[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 193 (Thursday, October 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52197-52198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24814]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
AIDS Research Program Evaluation Working Group; Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given of the meeting of the NIH AIDS Research
Program Evaluation Working Group Area Review Panel on Vaccine Research
and Development on October 16, 1995 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Days
Inn Crystal City, 2000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia.
The meeting will be open to the public from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and the
closed portion will be from 9:00 am to 1 pm.
The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 authorizes the Office of AIDS
Research (OAR) to evaluate the AIDS research activities of NIH. The NIH
AIDS Research Program Evaluation Working Group was established by the
OAR to carry out this major evaluation initiative, reviewing and
assessing each of the components of the NIH AIDS research endeavor to
determine whether those components are appropriately designed and
coordinated to answer the critical scientific questions to lead to
better treatments, preventions, and a cure for AIDS. Six area Review
Panels were also established to address the following research areas:
Natural History and Epidemiology; Etiology and Pathogenesis; Clinical
Trials; Drug Discovery; Vaccines; and Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research.
The purpose of the meeting is to seek input from individuals and
organizations interested in the evaluation of AIDS research in the
areas of vaccine research and development. Examples of areas under
consideration by the panel include identification of potential vaccine
approaches, design and preclinical testing of candidate AIDS in
animals--both small laboratory animals and nonhuman primates, clinical
testing of candidate vaccines in human volunteers in phase I and II
(safety and immunogenicity studies) and preparation for large scale
testing in populations at high risk of acquiring HIV-1 infection. The
NIH AIDS Research Program Evaluation Working Group will develop
recommendations to be made to the Office of AIDS Research Advisory
Council that address the overall NIH AIDS research initiatives, both
intramural and extramural, and identify long-range goals in the
relevant areas of science. These recommendations will provide the
framework for future planning and budget development of the NIH AIDS
research program.
There will be a closed session from 9:00 am to 1 pm to update the
Panel members on privileged information on institute and center grant
and contract portfolios.
The open session from 2 pm to 5:00 pm will begin with a brief
overview of panel activities by members of the panel. The remainder of
the meeting will be devoted to presentations from individuals and
organizations. The session is open to the public; however, attendance
may be limited by seat availability.
Comments should be confined to statements related to the current
status of NIH AIDS research in the areas of AIDS vaccine research and
development and recommendations for consideration by the panel in
assessing and reviewing the relevant research in these areas.
Only one representative of an organization may present oral
comments. Each speaker will be permitted 5 minutes for their
presentation. Interested individuals and representatives of
organizations must submit a letter of intent to present comments and
three (3) typewritten copies of the presentation, along with a brief
description of the organization represented, to the attention of Dr.
Bonnie J. Mathieson, Office of AIDS Research, NIH, 31 Center Drive, MSC
2340, Building 31, Room 4C06, Bethesda, MD 20892-2340, (301) 496-4564,
FAX: (301) 402-8638. Letters of intent and copies of presentations must
be received no later than 4:00 pm EDT on Friday, October 13.
Any person attending the meeting who does not request an
opportunity to speak in advance of the meeting will be
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allowed to make a brief oral presentation at the conclusion of the
meeting, if time permits, and at the discretion of the Chairperson.
Individuals wishing to provide only written statements should send
three (3) typewritten copies of their comments, including a brief
description of their organization, to the above address no later than 4
pm EDT on October 13. Statements submitted after that date will be
accepted. They may not, however, be made available to the Area Review
Panel prior to the meeting, though they will be provided subsequently
as written testimony.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should
contact Dr. Mathieson in advance of the meeting.
Dated: September 29, 1995.
Susan K. Feldman,
Committee Management Officer, NIH.
[FR Doc. 95-24814 Filed 10-4-95; 8:45 am]
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