81_FR_7580 81 FR 7551 - National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings

81 FR 7551 - National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)

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FR Document2016-02849

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7551-7552]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02849]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings

    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 
meetings.
    The meetings 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 Institute on Drug Abuse Special 
Emphasis Panel, NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00).
    Date: March 2, 2016.
    Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hilton Washington/Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852.
    Contact Person: Susan O. McGuire, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug 
Abuse, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 6001 Executive Blvd., 
Room 4245, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-435-1426, 
[email protected].

    Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special 
Emphasis Panel, Identification of Genetic and Genomic Variants by 
Next-Gen Sequencing in Non-human Animal Models (U01).
    Date: March 2, 2016.
    Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Neuroscience Center, 6001 
Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone Conference 
Call).
    Contact Person: Jose F. Ruiz, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 
Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, 
Room 4228, MSC 9550, 6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892-9550, 
(301) 451-3086, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special 
Emphasis Panel, NIDA Translational Avant-Garde Award for Development 
of Medication to Treat Substance Use Disorders (UG3/UH3).
    Date: March 4, 2016.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate cooperative agreement 
applications.
    Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852.
    Contact Person: Jose F. Ruiz, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 
Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, 
Room 4228, MSC 9550, 6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892-9550, 
(301) 451-3086, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special 
Emphasis Panel, Phase II in person interview: Avenir Award Program 
for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS (DP2).
    Date: March 8, 2016.
    Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Courtyard by Marriott, 5520 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy 
Chase, MD 20815.
    Contact Person: Hiromi Ono, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 
Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 
National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 
4238, MSC 9550, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-402-6020, 
[email protected].

    Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special 
Emphasis Panel, Phase II in person interview: Avenir Award Program 
for Genetics or Epigenetics of Substance Abuse (DP1).
    Date: March 10, 2016.
    Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Courtyard by Marriott, 5520 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy 
Chase, MD 20815. Contact Person: Hiromi Ono, Ph.D., Scientific 
Review Officer, Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on 
Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 6001 Executive 
Boulevard, Room 4238, MSC 9550, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-402-6020, 
[email protected].

    Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special 
Emphasis Panel, Exploratory Studies of Smoking Cessation 
Interventions for People with Schizophrenia (R21/R33).
    Date: March 11, 2016.
    Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Neuroscience Center, 6001 
Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone Conference 
Call).
    Contact Person: Jose F. Ruiz, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 
Office of Extramural Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, 
Room 4228, MSC 9550, 6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892-9550, 
(301) 451-3086, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special 
Emphasis Panel, Loan Repayment 2016.
    Date: March 15, 2016.
    Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications and/or 
proposals.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, Neuroscience Center, 6001 
Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, (Virtual Meeting).
    Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Scientific Review Officer, Office of 
Extramural Policy and Review, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, 
DHHS, Room 4227, MSC 9550, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 
20892-9550, (301) 435-1439, lf33c.nih.gov.

    Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special 
Emphasis Panel, NIDA Research ``Center of Excellence'' Grant Program 
(P50).
    Date: March 16, 2016.
    Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852.
    Contact Person: Jagadeesh S. Rao, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, Office of Extramural Policy and Review, National Institute 
on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 6001 Executive 
Boulevard, Room 4234, MSC 9550, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-443-9511, 
[email protected].

    Name of Committee: National Institute on Drug Abuse Special 
Emphasis Panel, NIDA Core Center of Excellence Grant Program (P30).
    Date: March 17, 2016.
    Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852.
    Contact Person: Jagadeesh S. Rao, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, Office of Extramural Policy and Review, National

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Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 6001 
Executive Boulevard, Room 4234, MSC 9550, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-
443-9511, [email protected].

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos.: 93.279, Drug 
Abuse and Addiction Research Programs, National Institutes of 
Health, HHS)


