83 FR 10495 - Draft National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2018-2023 Strategic Plan

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-04714

The NIEHS is updating its 2012-2017 NIEHS Strategic Plan, which can be viewed at www.niehs.nih.gov/2012plan. The goal of the current strategic planning process is to define Strategic Objectives to anticipate, set, and meet priorities in environmental health sciences research, training, and translation in support of the NIEHS mission and vision, as well as to identify key focus areas for implementation of such Strategic Objectives. NIEHS requests comment from researchers in academia and industry, health care professionals, patient advocates and advocacy organizations, scientific or professional organizations, federal agencies, and other interested members of the public on these new Strategic Objectives and focus areas, which are detailed in ``NIEHS Strategic Plan 2018-2023: Advancing Environmental Health Science, Improving Health 2.0.'' The draft plan may be viewed online at www.niehs.nih.gov/strategicplan.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Draft National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2018-
2023 Strategic Plan

AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The NIEHS is updating its 2012-2017 NIEHS Strategic Plan, 
which can be viewed at www.niehs.nih.gov/2012plan. The goal of the 
current strategic planning process is to define Strategic Objectives to 
anticipate, set, and meet priorities in environmental health sciences 
research, training, and translation in support of the NIEHS mission and 
vision, as well as to identify key focus areas for implementation of 
such Strategic Objectives. NIEHS requests comment from researchers in 
academia and industry, health care professionals, patient advocates and 
advocacy organizations, scientific or professional organizations, 
federal agencies, and other interested members of the public on these 
new Strategic Objectives and focus areas, which are detailed in ``NIEHS 
Strategic Plan 2018-2023: Advancing Environmental Health Science, 
Improving Health 2.0.'' The draft plan may be viewed online at 
www.niehs.nih.gov/strategicplan.

DATES: Submit your comments online or by email on or before March 30, 
2018, 5:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Comments are strongly encouraged to be submitted online at 
https://www.research.net/r/niehs_strategic_plan. They may also be 
submitted by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
Office of the Deputy Director, NIEHS/NIH/HHS, P.O. Box 12233, Maildrop 
B2-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sheila Newton, Office of Policy, 
Planning and Evaluation; email: [email protected], or call non-
toll-free number 919-541-4343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The mission of the NIEHS is to 
discover how the environment affects people, in order to promote 
healthier lives. The vision of the NIEHS is to provide global 
leadership for innovative research that improves public health by 
preventing disease and disability. The NIEHS achieves its mission and 
vision through multidisciplinary biomedical research programs, as well 
as prevention and intervention efforts. NIEHS research is disseminated 
to inform evidence-based environmental health policies to prevent 
disease and protect health. The NIEHS also focuses on communication and 
research translation strategies that encompass training, education, 
technology transfer, and community engagement.

Request for Comment on Draft NIEHS Strategic Plan 2018-2023

    During June-August 2017, the NIEHS solicited input to its strategic 
planning process through a public, online ``Trends & Insights Survey.'' 
This survey invited respondents to comment on any aspect of the 2012-
2017 NIEHS Strategic Plan, as well as to offer potential new directions 
and priorities. Following this, NIEHS synthesized the input (~2,000 
unique comments) and reported it to the National Advisory Environmental 
Health Sciences Council (NAEHSC) at its September 2017 meeting. Two 
members of Council led a discussion to provide further feedback. From 
September 2017-February 2018, NIEHS Leadership discussed the compiled 
input and analysis, consulted the NIH Strategic Plan, and determined 
the current set of Strategic Objectives and supporting focus areas of 
effort that are detailed in the draft plan. This plan was presented and 
discussed at the NAEHSC's February 2018 meeting.
    The NIEHS seeks Comments from all interested parties on its draft 
``NIEHS Strategic Plan 2018-2023: Advancing Environmental Health 
Science, Improving Health 2.0.'' Input received in response to this 
request will be collected from February 21 to March 30, 2018.
    All comments should be submitted on or before COB (5:00 p.m. EDT) 
March 30, 2018.

