02-3947. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; 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 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 Deafness and Other Communications Disorders Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: March 6, 2002.

Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: 6120 Executive Blvd, Suite 400C, Bethesda, MD 20852, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Ali A Azadegan, DVM, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramual Research, NIDCD, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892-7180, [phone].

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle.

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

Dated: February 12, 2002.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.