2013-19903. National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), 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 Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI SPORE REVIEW.

Date: October 1-2, 2013.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Bethesda Marriott Hotel, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 20812.

Contact Person: Wlodek Lopaczynski, MD, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Research Programs Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, 7W608, Bethesda, MD 20892, 240-276-6458, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI Omnibus Cancer Biology 3.

Date: October 3-4, 2013.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Hilton Rockville Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Shakeel Ahmad, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Research Programs Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W122, Bethesda, MD 20892-8328, 240-276-6349, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Drug Development and Discovery.

Date: October 16-17, 2013.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Majed M. Hamawy, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Research Programs Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Dr. Room 7W120, Bethesda, MD 20892, 240-276-6457, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Utilizing the PLCO Biospecimens Resource to Bridge Gaps in Cancer Etiology and Early Detection.

Date: October 16, 2013.

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, West Tower, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1W030, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Gerald G. Lovinger, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Special Review and Logistics Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W266, Bethesda, MD 20892-9750, 240-276-6385, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Research Answers to NCI's Provocative Questions—Group A.

Date: October 17-18, 2013.

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Sonya Roberson, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Resources and Training Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W116, Bethesda, MD 20892, 240-276-6347, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Awards for Research on Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Cancer Detection (U01).

Date: October 21, 2013.

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, West Tower, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 3W034, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Kenneth L. Bielat, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Special Review and Logistics Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W244, Bethesda, MD 20892-8329, 240-276-6373, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Initial Review Group; Subcommittee J—Career Development.

Date: October 24-25, 2013.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, West Tower, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W032—24th & 7W30-25th, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Ilda F.S. Melo, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Research Training Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, 7W640, Bethesda, MD 20892, 240-276-6468, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Core Infrastructure and Methodological Research for Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts.

Date: October 25, 2013.

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, West Tower, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 2W904, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Kenneth L. Bielat, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Special Review and Logistics Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W244, Bethesda, MD 20892-8329, 240-276-6373, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Omnibus R03/R21: Tumor Immunology.

Date: November 6-7, 2013.

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Hilton Washington/Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Robert Bird, Ph.D., Chief, Resources and Training Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W110, Bethesda, MD 20892-8328, 240-276-6344, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI Small Grants Program (Omnibus).

Date: November 7, 2013.

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, West Tower, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W034, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Viatcheslav A. Soldatenkov, MD, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Special Review and Logistics Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W254, Bethesda, MD 20892-8329, 240-276-6378, [e-mail].

Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Cancer Therapy.

Date: December 3, 2013.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, West Tower, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W034, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Ilda F. S. Melo, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Research Training Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, 7W640, Bethesda, MD 20892, 240-276-6468, [e-mail].

Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/​advisory/​sep/​sep.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: August 8, 2013.

Melanie J. Gray,

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.