    Dated: February 8, 2016.
Natasha M. Copeland,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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                                                     as amended. The contract proposals and                    Place: Hilton Washington/Rockville, 1750            Contact Person: Hiromi Ono, Ph.D., Scientific
                                                     the discussions could disclose                          Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.                  Review Officer, Office of Extramural Affairs,
                                                     confidential trade secrets or commercial                  Contact Person: Susan O. McGuire, Ph.D.,            National Institute on Drug Abuse, National
                                                                                                             Scientific Review Officer, Office of                  Institutes of Health, DHHS, 6001 Executive
                                                     property such as patentable material,
                                                                                                             Extramural Affairs, National Institute on             Boulevard, Room 4238, MSC 9550, Bethesda,
                                                     and personal information concerning                     Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health,            MD 20892, 301–402–6020,
                                                     individuals associated with the contract                DHHS, 6001 Executive Blvd., Room 4245,                hiromi.ono@nih.gov.
                                                     proposals, the disclosure of which                      Rockville, MD 20852, 301–435–1426,                      Name of Committee: National Institute on
                                                     would constitute a clearly unwarranted                  mcguireso@mail.nih.gov.                               Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel,
                                                     invasion of personal privacy.                             Name of Committee: National Institute on            Exploratory Studies of Smoking Cessation
                                                       Name of Committee: National Institute on              Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel,                    Interventions for People with Schizophrenia
                                                     Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel;                      Identification of Genetic and Genomic                 (R21/R33).
                                                     Standardized Rechargeable Electronic                    Variants by Next-Gen Sequencing in Non-                 Date: March 11, 2016.
                                                     Nicotine Delivery System (8921).                        human Animal Models (U01).                              Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
                                                       Date: March 15, 2016.                                   Date: March 2, 2016.                                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                       Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.                          Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.                       applications.
                                                       Agenda: To review and evaluate contract                 Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                  Place: National Institutes of Health,
                                                     proposals.                                              applications.                                         Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
                                                       Place: National Institutes of Health,                   Place: National Institutes of Health,               Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone
                                                     Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive                     Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive                   Conference Call).
                                                     Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone               Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone              Contact Person: Jose F. Ruiz, Ph.D.,
                                                     Conference Call).                                       Conference Call).                                     Scientific Review Officer, Office of
                                                       Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Scientific                   Contact Person: Jose F. Ruiz, Ph.D.,                Extramural Affairs, National Institute on
                                                     Review Officer, Office of Extramural Affairs,           Scientific Review Officer, Office of                  Drug Abuse, NIH, Room 4228, MSC 9550,
                                                     National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH,                  Extramural Affairs, National Institute on             6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892–
                                                     DHHS, Room 4227, MSC 9550, 6001                         Drug Abuse, NIH, Room 4228, MSC 9550,                 9550, (301) 451–3086, ruizjf@nida.nih.gov.
                                                     Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–                6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892–               Name of Committee: National Institute on
                                                     9550, (301) 435–1439, lf33c.nih.gov.                    9550, (301) 451–3086, ruizjf@nida.nih.gov.            Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel, Loan
                                                     (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance                 Name of Committee: National Institute on            Repayment 2016.
                                                     Program No.: 93.279, Drug Abuse and                     Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel, NIDA                 Date: March 15, 2016.
                                                     Addiction Research Programs, National                   Translational Avant-Garde Award for                     Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                     Institutes of Health, HHS)                              Development of Medication to Treat                      Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                                                                             Substance Use Disorders (UG3/UH3).                    applications and/or proposals.
                                                       Dated: February 8, 2016.
                                                                                                               Date: March 4, 2016.                                  Place: National Institutes of Health,
                                                     Natasha M. Copeland,                                      Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.                       Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
                                                     Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory               Agenda: To review and evaluate                      Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, (Virtual
                                                     Committee Policy.                                       cooperative agreement applications.                   Meeting).
                                                     [FR Doc. 2016–02848 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]               Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel &                Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Scientific
