01-6256. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; 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 of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, Review of Conference Grants (R13s).

Date: April 6, 2001.

Time: 2 pm to 3 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: NIEHS-East Campus, Building 4401, Conference Room 122, 79 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: J. Patrick Mastin, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, National Institute of Environmental Health Science, P.O. Box 12233, MD EC-24, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-541-1446.

Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, Products/Devices/Biomarkers for Measuring Exposure to Environmental Agents: SBIR Initiative (RFA 00-009).

Date: April 17, 2001.

Time: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: NIEHS-East Campus, 79 T W Alexander Dr., Bldg. 4401, Rm EC-122, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Brenda K. Weis, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, MD/EC-30, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919/541-4964.

Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, Products/Devices/Biomarkers for Measuring Exposure to Environmental Agents: SBIR Initiative (RFA 00-009).

Date: April 17, 2001.

Time: 1 pm to 5 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: NIEHS-East Campus, 79 TW Alexander Drive, Building 4401, Room 3446, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Brenda K. Weis, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, MD/EC-30, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919/541-4964.

Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, Products/Devices/Biomarkers for Measuring Exposure to Environmental Agents: SBIR Initiative (RFA 00-009).

Date: April 18, 2001.

Time: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: NIEHS-East Campus, 79 T W Alexander Dr., Bldg. 4401, Rm EC-122, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Brenda K. Weis, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, MD/EC-30, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919/541-4964.

Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, Program Project Grant Applications.

Date: April 22-24, 2001.

Time: 7 pm to 11 am.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Clarion Hotel Atrium & Conference Center, 2900 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.

Contact Person: Brenda K. Weis, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, MD/EC-30, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919/541-4964.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.113, Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114, Applied Toxicological Research and Testing; 93.115, Biometry and Risk Estimation—Health Risks from Environmental Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances—Basic Research and Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower Development in the Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, HHS).

Dated: March 5, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.