02-29255. Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 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: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, SEP to review HIV/AIDS Molecular Biology grant applications.

Date: November 12-13, 2002.

Time: 2 pm to 4 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: The Westin Seattle, 1900 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.

Contact Person: Ranga V. Srinivas, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5222, MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Human Brain Project.

Date: November 12, 2002.

Time: 3 pm to 4 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Peter Lyster, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5218, MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Reproductive Epidemiology.

Date: November 14, 2002.

Time: 11 am to 1 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Scott Osborne, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4114, MSC 7816, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone].

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience/ZRG1 BDCN-5 (12) SBIR.

Date: November 21, 2002.

Time: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Contact Person: Sherry L Stuesse, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Division of Clinical and Population-Based Studies, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5188, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1785, [e-mail].

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycles.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience/ZRG1 BDCN-4 (10) SBIR.

Date: November 25, 2002.

Time: 1 pm to 2:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Jay Joshi, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5184, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1184.

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycles.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, BISTI Pre Centers of Excellence in Biomedical Computing.

Date: November 26, 2002.

Time: 1 pm to 2 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Peter Lyster, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5128, MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1256, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Endothelin, Neural Control and Hypertension.

Date: December 4, 2002.

Time: 1 pm to 2 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Anshumali Chaudhari, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4124, MSC 7802, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1210.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 BBBP-6(50) R: Autism STAART Centers.

Date: December 8-10, 2002.

Time: 6 pm to 6 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Hilton Garden Inn, Franklin Square, 815 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.

Contact Person: Anita Miller Sostek, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3176, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone].

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Fungal Functional Genomics.

Date: December 9-10, 2002.

Time: 7 pm to 5 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: American Inn of Bethesda, 8130 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: David J. Remondini, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6154, MSC 7890, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia Syndrome Review Panel.

Date: December 10, 2002.

Time: 10 a. to 3 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: River Inn, 924 25th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

Contact Person: J Terrell Hoffeld, DDS, PhD, Dental Officer, USPHS, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockedge Drive, Room 4116, MSC 7816, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301/435-1781, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Empahsis Panel, Prokaryotic Transcription.

Date: December 12, 2002.

Time: 1 pm to 2 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Marian Wachtel, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3208, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1148, [e-mail].

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Dated: November 7, 2002.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.