80 FR 79050 - National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 243 (December 18, 2015)

Page Range		79050-79051
FR Document		2015-31768

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 243 (Friday, December 18, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79050-79051]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-31768]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the 
National Advisory Council for Nursing Research.
    The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, 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.
    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 Council for Nursing 
Research.
    Date: January 26-27, 2016.
    Open: January 26, 2016, 1:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
    Agenda: Discussion of Program Policies and Issues.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience 
Research Center, Building 35A, Convent Drive, Room 620/630, 
Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Closed: January 27, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience 
Research Center, Building 35A, Convent Drive, Room 620/630, 
Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Ann R. Knebel, DNSC, RN, FAAN, Deputy Director, 
National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of 
Health, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 5B05, Bethesda, MD 20892, 
301-496-8230, knebelar@mail.nih.gov.
    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 instituted stringent 
procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, 
including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected 
before being allowed on campus. Visitors 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.
    Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home 
page: www.nih.gov/ninr/aadvisory.html, where an agenda and any 
additional information for the meeting will be posted when 
available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.361, 
Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)


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    Dated: December 14, 2015.
Melanie J. Gray,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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stipend authorized to be paid to the publications showing both breadth and attendance limited to space available.
members for performance of their experience in areas of specialization; (3) Individuals who plan to attend and
official duties. However, Committee paid and non-paid board and advisory need special assistance, such as sign
members will be authorized to receive appointments; and (4) education and language interpretation or other
per diem and reimbursement for travel occupational history. reasonable accommodations, should
expenses incurred for attending public All nominations must include the notify the Contact Person listed below
meetings. required information. Incomplete in advance of the meeting.
Structure: It is proposed that the nominations will not be processed for The meeting will be closed to the
Committee will consist of 11–17 consideration. Federal employees public in accordance with the
members; one or two members will be should not be nominated for provisions set forth in sections
selected to serve as the Chair, Vice consideration of appointment to this 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C.,
Chair, and/or Co-Chairs. To be eligible Committee. as amended. The grant applications and
for consideration of appointment to the Equal opportunity practices regarding
the discussions could disclose
Committee, individuals should be membership appointments to the
confidential trade secrets or commercial
knowledgeable of current scientific Committee will be aligned with HHS
property such as patentable material,
research in human physical activity and policies. When possible, every effort
and personal information concerning
be respected and published experts in will be made to ensure that the
their fields. They should be familiar individuals associated with the grant
Committee is a diverse group of
with the purpose, communication, and applications, the disclosure of which
individuals with representation from
application of federal physical activity would constitute a clearly unwarranted
various geographic locations, racial and
guidelines and have demonstrated invasion of personal privacy.
ethnic minorities, all genders, and
interest in the public’s health and well- persons with disabilities. Individuals Name of Committee: National Advisory
being through their research and/or will be appointed to serve as members Council for Nursing Research.
educational endeavors. Expertise is of the Committee to represent balanced Date: January 26–27, 2016.
sought in specific specialty areas related viewpoints of the scientific evidence, Open: January 26, 2016, 1:00 p.m. to 4:45
