81 FR 66975 - National Eye Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-23452

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Eye Institute; 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 Eye Institute Special Emphasis 
Panel; NEI Institutional Training Grant Applications.
    Date: October 24, 2016.
    Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda, 7301 Waverly Street, 
Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Contact Person: Anne E. Schaffner, Ph.D., Chief, Scientific 
Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research, National Eye 
Institute, 5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 1300, MSC 9300, Bethesda, MD 
20892-9300, (301) 451-2020, [email protected].

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.867, 
Vision Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: September 23, 2016.
Natasha M. Copeland,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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(19) Submitted software must not VI. Prize Award Details prefer to use in the future. The
require or make use of any network The first five submissions that meet instructions for the voting will be as
capabilities. all of the requirements outlined in this follows: ‘‘Please review the operation of
(20) Submitted software must be Notice will receive $3,000. In addition, the following software packages and
section 508 compliant. For example, it if a submission is selected to serve as select one that you would prefer to use
must be possible to run all functions the foundation for the new version of in the future for selecting and analyzing
using a keyboard, the software must RAT–STATS, then that submission will your statistical samples.’’ In the case of
include a well-defined indicator of receive an additional $25,000. The a tie, the OAS lead statistician will serve
current program focus, any results names of the winners will be posted on as the tie-breaking vote.
provided in image format must also be OIG Web sites. In addition, all winners
available in text, and color coding shall Dated: September 20, 2016.
will be notified via email at the email
not be used as the only means of addresses provided in their prize
Daniel R. Levinson,
conveying information. For more details submissions. Inspector General.
refer to section 36 CFR 1194.21. Prizes awarded under this Challenge [FR Doc. 2016–23124 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am]
IV. Registration Process will be paid by electronic funds transfer BILLING CODE 4152–01–P
and may be subject to Federal income
Beginning on September 28, 2016,
taxes. OIG will comply with U.S.
visit https://www.challenge.gov/
Internal Revenue Service withholding DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
challenge/Statistical-Software-for-
and reporting requirements, where HUMAN SERVICES
Healthcare-Oversight/ and follow the
applicable.
instructions provided. National Institutes of Health
To select a winner, OIG will first
V. Submission Requirements review submissions in the order in
which they are received to determine National Eye Institute; Notice of Closed
Submissions must be entered Meeting
electronically using the challenge.gov their suitability for judging and
Web site https://www.challenge.gov/ eligibility to win the prize. An eligible
submission must comply with all rules Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
challenge/Statistical-Software-for- Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
Healthcare-Oversight/ and must contain and requirements outlined in this
Federal Register notice. amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
each of the following elements.
Submissions that meet the initial hereby given of the following meeting.
(1) Executable software that replicates
the four target RAT–STATS functions: eligibility requirements will proceed to The meeting will be closed to the
Single Stage Random Numbers, the next phase in the judging process, public in accordance with the
Unrestricted Attribute Appraisal, which will assess the submissions based provisions set forth in sections
Unrestricted Variable Appraisal, and the on their ability to replicate RAT–STATS 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
Stratified Variable Appraisal. output for 60 test datasets. The 60 test as amended. The grant applications and
(2) Source code for the executable that cases will be the same for all the discussions could disclose
is both human- and machine-readable. submissions. Ten of these test cases will confidential trade secrets or commercial
The source code can be written in any be made available to the public at the
property such as patentable material,
programming language(s) as long as the start of the Challenge at https://
and personal information concerning
requirements of this notice are met. The oig.hhs.gov/compliance/rat-stats/prize/.
The submissions will also be reviewed individuals associated with the grant
source code must be commented applications, the disclosure of which
sufficiently so that another user can during this phase to ensure that the
steps required to add additional would constitute a clearly unwarranted
understand the underlying operation of invasion of personal privacy.
the code. modules are reasonable and fully
(3) A text file written in English documented. Name of Committee: National Eye Institute
documenting and explaining any The first five eligible submissions that Special Emphasis Panel; NEI Institutional
noncosmetic differences between the comply with the rules of this Notice, Training Grant Applications.
submission and the original RAT– follow the detailed submission Date: October 24, 2016.
STATS software. instructions, are complete, and are able Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(4) A text file written in English to fully replicate RAT–STATS on the 60 Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
summarizing the changes required to target cases will each be declared a applications.
add additional RAT–STATS functions finalist. Once five finalists have been Place: Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda, 7301
to the submission. identified, no further applications will Waverly Street, Bethesda, MD 20814.
(5) A text file written in English be reviewed even if they are submitted Contact Person: Anne E. Schaffner, Ph.D.,
documenting all software licenses prior to the May 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m. EST Chief, Scientific Review Branch, Division of
associated with the source code used as deadline. Moreover, the contest will end Extramural Research, National Eye Institute,
part of the project. The text file must on May 15, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. EST even 5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 1300, MSC 9300,
describe the nature of each individual if fewer than five finalists have been Bethesda, MD 20892–9300, (301) 451–2020,
license and their overall compatibility. selected. aes@nei.nih.gov.
(6) A one-page text file written in The replacement for RAT–STATS will (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
English that contains the following: be voted on by 12 HHS/OIG Office of Program Nos. 93.867, Vision Research,
Audit Services (OAS) statistical National Institutes of Health, HHS)
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

a. Names and email addresses of the
team captain and all team members. specialists. The finalist with the greatest Dated: September 23, 2016.
b. A five or more character identifier number of votes will be selected as the
Natasha M. Copeland,
for the entry that is used as a prefix in replacement for RAT–STATS and will
the names of all of the team’s submitted receive the overall prize. Each statistical Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
files. specialist will be given a 2-week period Committee Policy.
c. A brief description of the to review the submissions and to vote [FR Doc. 2016–23452 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am]
submission. on the submission that he or she would BILLING CODE 4140–01–P

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81 FR 66975 - National Eye Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health