81 FR 70125 - Office of the Director, Office of Science Policy, Office of Biotechnology Activities; Notice of Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 196 (October 11, 2016)
National Institutes of Health
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 196 (October 11, 2016)
| Page Range | 70125-70125 | |
| FR Document | 2016-24412 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 70125] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-24412] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Office of the Director, Office of Science Policy, Office of Biotechnology Activities; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the meeting of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB). Name of Committee: National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity. Date: November 4, 2016. Time: 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern. Agenda: Presentations and discussions regarding: (1) Stakeholder engagement on implementation of the U.S. Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC); (2) status of the Blue Ribbon Panel review of the 2014 variola virus incident on the NIH Bethesda campus; and (3) other business of the Board. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference call only; No in-person meeting). Call-in Information: U.S. Toll-Free Dial-In: 1 (888) 939-3921. Confirmation Number: 43519965. Contact Person: Christopher Viggiani, Ph.D., Executive Director, NSABB, NIH Office of Science Policy, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301) 496-9838, [email protected]. Under authority 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services established the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) to provide advice regarding federal oversight of dual use research--defined as legitimate biological research that generates information and technologies that could be misused to pose a biological threat to public health and/or national security. The toll-free teleconference line will be open to the public at 11:30 a.m. to allow time for operator-assisted check-in. Persons planning to participate in the teleconference may also pre-register online via the link provided below or by calling Palladian Partners, Inc. (Contact: Ida Donner at 301-273-2838). Pre-registration will close at 12:00 p.m. Eastern on November 1, 2016. After that time, attendees may register their information with the teleconference operator upon dialing into the meeting. Individuals who plan to participate and need special assistance should submit a request to the contact person listed on this notice by October 28. Meeting materials: The meeting agenda and links to the online pre-registration will be available at: http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosecurity/nsabb/nsabb-meetings-and-conferences. Please check this Web site for updates. Public Comments: Time will be allotted on the agenda for the delivery of oral public comments. Members of the public interested in delivering prepared comments relevant to the mission of the NSABB should indicate so upon registration. Sign-up for delivering prepared oral comments will be limited to one per person or organization representative per open comment period. Individual comments will be time-limited to facilitate broad participation from multiple speakers. In addition, interested persons may file written comments at any time with the Board via an email sent to [email protected] or by regular mail sent to the Contact Person listed on this notice. Written statements should include the name, contact information, and when applicable, the professional affiliation of the interested person. Written comments received by 12:00 p.m. Eastern on November 1, 2016 will be relayed to the NSABB prior to the teleconference meeting. Any written comments received after this deadline will be provided to the Board either before or after the meeting, depending on the volume of comments received and the time required to process them in accordance with privacy regulations and other applicable federal policies. Dated: October 4, 2016. David Clary, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2016-24412 Filed 10-7-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-P
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Remote Access: The meeting will be Date: November 4, 2016. 1, 2016 will be relayed to the NSABB prior
open to the public through a conference Time: 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Eastern. to the teleconference meeting. Any written
call phone number and webcast live on Agenda: Presentations and discussions comments received after this deadline will be
regarding: (1) Stakeholder engagement on provided to the Board either before or after
the Internet. Members of the public who
implementation of the U.S. Government the meeting, depending on the volume of
participate using the conference call Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life comments received and the time required to
phone number will be able to listen to Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern process them in accordance with privacy
the meeting but will not be heard. If you (DURC); (2) status of the Blue Ribbon Panel regulations and other applicable federal
experience any technical problems with review of the 2014 variola virus incident on policies.
the webcast or conference call, please the NIH Bethesda campus; and (3) other
Dated: October 4, 2016.
send an email to IACCPublicInquiries@ business of the Board.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6705 David Clary,
mail.nih.gov.
