Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 248 / Thursday, December 27, 2001 / Notices 66915

Agenda: To review and evaluate journals

as potential titles to be indexed by the

National Library of Medicine.

Place: National Library of Medicine, 8600

Rockville Pike, Board Room, Bethesda, MD

20894.

Closed: February 8, 2002, 8:30 am to 2 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate journals

as potential titles to be indexed by the

National Library of Medicine.

Place: National Library of Medicine, 8600

Rockville Pike, Board Room, Bethesda, MD

20894.

Contact Person: Sheldon Kotzin, BA, Chief,

Bibliographic Services Division, Division of

Library Operations, National Library of

Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bldg 38A/

Room 4N419, Bethesda, MD 20894.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.879, Medical Library

Assistance, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: December 14, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy, NIH.

[FR Doc. 01–31703 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Office of the Director, National

Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of a meeting of the Peer

Review Oversight Group.

The meeting will be open to the

public, with attendance limited to space

available. Individuals who plan to

attend and need special assistance, such

as sign language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

notify the Contact Person listed below

in advance of the meeting.

Name of Committee: Peer Review

Oversight Group.

Date: February 4–5, 2002.

Time: February 4, 2002, 8:30 am to 4 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate the

agenda for this initial meeting of the

Committee will include an update on NIH

extramural reinvention activities and a

discussion of the NIH peer review system.

Place: 2 Democracy Plaza, 6711 Democracy

Boulevard, Conference Center, Salon #2,

Bethesda, MD 20892.

Time: February 5, 2002, 8:30 AM to

Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate the

agenda for this initial meeting of the

Committee will include an update on NIH

extramural reinvention activities and a

discussion of the NIH peer review system.

Place: 2 Democracy Plaza, 6711 Democracy

Boulevard, Conference Center, Salon #2,

Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person Tony Demsey, Executive

Secretary, Office of Extramural Research,

National Institutes of Health, Building 1,

Room 152, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda,

MD 20892, 301–496–5127.

In the interest of security, NIH has

instituted stringent procedures for entrance

into the building by non-government

employees. Persons without a government

I.D. will need to show a photo I.D. and signin at the security desk upon entering the

building.

Information is also available on the

Institute’s/Center’s home page:

grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/peer.htm#prog,

where an agenda and any additional

information for the meeting will be posted

when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.14, Intramural Research

Training Award; 93.187, Undergraduate

Scholarship Program for Individuals from

Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 93.22, Clinical

Research Loan Repayment Program for

Individuals from Disadvantaged

Backgrounds; 93.232, Loan Repayment

Program for Research Generally; 93.39,

Academic Research Enhancement Award;

93.936, NIH Acquired Immunodeficiency

Syndrome Research Loan Repayment

Program, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: December 12, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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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. 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.

Date: December 17, 2001.

Time: 11 am to 1 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Bethesda, MD

20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Gloria B. Levin, Phd.,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3166,

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

1017, leving@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 Emphasis Panel.

Date: January 4, 2002.

Time: 2 pm to 4:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

application.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Bethesda, MD

20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Richard Marcus, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5168,

MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1245, richard.marcus@nih.gov.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine,

93.306, 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.333,

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,

93.846–93.878, 93.893, National Institutes of

Health, HHS)

Dated: December 12, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Letter of Authorization to Take Marine

Mammals

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of Letters of

Authorization to take marine mammals

incidental to oil and gas industry

activities.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended, and

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

implementing regualtions [50 CFRs

18.27(f)(3)], notice is hereby given that

the following Letters of Authorization to

take polar bears incidental to oil and gas

industry exploration activities in the

Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern

coast of Alaska have been issued to the

following companies: