02-9441. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications 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 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 Communications Disorders Special Emphasis Panel, ZDC1 SRB-O (21).

Date: April 23, 2002.

Time: 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: 6120 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Stanley C. Oaks, Jr., PhD, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research, Executive Plaza South, Room 400C, 6120 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892-7180. 301-496-8683.

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: April 10, 2002.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.