06-7338. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; 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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Cardiac Fibrosis Program Project.

Date: August 31, 2006.

Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

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

Contact Person: YingYing Li-Smerin, PhD, MD, Scientific Review Administrator, Nat. Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst., Review Branch, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Rockledge II, Room 7184, Bethesda, MD 20892-7924, 301/435-0275. [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: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Review of Depression and Cardiovascular Disease Program Project.

Date: September 22, 2006.

Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Bethesda Marriott Suites, 6711 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817.

Contact Person: Holly Patton, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Review Branch/Division of Extramural Affairs, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Two Rockledge Center, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7188, Bethesda, MD 20892. [phone]. [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Mentored Career Development Award.

Date: September 25-26, 2006.

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Courtyard Arlington Crystal City/Reagan Ntnl Airport, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.

Contact Person: Rina Das, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Review Branch, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7200, Bethesda, MD 20892. 301-435-0297. [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Cardiovascular Program Project.

Date: October 13, 2006.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Double Tree Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Youngsuk Oh, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Two Rockledge Centre, Room 7182, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817. 301-435-0273. [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, R21 NIH Exploratory Developmental Research Grant Program.

Date: October 27, 2006.

Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6700 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Shelley S. Sehnert, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Review Branch, NIH/NHLBI, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7206, Bethesda, MD 20892-7924. 301/435-0303. [e-mail].

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.

(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: August 24, 2006.

Anna Snouffer,

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.