2023-00696. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Meetings

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council.

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend as well as those who need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The open session will also be videocast and can be accessed from the NIH Videocast website, http://www.niehs.nih.gov/​news/​webcasts/​index.cfm.

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 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 Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council (NAEHSC).

Date: February 21-22, 2023.

Open: February 21, 2023, 11:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Agenda: Discussion of program policies and issues/Council Discussion.

Place: NIEHS/National Institutes of Health, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Closed: February 21, 2023, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Agenda: Review and Evaluate of Grant Applications.

Place: NIEHS/National Institutes of Health, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Open: February 22, 2023, 11:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Agenda: Discussion of program policies and issues/Council Discussion.

Place: NIEHS/National Institutes of Health, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Contact Person: David M Balshaw, BA, Ph.D., Acting Director and Chief, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, MD EC-27, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 984-287-3234, [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.

In the interest of security, NIH has procedures at https://www.nih.gov/​about-nih/​visitor-information/​campus-access-security for entrance into on-campus and off-campus facilities. All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors attending a meeting on campus or at an off-campus federal facility will be asked to show one form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver's license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit.

Additional Health and Safety Guidance: Before attending a meeting at an NIH facility, it is important that visitors review the NIH COVID-19 Safety Plan at https://ors.od.nih.gov/​sr/​dohs/​safety/​NIH-covid-19-safety-plan/​Pages/​default.aspx and the NIH testing and assessment web page at https://ors.od.nih.gov/​sr/​dohs/​safety/​NIH-covid-19-safety-plan/​COVID-assessment-testing/​Pages/​visitor-testing-requirement.aspx for information about requirements and procedures for entering NIH facilities, especially when COVID-19 community levels are medium or high. In addition, the Safer Federal Workforce website has FAQs for visitors at https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/​faq/​visitors/​. Please note that if an individual has a COVID-19 diagnosis within 10 days of the meeting, that person must attend virtually. (For more information please read NIH's Requirements for Persons after Exposure at https://ors.od.nih.gov/​sr/​dohs/​safety/​NIH-covid-19-safety-plan/​COVID-assessment-testing/​Pages/​persons-after-exposure.aspx and What Happens When Someone Tests Positive at https://ors.od.nih.gov/​sr/​dohs/​safety/​NIH-covid-19-safety-plan/​COVID-assessment-testing/​Pages/​test-positive.aspx. Anyone from the public can attend the open portion of the meeting virtually via the NIH Videocasting website ( http://videocast.nih.gov). Please continue checking these websites, in addition to the committee website listed below, for the most up to date guidance as the meeting date approaches. Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/​about/​boards/​naehsc/​index.cfm where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.115, Biometry and Risk Estimation—Health Risks from Environmental Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances—Basic Research and Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower Development in the Environmental Health Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114, Applied Toxicological Research and Testing, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: January 10, 2023.

David W. Freeman,

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.