2020-20574. National Eye Institute; Notice of Meeting  

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    Pursuant to section 10(d) 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, the October 16, 2020 National Advisory Eye Council Meeting will be held via a ZOOM Webinar. Instructions for accessing the meeting can be found at https://www.nei.nih.gov/​about/​advisory-committees/​national-advisory-eye-council-naec/​national-advisory-eye-council-naec-meeting-agenda.

    Attendees and interested parties can submit questions and comments through written Q&A during the meeting, and for 15 days after the meeting, to aes@nei.nih.gov. 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 Zoom Webinar will have sign language interpretation and closed captions.

    The open session (event) will be videocast by NIH with sign language interpretation and closed captioning. The link to the videocast is: https://videocast.nih.gov/​watch=​38578.

    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 and/or contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

    Name of Committee: National Advisory Eye Council.

    Date: October 16, 2020.

    Closed: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

    Place: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Suite 3400, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).

    Open: 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

    Agenda: Following opening remarks by the Director, NEI, there will be presentations by the staff of the Institute and discussions concerning Institute programs.

    Place: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Suite 3400, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).

    Contact Person: Anne E. Schaffner, Ph.D., Chief, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6700 B Rockledge Drive, Suite 3400, Bethesda, MD 20892-9300, (301) 451-2020, aes@nei.nih.gov.

    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 Institute's/Center's home page: www.nei.nih.gov,, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.

    (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.867, Vision Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

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    Dated: September 14, 2020.

    Melanie J. Pantoja,

    Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.

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    [FR Doc. 2020-20574 Filed 9-17-20; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
09/18/2020
Department:
National Institutes of Health
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2020-20574
Dates:
October 16, 2020.
Pages:
58376-58376 (1 pages)
PDF File:
2020-20574.Pdf