03-29476. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 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 the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C. as amended. The grant applications 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, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious diseases Special Emphasis Panel, Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Opportunities—SARS.

Date: December 17, 2003.

Time: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Latham Hotel, 3000 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007.

Contact Person: Eleazar Cohen, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific review program, NIAID/NIH, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Rm 2220, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-2550, [e-mail].

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation Research; 93.856, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: November 19, 2003.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.