04-6010. National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting

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

The meeting will be open to the public, 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.

Name of Committee: Advisory Committee to the Director, National Cancer Institute.

Date: March 17, 2004.

Time: 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Agenda: The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the Cancer Health Disparities Progress Review Group Report.

Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 11A03, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Cherie Nichols, Executive Secretary, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Building 31, Room 11A03, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone].

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to scheduling conflicts.

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 home page: deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/joint/htm, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos 93.392, Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: March 11, 2004.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.