03-24825. Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; 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 Director's Council of Public Representatives.

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: Director's Council of Public Representatives.

Date: October 20, 2003.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Agenda: Among the topics proposed for discussions are: (1) current issues; (2) the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine Report to the NIH; and (3) a panel on Enhancing Public Trust in the Clinical Research Enterprise.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 31, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Jennifer E. Gorman Vetter, NIH Public Liaison/COPR Coordinator, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 1, Room 344, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

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 sign-in at the security desk upon entering the building.

Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's Home page: http://www.nih.gov/​about/​publicliaison/​index.html,, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.

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Dated: September 24, 2003.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.