2012-19712. Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Council of Councils.

The meeting 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.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(9)(B), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The closed portion of the meeting is likely to include disclosure of trade secrets and/or commercial or confidential financial information obtained from a person. In addition, it is likely that premature disclosure of the matters to be discussed would significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action.

Name of Committee: Council of Councils.

Date: September 5, 2012.

Open: 8:30 a.m. to 1:35 p.m.

Agenda: DPCPSI and NIH Updates, Comparative Medicine Research Training Opportunities and Update on Working Group on Chimpanzees in NIH-Supported Research.

Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Closed: 1:35 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Agenda: Research Projects Involving Chimpanzees and Second-Level Review of Grant Applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Open: 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: Updates on Tobacco Control Regulatory Science & Portfolio Analysis and Business of the Council.

Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Robin Kawazoe, Executive Secretary, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of The Director, NIH, Building 1, Room 260B, Bethesda, MD 20892, [e-mail].

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. Information is also available on the Council of Council's home page at http://dpcpsi.nih.gov/​council/​. Where an agenda and proposals to be discussed will be posted before the meeting date.

In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver's license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.14, Intramural Research Training Award; 93.22, Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 93.232, Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally; 93.39, Academic Research Enhancement Award; 93.936, NIH Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Loan Repayment Program; 93.187, Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: August 3, 2012.

Jennifer S. Spaeth,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.