E9-16693. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), 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 Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Special Emphasis Panel, Grand Opportunities Meeting I—ARRA.

Date: July 21-22, 2009.

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

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Courtyard by Marriott Washingtonian Center, 204 Boardwalk Place, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.

Contact Person: Kan Ma, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, EP Review Branch, NIH/NIAMS, One Democracy Plaza, Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20892-4872. [phone]. [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Special Emphasis Panel, Grand Opportunities Meeting II—ARRA.

Date: July 23-24, 2009.

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

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Courtyard by Marriott Gaithersburg Washingtonian, 204 Boardwalk Place, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.

Contact Person: Charles H. Washabaugh, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Review Branch, NIAMS/NIH, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Room 816, Bethesda, MD 20892. [phone]. [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Special Emphasis Panel, New Faculty Recruitment Core Grants (P30) ARRA.

Date: July 28, 2009.

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

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.

Contact Person: Eric H. Brown, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, EP Review Branch, NIH/NIAMS, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Room 1068, MSC 4874, Bethesda, MD 20892-4874. [phone]. [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Special Emphasis Panel, Phase II Clinical Trials Related to Fractures.

Date: July 30, 2009.

Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, One Democracy Plaza, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Eric H. Brown, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, EP Review Branch, NIH/NIAMS, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Room 1068, MSC 4874, Bethesda, MD 20892-4874. [phone]. [e-mail].

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.846, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research; 93.701, ARRA Related Biomedical Research and Research Support Awards, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: July 7, 2009.

Jennifer Spaeth,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.