to physical activity and health not to represent the viewpoints of any p.m.
promotion or disease prevention, Agenda: Discussion of Program Policies
specific group.
including but not limited to: Health Members of the Committee will be and Issues.
promotion and chronic disease Place: National Institutes of Health, Porter
classified as special government
prevention; bone, joint, and muscle Neuroscience Research Center, Building 35A,
employees (SGEs) during their term of
Convent Drive, Room 620/630, Bethesda, MD
health and performance; obesity and appointment to the Committee, and as 20892.
weight management; physical activity such are subject to the ethical standards Closed: January 27, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00
and risk of musculoskeletal injury; of conduct for federal employees. Upon p.m.
physical activity and cognition; physical entering the position and annually Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
activity within specific settings, such as throughout the term of appointment, applications.
preschool/childcare, schools (e.g., members of the Committee will be Place: National Institutes of Health, Porter
activity breaks, physical education), or required to complete and submit a Neuroscience Research Center, Building 35A,
the community/built environment; report of their financial holdings, Convent Drive, Room 620/630, Bethesda, MD
physical activity dose-response; consultancies, and research grants and/ 20892.
sedentary behavior; behavior change; or contracts. The purpose of this report Contact Person: Ann R. Knebel, DNSC, RN,
systematic reviews; and special is to determine if the individual has any FAAN, Deputy Director, National Institute of
populations including children, older interest and/or activities in the private Nursing Research, National Institutes of
adults, individuals with disabilities, or sector that may conflict with Health, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room
women who are pregnant. performance of their official duties as a 5B05, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–496–8230,
Nominations: HHS will consider member of the Committee. knebelar@mail.nih.gov.
nominations, including self- Any interested person may file written
nominations, for Committee Dated: December 15, 2015. comments with the committee by forwarding
membership of individuals qualified to Don Wright, the statement to the Contact Person listed on
carry out the above-mentioned tasks. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office this notice. The statement should include the
The following information should be of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. name, address, telephone number and when
included in the package of material [FR Doc. 2015–31837 Filed 12–17–15; 8:45 am] applicable, the business or professional
submitted for each individual being BILLING CODE 4150–32–P affiliation of the interested person.
nominated for consideration: (1) The In the interest of security, NIH has
name, address, daytime telephone instituted stringent procedures for entrance
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles,
number, and email address of the
HUMAN SERVICES including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles
nominator and the individual being
will be inspected before being allowed on
nominated; (2) a letter of nomination campus. Visitors will be asked to show one
that clearly states the name and National Institutes of Health
form of identification (for example, a
affiliation of the nominee, the basis for government-issued photo ID, driver’s license,
National Institute of Nursing Research;
the nomination (i.e., specific attributes or passport) and to state the purpose of their
Notice of Meeting
which qualify the nominee for service in visit.
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this capacity), and a statement from the Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Information is also available on the
nominee that the nominee is willing to Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Institute’s/Center’s home page: www.nih.gov/
serve as a member of the Committee; amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is ninr/aadvisory.html, where an agenda and
and (3) a current copy of the nominee’s hereby given of a meeting of the any additional information for the meeting
curriculum vitae (CV) no more than 10 National Advisory Council for Nursing will be posted when available.
pages in length. Inclusion of the Research. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
following is requested in the CV: (1) The meeting will be open to the Program Nos. 93.361, Nursing Research,
Current and/or past grant awards; (2) public as indicated below, with National Institutes of Health, HHS)

