03-14658. 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 Communications Disorders Special Emphasis Panel, Temporal Bone Hearing and Balance Pathology Resource Registry.

Date: July 10, 2003.

Time: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Ali A. Azadegan, DVM, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research, NIDCD, NIH, EPS-400C, 6120 Executive Blvd MSC 7180, Bethesda, MD 20892-7180. [phone]. [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute of Deafness and Other Communications Disorders Special Emphasis Panel, Small Grant Program.

Date: July 16, 2003.

Time: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Holiday Inn Chevy Chase, 5520 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.

Contact Person: Stanley C. Oaks, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Division of Extramural Activities, NIDCD, NIH, Executive Plaza South, Room 400C, 6120 Executive Blvd—MSC 7180, Bethesda, MD 20892-7180. 301-496-8683. [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders Special Emphasis Panel, Health Communication Research: Improved Strategies.

Date: July 17, 2003.

Time: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Ali A. Azadegan, DVM, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research, NIDCD, NIH, EPS-400C, 6120 Executive Blvd MSC 7180, Bethesda, MD 20892-7180. [phone]. [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: June 4, 2003.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.