00-29143. National Eye Institute; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Eye Institute.

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 as indicated below in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended for the review, discussion, and evaluation of individual intramural programs and projects conducted by the National Eye Institute, including consideration of personnel qualifications and performance, and the competence of individual investigators, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Eye Institute.

Date: December 4-5.

Open: December 4, 2000, 9 am to 10 am.

Agenda: Opening remarks by the Director, Intramural Research Program, on matters concerning the intramural program of the NEI.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 10, Room 10B16, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Closed: December 4, 2000, 10 am to 5 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate personal qualifications and performance, and competence of individual investigators.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 10, Room 10B16, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Closed: December 5, 2000, 9 am to 5 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate personal qualifications and performance, and competence of individual investigators.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 10, Room 10B16, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Robert B. Nussenblatt, MD, Director, Intramural Research Program, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, PHS, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-3123.

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

Dated: November 3, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.