03-5229. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed 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 the following meeting.

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 contract proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel. International Research Registry, Network for Sjogren's Syndrome.

Date: March 27, 2003.

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: Sheraton Columbia Hotel, 10207 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21060.

Contact Person: Patricia A. Haggerty, Scientific Review Administrator, Review Branch, Division of Extramural Affairs, National Heart, Lung and blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7188, MSC 7924, Bethesda, MD 20892 301/435-0280.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases and Resources Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: February 25, 2003.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.