07-6185. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; 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 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 on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Special Emphasis Panel; RFP Advanced Microelectrode Array.

Date: January 28, 2008.

Time: 8 am to 2 pm

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: The Fairmont Washington, DC, 2401 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

Contact Person: Christine A. Livingston, PHD, Scientific Review Administrator, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institutes of Health/NIDCD, 6120 Executive Blvd.—MSC 7180, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: January 29, 2008.

Time: 1 pm to 4 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Sheo Singh, PHD, Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, Executive Plaza South, Room 400C, 6120 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-8683, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Special Emphasis Panel; Research Core Center Review.

Date: January 30, 2008.

Time: 8 am to 12:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: The Fairmont Washington DC., 2401 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

Contact Person: Christine A. Livingston, PHD, Scientific Review Administrator, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institutes of Health/NIDCD, 6120 Executive Blvd.—MSC 7180, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Special Emphasis Panel; Outcomes in Children with Mild to Sever Hearing Loss Grant Review.

Date: February 7, 2008.

Time: 11 am to 1 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Christopher Moore, Scientific Review Administrator, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institutes of Health/NIDCD, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rm 400C, Bethesda, MD 20892-7180, 301-402-3587, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Special Emphasis Panel; Voice, Speech and Language Small Grant Review.

Date: February 28, 2008.

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

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Sheo Singh, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, Executive Plaza South, Room 400C, 6120 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-8683, [e-mail].

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.173, Biological Research Related to Deafness and Communicative Disorders, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: December 18, 2007.

Jennifer Spaeth,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.