05-3868. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, NIDCD.

The meetings will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting.

Name of Committee: Board of Scientific Counselors, NIDCD.

Date: March 25, 2005.

Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Agenda: Reports from Institute Staff.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 5 Research Court, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Robert J. Wenthold, PhD, Director, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Deafness, and Other Communication Disorders, 5 Research Court, Room 2B28, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-402-2829.

Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person.

In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance into the building by non-government employees. Persons without a government I.D. will need to show a photo I.D. and sign-in at the security desk upon entering the building.

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

Dated: February 18, 2005.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.