Individuals wishing to participate in Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
person or by using these electronic 20892 (Telephone Conference call only; No Committee Policy.
in-person meeting). [FR Doc. 2016–24412 Filed 10–7–16; 8:45 am]
services and who need special Call-in Information: U.S. Toll-Free Dial-In:
assistance, such as captioning of the 1 (888) 939–3921. Confirmation Number:
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
conference call or other reasonable 43519965.
accommodations, should submit a Contact Person: Christopher Viggiani,
request to the Contact Person listed on Ph.D., Executive Director, NSABB, NIH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
this notice at least five days prior to the Office of Science Policy, 6705 Rockledge HUMAN SERVICES
meeting. Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, Maryland 20892,
Security: In the interest of security, (301) 496–9838, viggianic@od.nih.gov. National Institutes of Health
NIH has instituted stringent procedures Under authority 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section
222 of the Public Health Service Act, as National Institute of Environmental
for entrance onto the NIH campus. All
amended, the Department of Health and Health Sciences; Notice of Meeting
visitor vehicles, including taxicabs and
hotel and airport shuttles, will be Human Services established the National
Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
inspected before being allowed on (NSABB) to provide advice regarding federal Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
campus. Visitors will be asked to show oversight of dual use research—defined as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
one form of identification (for example, legitimate biological research that generates hereby given of a meeting of the Board
a government-issued photo ID, driver’s information and technologies that could be of Scientific Counselors, NIEHS.
license, or passport) and to state the misused to pose a biological threat to public
health and/or national security. The meeting will be open to the
purpose of their visit. Also as a part of
The toll-free teleconference line will be public as indicated below, with
security procedures, attendees should
open to the public at 11:30 a.m. to allow time attendance limited to space available.
be prepared to present a photo ID at the
for operator-assisted check-in. Persons Individuals who plan to attend and
meeting registration desk during the planning to participate in the teleconference need special assistance, such as sign
check-in process. Pre-registration is may also pre-register online via the link language interpretation or other
recommended. Seating will be limited provided below or by calling Palladian reasonable accommodations, should
to the room capacity and seats will be Partners, Inc. (Contact: Ida Donner at 301–
notify the Contact Person listed below
on a first come, first served basis, with 273–2838). Pre-registration will close at 12:00
p.m. Eastern on November 1, 2016. After that in advance of the meeting.
expedited check-in for those who are
pre-registered. time, attendees may register their information The meeting will be closed to the
Meeting schedule subject to change. with the teleconference operator upon public as indicated below in accordance
Information about the IACC is dialing into the meeting. Individuals who with the provisions set forth in section
available on the Web site: http:// plan to participate and need special 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended
assistance should submit a request to the for the review, discussion, and
www.iacc.hhs.gov.
contact person listed on this notice by
Dated: October 4, 2016.
evaluation of individual intramural
October 28.
Meeting materials: The meeting agenda and programs and projects conducted by the
Carolyn Baum,
links to the online pre-registration will be NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
available at: http://osp.od.nih.gov/office- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Committee Policy.
biotechnology-activities/biosecurity/nsabb/ SCIENCES, including consideration of
[FR Doc. 2016–24409 Filed 10–7–16; 8:45 am]
nsabb-meetings-and-conferences. Please personnel qualifications and
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P check this Web site for updates. performance, and the competence of
Public Comments: Time will be allotted on individual investigators, the disclosure
the agenda for the delivery of oral public of which would constitute a clearly
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND comments. Members of the public interested
unwarranted invasion of personal
HUMAN SERVICES in delivering prepared comments relevant to
the mission of the NSABB should indicate so privacy.
National Institutes of Health upon registration. Sign-up for delivering Name of Committee: Board of Scientific
prepared oral comments will be limited to Counselors, NIEHS.
Office of the Director, Office of Science one per person or organization representative Date: November 13–15, 2016.
Policy, Office of Biotechnology per open comment period. Individual Closed: November 13, 2016, 7:00 p.m. to
Activities; Notice of Meeting comments will be time-limited to facilitate 10:00 p.m.
broad participation from multiple speakers. Agenda: To review and evaluate
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Pursuant to section 10(a) of the In addition, interested persons may file programmatic and personnel issues.
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as written comments at any time with the Board Place: Doubletree Guest Suites, 2515
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is via an email sent to nsabb@od.nih.gov or by Meridian Parkway, Research Triangle Park,
hereby given of the meeting of the regular mail sent to the Contact Person listed NC 27713.
on this notice. Written statements should Open: November 14, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to
National Science Advisory Board for include the name, contact information, and 11:50 a.m.
Biosecurity (NSABB). when applicable, the professional affiliation Agenda: Scientific Presentations.
Name of Committee: National Science of the interested person. Written comments Place: Nat. Inst. of Environmental Health
Advisory Board for Biosecurity. received by 12:00 p.m. Eastern on November Sciences, Building 101, Rodbell Auditorium,
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