[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39139-39140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16708]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of 
Presentation

SUMMARY: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 
will host an online presentation to enable public discussion of the 
Institute's proposal to create a new division; Division of Medications 
Development. The proposal seeks to better reflect the NIAAA priorities 
by increasing the emphasis on medications development efforts on 
treating alcohol use disorders (AUD). The change is budget neutral and 
will use existing

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resources within the institute. The information was discussed at the 
public portion of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and 
Alcoholism held on June 10, 2015.

DATES: This online presentation will be available at http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/sites/default/files/Reorg_creationMedDevDivCouncil_June2015final_Accessible.pdf on July 8, 
2015 at 8:00 a.m. Members of the public wishing to provide comments 
must do so by 5:00 p.m. EDT July 17, 2015 by sending an email to 
[email protected]. The email should include your name 
and, when applicable, your professional affiliation. NIAAA will respond 
to your email by July 24, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Lamirande, Executive Officer, 
[email protected] (301) 443-2238 or Vicki Buckley, Deputy 
Executive Officer, [email protected] (301) 443-1269, National 
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20852.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NIH Reform Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 281 
(d)(4)) requires public notice of proposed reorganization plans. 
Information about those plans are available on the Institute's Web 
site, http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/.

    Dated: July 1, 2015.
George Koob,
Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
[FR Doc. 2015-16708 Filed 7-7-15; 8:45 am]
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