81 FR 66667 - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 188 (September 28, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-23312

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of 
Closed Meeting

    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 
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 Center for Advancing Translational 
Sciences Special Emphasis Panel; R21 Innovation Awards.
    Date: October 24, 2016.
    Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, 
Room 1037, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Christine A. Livingston, Ph.D., Scientific 
Review Officer, Office of Scientific Review, National Center for 
Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Democracy 1, Room 1073, Bethesda, MD 
20892, (301) 435-1348, [email protected].

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.859, 
Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research; 93.350, 
B--Cooperative Agreements; 93.859, Biomedical Research and Research 
Training, National Institutes of Health, HHS)


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    Dated: September 22, 2016.
David Clary,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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also administers national health recognize and reduce the burden of Collection of this information is
education campaigns on COPD, women COPD. authorized under 42 U.S.C. 203, 24 1,
and heart disease, healthy weight for (2) Goal 2: Improve the prevention, 2891–1 and 44 U.S.C. 310 I and Section
children, and other topics. NHLBI press diagnosis, treatment, and management 30 l and 493 of the Public Health
releases and other materials are of COPD by promoting and sustaining Service Act regarding the establishment
available online at www.nhlbi.nih.gov. the education and training of health care of the National Institutes of Health, its
The importance of COPD as a public professionals. general authority to conduct and fund
health issue was highlighted by the (3) Goal 3: Collect, analyze, research and to provide training
Senate Appropriations Committee in disseminate, and report COPD-related assistance, and its general authority to
fiscal year 2012 with its charge to the public health data that drives change maintain records in connection with
NHLBI ‘‘to work with community and tracks progress. these and its other functions.
stakeholders and other federal agencies, (4) Goal 4: Increase and sustain Dated: September 21, 2016.
including the Centers for Disease research to better understand Gary H. Gibbons,
Control and Prevention (CDC), to prevention, pathogenesis, diagnosis, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood
develop a national action plan to treatment, and management of COPD. Institute, National Institutes of Health.
respond to the growing burden of this (5) Goal 5: Translate national policy, [FR Doc. 2016–23392 Filed 9–27–16; 8:45 am]
disease.’’ A letter from Reps. John education, and program BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
Lewis, Dave Joyce and Carol Shea-Porter recommendations into legislative,
in November 2014 to Dr. Thomas research, and public health care actions.
Frieden, Director of the CDC, and Dr. (6) Additional comments, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Francis Collins, Director of the NIH, information, or suggestions about HUMAN SERVICES
requested ‘‘that the NIH and the CDC organizations that should be part of the
create a National Action Plan for COPD COPD National Action Plan National Institutes of Health
in fiscal year 2015.’’ implementation.
In response to these requests and in National Center for Advancing
collaboration with CDC and other General Information Translational Sciences; Notice of
federal partners, the NHLBI organized All of the fields in the response are Closed Meeting
several trans-governmental preparatory optional and voluntary. Any personal
workshops to discuss the development identifiers will be removed when Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
of such a plan. These workshops responses are compiled. Proprietary, Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
informed the establishment of six initial classified, confidential, or sensitive amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
core goals to be addressed by the COPD information should not be included in hereby given of the following meeting.
National Action Plan. your response. This notice is for The meeting will be closed to the
In early 2016, the NHLBI hosted a planning purposes only and is not a public in accordance with the
COPD Town Hall Meeting with both solicitation for applications or an provisions set forth in sections
federal and nonfederal stakeholders, obligation on the part of the United 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
including patients and their families. States (U.S.) government to provide as amended. The grant applications and
During the two-day meeting, attendees support for any ideas identified in the discussions could disclose
were invited to join one of six working response to it. Please note that the U.S. confidential trade secrets or commercial
groups, each charged with developing government will not pay for the property such as patentable material,
objectives, strategies, and benchmarks preparation of any comment submitted and personal information concerning
for a specified goal. The or for its use of that comment. individuals associated with the grant
recommendations made by the working Please provide your name and email applications, the disclosure of which
groups directly informed the address so that we can follow up with would constitute a clearly unwarranted
development of the full draft of the you should we have any questions invasion of personal privacy.
COPD National Action Plan that is now regarding your submission. If you are a Name of Committee: National Center for
available for public input. member of a particular advocacy or Advancing Translational Sciences Special
Following the public comment professional organization, please Emphasis Panel; R21 Innovation Awards.
period, the NHLBI will incorporate the indicate the name and primary focus of Date: October 24, 2016.
feedback, finalize the COPD National the organization (i.e., research support, Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Action Plan, and post the document for patient care, etc.) and whether you are Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
the public via the NHLBI Web site. responding on behalf of your applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
organization. If you are not, please Democracy Boulevard, Room 1037, Bethesda,
Information Requested
indicate your position within the MD 20892.
This notice invites public comment organization. Contact Person: Christine A. Livingston,
on the draft COPD National Action Plan Privacy Act Notification Statement: Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of
draft. We ask that the public review the We are requesting your comments on Scientific Review, National Center for
draft and provide feedback on its the draft COPD National Action Plan. Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS),
content, strategies, and tactics, as well The information you provide may be National Institutes of Health, 6701
as the opportunities it suggests disclosed to NHLBI staff and contractors Democracy Blvd., Democracy 1, Room 1073,
organizations consider to help reduce working on our behalf. Submission of Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–1348,
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livingsc@mail.nih.gov.
the burden of COPD. this information is voluntary. However,
Input is being sought on each of the the information you provide will help (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.859, Pharmacology,
areas identified below, and respondents us develop a more complete COPD Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
can provide comment to select areas or National Action Plan. Additionally, Research; 93.350, B—Cooperative
all of them. contact details will allow us to follow Agreements; 93.859, Biomedical Research
(1) Goal 1: Empower people with up with you should there be any and Research Training, National Institutes of
COPD, their families, and caregivers to questions to your feedback. Health, HHS)

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FR Citation		81 FR 66667

81 FR 66667 - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 188 (September 28, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health