                                                     BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                                                                             Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road,               Review Officer, Office of Extramural Policy
                                                                                                             Bethesda, MD 20852.                                   and Review, National Institute on Drug
                                                                                                               Contact Person: Jose F. Ruiz, Ph.D.,                Abuse, NIH, DHHS, Room 4227, MSC 9550,
                                                                                                             Scientific Review Officer, Office of                  6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD
                                                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                Extramural Affairs, National Institute on             20892–9550, (301) 435–1439, lf33c.nih.gov.
                                                     HUMAN SERVICES                                          Drug Abuse, NIH, Room 4228, MSC 9550,                   Name of Committee: National Institute on
                                                                                                             6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892–             Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel, NIDA
                                                     National Institutes of Health                           9550, (301) 451–3086, ruizjf@nida.nih.gov.            Research ‘‘Center of Excellence’’ Grant
                                                     National Institute on Drug Abuse;                         Name of Committee: National Institute on            Program (P50).
                                                                                                             Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel, Phase II             Date: March 16, 2016.
                                                     Notice of Closed Meetings
                                                                                                             in person interview: Avenir Award Program               Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
                                                       Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                      for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/                Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                     Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                      AIDS (DP2).                                           applications.
                                                     amended (5 U.S.C. App), notice is                         Date: March 8, 2016.                                  Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel &
                                                                                                               Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                        Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road,
                                                     hereby given of the following meetings.                   Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                Bethesda, MD 20852.
                                                       The meetings will be closed to the                    applications.                                           Contact Person: Jagadeesh S. Rao, Ph.D.,
                                                     public in accordance with the                             Place: Courtyard by Marriott, 5520                  Scientific Review Officer, Office of
                                                     provisions set forth in sections                        Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.              Extramural Policy and Review, National
                                                     552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C.,                Contact Person: Hiromi Ono, Ph.D.,                  Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes
                                                     as amended. The grant applications and                  Scientific Review Officer, Office of                  of Health, DHHS, 6001 Executive Boulevard,
                                                     the discussions could disclose                          Extramural Affairs, National Institute on             Room 4234, MSC 9550, Bethesda, MD 20892,
                                                     confidential trade secrets or commercial                Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health,            301–443–9511, jrao@nida.nih.gov.
                                                     property such as patentable material,                   DHHS, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room                    Name of Committee: National Institute on
                                                     and personal information concerning                     4238, MSC 9550, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–              Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel, NIDA
                                                                                                             402–6020, hiromi.ono@nih.gov.                         Core Center of Excellence Grant Program
                                                     individuals associated with the grant
                                                     applications, the disclosure of which                     Name of Committee: National Institute on            (P30).
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                                                                                                             Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel, Phase II             Date: March 17, 2016.
                                                     would constitute a clearly unwarranted                  in person interview: Avenir Award Program               Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
                                                     invasion of personal privacy.                           for Genetics or Epigenetics of Substance                Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                       Name of Committee: National Institute on              Abuse (DP1).                                          applications.
                                                     Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel, NIH                    Date: March 10, 2016.                                 Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel &
                                                     Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00).                  Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                        Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road,
                                                       Date: March 2, 2016.                                    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                Bethesda, MD 20852.
                                                       Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                          applications.                                           Contact Person: Jagadeesh S. Rao, Ph.D.,
                                                       Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                    Place: Courtyard by Marriott, 5520                  Scientific Review Officer, Office of
                                                     applications.                                           Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.              Extramural Policy and Review, National



