. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford 

Act), 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207, prescribes 

that FEMA must annually adjust the 

maximum grant amount made under 

section 422, Small Project Grants, 

Simplified Procedure, relating to the 

Public Assistance program, to reflect 

changes in the Consumer Price Index for 

All Urban Consumers published by the 

Department of Labor. 

FEMA gives notice of an increase of 

the maximum amount of any Small 

Project Grant made to the State, local 

government, or to the owner or operator 

of an eligible private nonprofit facility, 

under section 422 of the Stafford Act, to 

$64,200 for all disasters declared on or 

after October 1, 2008. 

FEMA bases the adjustment on an 

increase in the Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers of 5.4 percent 

for the 12-month period ended in 

August 2008. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

September 16, 2008. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.036, Public Assistance Grants. 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–24062 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Notice of Adjustment of Countywide 

Per Capita Impact Indicator 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that the 

countywide per capita impact indicator 

under the Public Assistance program for 

disasters declared on or after October 1, 

2008, will be increased. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2008, 

and applies to major disasters declared 

on or after October 1, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James A. Walke, Disaster Assistance 

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