    Dated: February 14, 2018.
Linda S. Birnbaum,
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and 
National Toxicology Program.
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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND healthier lives. The vision of the NIEHS
applications. HUMAN SERVICES is to provide global leadership for
Place: National Cancer Institute, Shady innovative research that improves
Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room National Institutes of Health public health by preventing disease and
7W102, Rockville, MD 20850, (Telephone disability. The NIEHS achieves its
Conference Call). Draft National Institute of mission and vision through
Contact Person: Shakeel Ahmad, Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences 2018– multidisciplinary biomedical research
Scientific Review Officer, Research 2023 Strategic Plan programs, as well as prevention and
Technology and Contract Review Branch, AGENCY: National Institute of intervention efforts. NIEHS research is
Division of Extramural Activities, National Environmental Health Sciences disseminated to inform evidence-based
Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health environmental health policies to
Drive, Room 7W102, Bethesda, MD 20892– (NIH), Department of Health and Human prevent disease and protect health. The
9750, 240–276–6349, ahmads@mail.nih.gov. Services (HHS). NIEHS also focuses on communication
Name of Committee: National Cancer ACTION: Request for comments. and research translation strategies that
Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI SPORE encompass training, education,
I Review. SUMMARY: The NIEHS is updating its technology transfer, and community
Date: May 10–11, 2018. 2012–2017 NIEHS Strategic Plan, which engagement.
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. can be viewed at www.niehs.nih.gov/
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Request for Comment on Draft NIEHS
2012plan. The goal of the current
applications. Strategic Plan 2018–2023
strategic planning process is to define
Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Strategic Objectives to anticipate, set, During June–August 2017, the NIEHS
Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, and meet priorities in environmental solicited input to its strategic planning
North Bethesda, MD 20852. health sciences research, training, and process through a public, online
Contact Person: David G. Ransom, Ph.D., translation in support of the NIEHS ‘‘Trends & Insights Survey.’’ This survey
Scientific Review Officer, Research Programs mission and vision, as well as to invited respondents to comment on any
Review Branch, Division of Extramural identify key focus areas for aspect of the 2012–2017 NIEHS
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Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–6351, from researchers in academia and Following this, NIEHS synthesized the
david.ransom@nih.gov. industry, health care professionals, input (∼2,000 unique comments) and
Name of Committee: National Cancer patient advocates and advocacy reported it to the National Advisory
Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI SPORE organizations, scientific or professional Environmental Health Sciences Council
IV Review. organizations, federal agencies, and (NAEHSC) at its September 2017
Date: May 17–18, 2018. other interested members of the public meeting. Two members of Council led a
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on these new Strategic Objectives and discussion to provide further feedback.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant focus areas, which are detailed in From September 2017–February 2018,
applications. ‘‘NIEHS Strategic Plan 2018–2023:
NIEHS Leadership discussed the
Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Advancing Environmental Health
compiled input and analysis, consulted
Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Science, Improving Health 2.0.’’ The
the NIH Strategic Plan, and determined
North Bethesda, MD 20852. draft plan may be viewed online at
the current set of Strategic Objectives
Contact Person: Sanita Bharti, Ph.D., www.niehs.nih.gov/strategicplan.
and supporting focus areas of effort that
Scientific Review Officer, Research Program DATES: Submit your comments online or are detailed in the draft plan. This plan
Review Branch, Division of Extramural by email on or before March 30, 2018, was presented and discussed at the
Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 5:00 p.m. EDT. NAEHSC’s February 2018 meeting.
9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W122, ADDRESSES: Comments are strongly
Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–5909, The NIEHS seeks Comments from all
encouraged to be submitted online at
sanitab@mail.nih.gov. interested parties on its draft ‘‘NIEHS
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Office of the Deputy Director, NIEHS/
Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer collected from February 21 to March 30,
NIH/HHS, P.O. Box 12233, Maildrop
Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology 2018.
B2–06, Research Triangle Park, NC
Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 27709. All comments should be submitted on
93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, or before COB (5:00 p.m. EDT) March
Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
30, 2018.
HHS) Sheila Newton, Office of Policy,
Planning and Evaluation; email: Dated: February 14, 2018.
Dated: March 6, 2018. newton1@niehs.nih.gov, or call non-toll- Linda S. Birnbaum,
Melanie J. Pantoja, free number 919–541–4343. Director, National Institute of Environmental
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Health Sciences and National Toxicology
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Section		Notices
Action		Request for comments.
Dates		Submit your comments online or by email on or before March 30, 2018, 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Contact		Dr. Sheila Newton, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation; email: [email protected], or call non- toll-free number 919-541-4343.
FR Citation		83 FR 10495

83 FR 10495 - Draft National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2018-2023 Strategic Plan

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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