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                                                     Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes              Dated: February 8, 2016.                            the International Maritime Organization
                                                     of Health, DHHS, 6001 Executive Boulevard,              Melanie J. Gray,                                      (IMO) has adopted a mandatory code,
                                                     Room 4234, MSC 9550, Bethesda, MD 20892,                Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory           the International Code for Ships
                                                     301–443–9511, jrao@nida.nih.gov.                        Committee Policy.                                     Operating in Polar Waters, commonly
                                                     (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance               [FR Doc. 2016–02851 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]           referred to as the Polar Code. The Polar
                                                     Program Nos.: 93.279, Drug Abuse and                    BILLING CODE 4140–01–P                                Code addresses safety and
                                                     Addiction Research Programs, National                                                                         environmental requirements for vessels,
                                                     Institutes of Health, HHS)                                                                                    as well as the level of training required
                                                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                for deck officers, and is expected to
                                                       Dated: February 8, 2016.                                                                                    come into force on January 1, 2017.
                                                                                                             SECURITY
                                                     Natasha M. Copeland,                                                                                             In order to obtain input from U.S.
                                                     Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory             Coast Guard                                           stakeholders and to facilitate the
                                                     Committee Policy.                                                                                             development of the U.S. position at the
                                                     [FR Doc. 2016–02849 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                             [Docket No. USCG–2016–0017]                           IMO on the training requirements
                                                     BILLING CODE 4140–01–P                                                                                        needed to support the Polar Code, the
                                                                                                             Policy Letter: Guidance for Training of               Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory
                                                                                                             Deck Officers on Vessels Subject to                   Committee (MERPAC) chartered a
                                                                                                             the International Code for Ships                      working group in 2013 to address
                                                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                Operating in the Polar Waters
                                                     HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                                mariner training in support of the polar
                                                                                                             AGENCY:   Coast Guard, DHS.                           code. The working group developed a
                                                     National Institutes of Health                           ACTION:   Notice of availability.                     proposal that included the training
                                                                                                                                                                   competencies for U.S. mariners serving
                                                     National Institute of General Medical                   SUMMARY:   The Coast Guard announces                  on ships operating in polar waters. The
                                                     Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting                      the availability, in the docket, of a                 working group held multiple meetings
                                                                                                             policy letter which provides voluntary                and provided recommendations on
                                                       Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                      guidance for the training of deck officers            minimum standards of competence, sea
                                                     Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                      on vessels operating in polar waters. It              service, and recency requirements for
                                                     amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is                      recommends training measures that will                polar training at the basic and advanced
                                                     hereby given of the following meeting.                  achieve a higher level of safety for                  levels. The group also developed
                                                       The meeting will be closed to the                     mariners working in this specialized                  recommendations on how existing
                                                     public in accordance with the                           polar environment. It is applicable to                mariners with experience operating in
                                                     provisions set forth in sections                        SOLAS vessels operating outside the                   polar waters would be grandfathered
                                                     552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,              boundary line and subject to the                      under the new requirements. MERPAC
                                                     as amended. The grant applications and                  International Code for Ships Operating                adopted the working group’s
                                                     the discussions could disclose                          in Polar Waters (Polar Code). The draft               recommendations, which provided the
                                                     confidential trade secrets or commercial                policy letter and voluntary guidance                  basis of the U.S. position regarding the
                                                     property such as patentable material,                   would not apply to vessels on voyages                 relevant amendments to the
                                                     and personal information concerning                     that do not operate in areas subject to               International Convention on Standards
                                                     individuals associated with the grant                   the Polar Code.                                       of Training, Certification and
                                                     applications, the disclosure of which                                                                         Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW
                                                                                                             DATES: This policy letter is effective on
                                                     would constitute a clearly unwarranted                                                                        Convention), 1978, as amended, and the
                                                                                                             February 12, 2016.
                                                     invasion of personal privacy.                                                                                 Seafarers’ Training, Certification and
                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                   Watchkeeping Code (STCW Code). The
                                                       Name of Committee: NIGMS Initial Review               you have questions about this                         STCW Convention and Code provide
                                                     Group; Training and Workforce Development               document, contact Cathleen Mauro,                     the international standards for seafarers.
                                                     Subcommittee—C.                                         Marine Personnel Qualifications                          Through the work of the IMO’s Sub-
                                                       Date: March 7, 2016.                                  Division (CG–OES–1), U.S. Coast Guard;                committee on Human Element, Training
                                                       Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                          telephone 202–372–1449, or                            and Watchkeeping (HTW), amendments
                                                       Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                  Cathleen.B.Mauro@uscg.mil.                            to the STCW Convention and Code were
                                                     applications.                                                                                                 developed to define the training
                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                       Place: Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1700 Tysons
                                                                                                                                                                   requirements needed to support the
                                                     Boulevard, McLean, VA 22102.                            Viewing Materials in the Docket                       implementation of the Polar Code.
                                                       Contact Person: Mona R. Trempe, Ph.D.,
                                                                                                               The policy letter is available in the               These amendments were approved by
                                                     Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific
                                                     Review, National Institute of General Medical
                                                                                                             docket and can be viewed by going to                  the Maritime Safety Committee on its
                                                     Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 45             www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG–                  Ninety Fifth Session (MSC 95), and are
                                                     Center Drive, Room 3AN12, Bethesda, MD                  2016–0017 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and                 expected to be adopted by the IMO in
                                                     20892, 301–594–3998, trempemo@                          then clicking ‘‘Search.’’                             July of 2016. The amendments are
                                                     mail.nih.gov.                                                                                                 expected to enter into force on January
                                                                                                             Background and Purpose
                                                     (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                                                                                                                                                   1, 2018.
                                                     Program Nos. 93.375, Minority Biomedical
                                                                                                               Current shipping trends show an                        Cognizant that there is a gap between
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                                                     Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and              increase in the number of vessels                     the time the Polar Code enters into force
                                                     Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology,              regularly transiting remote polar areas.              on January 1, 2017 and the adoption of
                                                     Physiology, and Biological Chemistry                    Vessels in polar waters experience                    the amendments to the STCW
                                                     Research; 93.862, Genetics and                          unpredictable and poor weather                        Convention by IMO in July of 2016, the
                                                     Developmental Biology Research; 93.88,                  conditions, degraded navigation tools,                Coast Guard has developed a policy
                                                     Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96,             threats to operating equipment and                    letter that recommends training
                                                     Special Minority Initiatives; 93.859,                   increased stability concerns. In response             guidelines for deck officers on vessels
                                                     Biomedical Research and Research Training,              to the challenges faced by these vessels              operating in polar waters. The Coast
                                                     National Institutes of Health, HHS)                     and the concern for their safe operation,             Guard is providing this guidance to


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DatesMarch 2, 2016.
FR Citation81 FR 7551 

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