2024-20433. National Eye Institute; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

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Department of Health and Human Services

National Institutes of Health

Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Advisory Eye Council.

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who would like to attend the meeting in person as an observer must email the contact person below 5 days in advance of the meeting with their affiliation if applicable.

Those who 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 open session will be videocast and can be accessed from the NIH Videocasting and Podcasting website ( https://videocast.nih.gov/​watch=​55153).

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 Advisory Eye Council.

Date: October 11, 2024.

Open: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Agenda: Presentation of the NEI Director's report, discussion of NEI programs, and concept clearances.

Place: National Eye Institute, 1st Floor, Room A/B/C 6700B, Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (In Person).

Closed: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications and/or proposals.

Place: National Eye Institute, 1st Floor, Room A/B/C, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (In Person).

Contact Person: Kathleen C. Anderson, Ph.D., Director, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Room 3440, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [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. In the interest of security, NIH has procedures at https://www.nih.gov/​about-nih/​visitor-information/​campus-access-security for entrance into on-campus and off-campus facilities. All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors attending a meeting on campus or at an off-campus federal facility 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.

Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: https://www.nei.nih.gov/​about/​advisory-committees/​national-advisory-eye-council-naec, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.867, Vision Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: September 5, 2024.

Victoria E. Townsend,

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.