E8-27530. National Institute on Drug Abuse; 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 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The 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 contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Electronic Drug Abuse Treatment Referral Systems for Physicians.

Date: December 4, 2008.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel, Virtual Reality Simulations to Train Caregivers/Providers.

Date: December 4, 2008.

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Design and Synthesis of Treatment Agents for Drug Abuse.

Date: December 10, 2008.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401. 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone].

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Web Based Cognitive/Neuropsychological Testing for Substance Abuse.

Date: December 12, 2008.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Development of Therapeutic Agents for Substance Use Disorders.

Date: December 16, 2008.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. (Telephone Conference Call)

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Pharmaceutical Approaches for Development of Pharmacotherapies for Drug Addiction.

Date: December 17, 2008.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse, Special Emphasis Panel, Screening, Characterization and Validation Assays for Protein Capture Reagents.

Date: December 18, 2008.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract Proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Rapid Assessment Tools of Sexual and Drug Use Risk Behaviors.

Date: January 8, 2009.

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: Courtyard by Marriott Rockville, 2500 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850.

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Tool Development for New or Improved Capture Reagents.

Date: January 9, 2009.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Development of Science Education Materials or Programs.

Date: January 13, 2009.

Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: Courtyard by Marriott Rockville, 2500 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850.

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel; Instrument Development.

Date: January 15, 2009.

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: Courtyard by Marriott Rockville, 2500 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850.

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review Specialist, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 220, MSC 8401, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8401, [phone], lf33c.nih.gov.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.279, Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: November 13, 2008.

Jennifer Spaeth,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.