[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22551-22552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09860]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Solicitation of Public Comments on the Draft Federal Pain 
Research Strategy

    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 
Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee Solicitation for 
Public Comments on the Draft Federal Pain Research Strategy
    Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App), notice is hereby given of a meeting hosted by 
the National Institutes of Health to present the Draft Federal Pain 
Research Strategy and to solicit public comments on this document. The 
meeting will be open to the public and videocast.
    Dates: June 1, 2017.
    Time: 12:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. *Eastern Time*.
    Agenda: Invited speakers will present and discuss research 
recommendations developed for the Draft Federal Pain Research Strategy. 
Attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions on site or on-
line. Information to submit comments in advance and during the meeting 
will be posted on May 25th, 2017, at https://iprcc.nih.gov/.
    Summary: The Federal Pain Research Strategy is an effort of the 
Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) and the NINDS 
Office of Pain Policy to oversee development of a long-term strategic 
plan for pain research. A diverse and balanced group of scientific 
experts, patient advocates, and federal representatives identified and 
prioritized research recommendations as a basis for a long-term 
strategic plan to coordinate and advance the federal research agenda. 
The key areas of prevention of acute and chronic pain, acute pain and 
acute pain management, the transition from acute to chronic

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pain, chronic pain and chronic pain management, and disparities in pain 
and pain care will provide a framework for development of the strategy 
upon which important cross-cutting elements will be addressed.
    Meeting Location: William H. Natcher Conference Center, Auditorium, 
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Webcast Live: https://videocast.nih.gov/.
    Contact Person: Linda L. Porter, Ph.D., Director, Office of Pain 
Policy, Officer of the Director, National Institute of Neurological 
Disorders and Stroke, NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 8A31, Bethesda, MD 
20892, Phone: (301) 451-4460, Email: [email protected].
    The meeting is open to the public and is free. More information can 
be found at https://iprcc.nih.gov/.
    Individuals who participate in person or by videocast and who need 
special assistance, such as captioning of the call or other reasonable 
accommodations, should submit a request to the Contact Person listed on 
this notice at least seven days prior to the meeting.
    Information about the IPRCC and the Federal Pain Research Strategy 
is available on the Web site at https://iprcc.nih.gov/.

    Dated: May 3, 2017.
Walter J. Koroshetz,
Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-09860 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P