01-958. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, NIEHS.

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, 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.

The meeting will be closed to the public as indicated below in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended for the review, discussion, and evaluation of individual intramural programs and projects conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, including consideration of personnel qualifications and performance, and the competence of individual investigators, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: Board of Scientific Counselors, NIEHS.

Date: February 19-21, 2001.

Closed: February 19, 2001, 8 pm to 9:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate programmatic and personnel issues.

Place: Doubletree Guest Suites, 2515 Meridian Parkway, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Open: February 20, 2001, 8:30 am to 5 pm.

Agenda: An overview of the organization and conduct of research in the Epidemiology Branch; and a Tenure Review Presentation.

Place: Nat. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, South Campus, Conference Rooms 101 ABC, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Closed: February 21, 2001, 8:30 am to Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate personal qualifications and performance, and competence of individual investigators.

Place: Nat. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, South Campus, Conference Rooms 101 ABC, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Contact Person: Paul Nettesheim, MD, DMS, Acting Scientific Director, Office of the Scientific Director, Nat. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Mail Drop A2-09, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919/541-3205.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.113, Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114, Applied Toxicological Research and Testing; 93.115, Biometry and Risk Estimation—Health Risks for Environmental Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training; 93.143; NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances—Basic Research and Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower Development in the Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: January 5, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.