[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 66624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26994]
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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 following
meeting.
Name of Committee: National Science Advisory Board for
Biosecurity.
Date: November 27, 2012.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Times are
approximate and subject to change).
Agenda: Presentations and discussions regarding: (1) A proposed
framework for guiding HHS funding decisions on HPAI H5N1 gain-of-
function research; (2) report of the NSABB Working Group on Global
Engagement; and (3) other business of the Board.
Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 6th Floor,
Room 6, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Contact Person: Ronna Hill, NSABB Program Assistant, NIH Office
of Biotechnology Activities, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750,
Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301) 496-9838, [email protected].
Submitted 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 the NSABB to provide advice regarding
federal oversight of dual use research, defined as biological
research that generates information and technologies that could be
misused to pose a biological threat to public health and/or national
security.
The meeting will be open to the public, however pre-registration
is strongly recommended due to space limitations. Persons planning
to attend should register online at: http://oba.od.nih.gov/biosecurity/biosecurity_meetings.html or by calling Palladian
Partners, Inc. (Contact: Joel Yaccarino at 301-650-8660).
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations,
should indicate these requirements upon registration.
This meeting will also be webcast. To access the webcast, as
well as the draft meeting agenda and preregistration information,
connect to: http://oba.od.nih.gov/biosecurity/biosecurity_meetings.html. Please check this site for updates.
Any member of the public interested in presenting oral comments
relevant to the mission of the NSABB at the open meeting should
notify the Contact Person listed on this notice. Interested
individuals and representatives of an organization may submit a
letter of intent, a brief description of the organization
represented, and a short description of the oral presentation. Only
one representative of an organization may be allowed to present oral
comments. Both printed and electronic copies are requested for the
record. In addition, any interested person may file written comments
relevant to the mission of the NSABB. All written comments should be
sent via email to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The
written comments should include the name, address, telephone number
and, when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of
the commenter.
Dated: October 31, 2012.
David Clary,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-26994 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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