06-134. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; 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: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special Emphasis Panel Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense (Meeting 1).

Date: January 23-25, 2006.

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate cooperative agreement applications.

Place: Crowne Plaza Hotel—Silver Spring, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Lincoln Ball Room, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Contact Person: Lynn Rust, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institutes of Health/NIAID, 6700B Rockledge Drive, MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special Emphasis Panel Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense (Meeting 2).

Date: January 31-February 2, 2006.

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate cooperative agreement applications.

Place: Crowne Plaza Hotel—Silver Spring, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Lincoln Ball Room, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Contact Person: Gary S. Madonna, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institutes of Health/NIAID, 6700B Rockledge Drive, MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special Emphasis Panel “Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense” (Meeting 3).

Date: February 8-10, 2006.

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate cooperative agreement applications.

Place: Crowne Plaza Hotel—Silver Spring, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Lincoln Ball Room, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Contact Person: Lynn Rust, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institutes of Health/NIAID, 6700B Rockledge Drive, MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation Research; 93.856, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: December 28, 2005.

Anna Snouffer,

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.