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Dated: December 14, 2015. across Techniques in Predictive Requests should be made at least five
Melanie J. Gray, Toxicology.’’ business days in advance of the event.
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Many commercial and environmental Background Information on ICCVAM
Committee Policy. chemicals lack toxicity data necessary and NICEATM: ICCVAM is an
[FR Doc. 2015–31768 Filed 12–17–15; 8:45 am] for users and risk assessors to make interagency committee composed of
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P informed decisions about their potential representatives from 15 federal
health effects. Computational methods regulatory and research agencies that
use data about structure, properties, and
require, use, generate, or disseminate
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND toxicity from tested chemicals to make
toxicological and safety testing
HUMAN SERVICES predictions about the characteristics of
information. The ICCVAM
untested chemicals. These include
National Institutes of Health Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
quantitative structure-activity
relationship (QSAR) models, which 285l–3) establishes ICCVAM as a
Interagency Coordinating Committee predict the activities of chemicals with permanent interagency committee of the
on the Validation of Alternative unknown properties by relating them to National Institute of Environmental
Methods Communities of Practice properties of known chemicals, and Health Sciences and provides the
Webinar on Fundamentals of Using read-across, which uses toxicity data authority for ICCVAM’s involvement in
Quantitative Structure–Activity from a known (source) chemical to activities relevant to the development of
Relationship Models and Read-across predict toxicity for another (target) new and revised toxicological tests.
Techniques in Predictive Toxicology; chemical, usually but not always on the ICCVAM conducts technical
Notice of Public Webinar; Registration basis of structural similarity. Predictions evaluations of new, revised, and
Information made using these methods about alternative test methods and testing
SUMMARY: The Interagency Coordinating toxicity of untested chemicals can help strategies with regulatory applicability
Committee on the Validation of set priorities for future in vitro or in vivo and promotes the scientific validation
Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) testing, ensuring that the most and regulatory acceptance of test
announces a public webinar important hazards are characterized first methods that both more accurately
‘‘Fundamentals of Using Quantitative and that testing resources are used assess the safety and hazards of
Structure—Activity Relationship efficiently. chemicals and products and replace,
Models and Read-Across Techniques in The ICCVAM webinar will feature reduce, or refine (enhance animal well-
Predictive Toxicology.’’ The webinar is presentations by two experts in the being and lessen or avoid pain and
organized on behalf of ICCVAM by the development and application of QSAR distress) animal use. ICCVAM acts to
National Toxicology Program models and read-across techniques. ensure that new and revised test
Interagency Center for the Evaluation Alex Tropsha, Ph.D., associate dean for methods are validated to meet the needs
Alternative Toxicological Methods pharmacoinformatics and data science of federal agencies, to increase the
(NICEATM) and hosted by the U.S. at the University of North Carolina at efficiency and effectiveness of federal
Environmental Protection Agency’s Chapel Hill, will discuss fundamentals agency test method review, and to
(EPA’s) National Center for of QSAR models. Louis (Gino) Scarano, optimize utilization of scientific
Computational Toxicology (NCCT). Ph.D., of the EPA’s Office of Pollution expertise outside the federal
Interested persons may participate via Prevention and Toxics, will describe government. Additional information
Adobe® ConnectTM. Time is allotted for read-across techniques and discuss the
about ICCVAM can be found at http://
questions from the audience. regulatory applications of QSAR models
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvam.
DATES: Webinar: January 26, 2016, 1
and read-across techniques.
Webinar and Registration: This NICEATM administers ICCVAM,
p.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. Eastern provides scientific and operational
Standard Time (EST). webinar is open to the public with time
scheduled for questions by attendees support for ICCVAM activities, and
Registration for Webinar: December conducts analyses and evaluations and
18, 2015 until January 26, 2016 at 2:30 following each presentation.
Registration for the webinar is required coordinates independent validation
p.m.
and is open from December 18, 2015, studies on novel and high-priority
ADDRESSES: Webinar Web page: http:// alternative testing approaches.
through 2:30 p.m. on January 26, 2016.
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/commprac-2016. A link to registration is available at NICEATM and ICCVAM work
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/commprac- collaboratively to evaluate new and
Warren S. Casey, Director, NICEATM; 2016. Registrants will receive improved test methods and strategies
email: warren.casey@nih.gov; telephone: instructions on how to access and applicable to the needs of U.S. federal
(919) 316–4729. participate in the webinar in the email agencies. NICEATM and ICCVAM
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: confirming their registration. welcome the public nomination of new,
Background: ICCVAM promotes the The preliminary agenda is available at revised, and alternative test methods
development and validation of toxicity http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/commprac- and strategies for validation studies and
testing methods that protect human 2016. Interested individuals are technical evaluations. Additional
health and the environment while encouraged to visit this Web page to information about NICEATM can be
replacing, reducing, or refining animal stay abreast of the most current webinar found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/
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use. ICCVAM also provides guidance to information. niceatm.
test method developers and facilitates Individuals with disabilities who Dated: December 15, 2015.
collaborations that promote the need accommodation to participate in
development of new test methods. To this event should contact Ms. LaCresha John R. Bucher,
address these goals, ICCVAM is Styles at phone: (919) 541–3282 or Associate Director, National Toxicology
organizing a webinar on ‘‘Fundamentals email: styles.lacresha@epa.gov. TTY Program.
of Using Quantitative Structure— users should contact the Federal TTY [FR Doc. 2015–31832 Filed 12–17–15; 8:45 am]
Activity Relationship Models and Read- Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. BILLING CODE 4140–01–P

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Section		Notices
Dates		January 26-27, 2016.
FR Citation		80 FR 79050

80 FR 79050 - National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 243 (December 18, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health