00-26865. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 522b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and/or contract proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications and/or contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel Evaluation of the toxic and carcinogenic potential of chemical agents in dietary supplement and/or herbal medicine.

Date: November 13, 2000.

Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: NIEHS, South Campus, Building 101, Conference Room C, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Contact Person: Linda K. Bass, PhD, Nat'l Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, MD EC-30, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, [phone].

Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel K08—Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards.

Date: November 16, 2000.

Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: NIEHS, 79 T. W. Alexander Drive, Building 4401, Conference Room 3446, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Linda K. Bass, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233 EC-30, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, [phone].

Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel Localization of genes for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

Date: November 29, 2000.

Time: 1:00 pm. to 3:00 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: NIEHS, 79 T. W. Alexander Drive, Building 4401, Conference Room 3446, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Linda K. Bass, PhD, Nat'l Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, MD EC-30, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, [phone].

(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 from 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: October 11, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.