83_FR_11598 83 FR 11547 - Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings

83 FR 11547 - Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)

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FR Document2018-05216

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11547-11548]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05216]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings

    Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, 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: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; RFA: NIH Transformative Research Awards (R01) Review.
    Date: April 3, 2018.
    Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Washington Marriott Georgetown, 1221 22nd Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20037.
    Contact Person: Raymond Jacobson, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5858, MSC 7849, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-996-7702, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; Small Business: Nephrology Review.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
    Contact Person: Atul Sahai, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 2188, MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-
1198, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; RFA Panel: Science of Behavior Change.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes 
Street, Arlington, VA 22202.
    Contact Person: Maribeth Champoux, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3170, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-594-3163, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; Member Conflict: Topics in Virology.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Marci Scidmore, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3192, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1149, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; PAR: SBIR/STTR Interactive Digital Media STEM Resources for 
Pre-College and Informal Science Education Audiences.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Contact Person: Allen Richon, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 6184, MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-379-
9351, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; PAR Panel: Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
    Contact Person: Barna Dey, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 3184, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-451-2796, 
[email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; Member Conflicts: Neuropsychopharmacology.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).
    Contact Person: Mary Custer, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 4148, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-
1164, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; Member Conflict: Neuroimmunology, Neuroinflammation, and 
Brain Tumor.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).
    Contact Person: Nataliya Gordiyenko, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5202, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301.435.1265, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; PAR-16-366: Dual Benefit Research in Biomedicine and 
Agriculture.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting)
    Contact Person: Elaine Sierra-Rivera, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, EMNR IRG, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes 
of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6182 MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301 435-2514, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; Member Conflict: Bioengineering Sciences.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).
    Contact Person: Mark Caprara, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 5156, MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-
1042, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; PAR-16-366: Dual Benefit Research in Biomedicine and 
Agriculture.
    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
    Contact Person: Gary Hunnicutt, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6164, MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-0229, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel; PAR 15-279: Strategies to Increase Delivery of Guideline-
Based Care to Populations with Health Disparities.

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    Date: April 4, 2018.
    Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).
    Contact Person: Yvonne Owens Ferguson, Ph.D., Scientific Review 
Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive Room 3139, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-827-
3689, [email protected].

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, 
Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 
93.337, 93.393-93.396, 93.837-93.844, 93.846-93.878, 93.892, 93.893, 
National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: March 9, 2018.
Natasha M. Copeland,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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                                                93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,                Date: April 4, 2018.                                Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4148,
                                                93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,                     Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                        MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
                                                93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National                   Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                1164, custerm@csr.nih.gov.
                                                Institutes of Health, HHS)                              applications.                                           Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                  Dated: March 9, 2018.                                   Place: Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Pentagon City,         Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member
                                                                                                        1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA                Conflict: Neuroimmunology,
                                                Natasha M. Copeland,                                    22202.                                                Neuroinflammation, and Brain Tumor.
                                                Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory               Contact Person: Maribeth Champoux,                    Date: April 4, 2018.
                                                Committee Policy.                                       Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for            Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–05207 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]             Scientific Review, National Institutes of               Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                BILLING CODE 4140–01–P                                  Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3170,              applications.
                                                                                                        MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–594–                  Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
                                                                                                        3163, champoum@csr.nih.gov.                           Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                  Name of Committee: Center for Scientific            (Telephone Conference Call).
                                                HUMAN SERVICES                                          Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member                   Contact Person: Nataliya Gordiyenko,
                                                                                                        Conflict: Topics in Virology.                         Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                                National Institutes of Health                             Date: April 4, 2018.                                Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                                                                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.                       Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5202,
                                                Center for Scientific Review; Notice of                   Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892,
                                                                                                        applications.                                         301.435.1265, gordiyenkon@csr.nih.gov.
                                                Closed Meetings
                                                                                                          Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701            Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                  Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                      Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.                  Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR–16–
                                                Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                        Contact Person: Marci Scidmore, Ph.D.,              366: Dual Benefit Research in Biomedicine
                                                amended, notice is hereby given of the                  Scientific Review Officer, Center for                 and Agriculture.
                                                following meetings.                                     Scientific Review, National Institutes of               Date: April 4, 2018.
                                                  The meetings will be closed to the                    Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3192,                Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
                                                                                                        MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                public in accordance with the
                                                                                                        1149, marci.scidmore@nih.gov.                         applications.
                                                provisions set forth in sections                                                                                Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
                                                552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,                Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                                                                        Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR: SBIR/             Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
                                                as amended. The grant applications and                  STTR Interactive Digital Media STEM                   (Virtual Meeting)
                                                the discussions could disclose                          Resources for Pre-College and Informal                  Contact Person: Elaine Sierra-Rivera, Ph.D.,
                                                confidential trade secrets or commercial                Science Education Audiences.                          Scientific Review Officer, EMNR IRG, Center
                                                property such as patentable material,                     Date: April 4, 2018.                                for Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                                and personal information concerning                       Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.                       Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6182
                                                individuals associated with the grant                     Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301 435–
                                                applications, the disclosure of which                   applications.                                         2514, riverase@csr.nih.gov.
                                                would constitute a clearly unwarranted                    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701            Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                invasion of personal privacy.                           Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.                  Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member
                                                                                                          Contact Person: Allen Richon, Ph.D.,                Conflict: Bioengineering Sciences.
                                                  Name of Committee: Center for Scientific              Scientific Review Officer, Center for                   Date: April 4, 2018.
                                                Review Special Emphasis Panel; RFA: NIH                 Scientific Review, National Institutes of               Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
                                                Transformative Research Awards (R01)                    Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6184,                Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                Review.                                                 MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–379–                applications.
                                                  Date: April 3, 2018.                                  9351, allen.richon@nih.hhs.gov.                         Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
                                                  Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.                                                                                Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
                                                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                                                                        Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel:             (Telephone Conference Call).
                                                applications.                                                                                                   Contact Person: Mark Caprara, Ph.D.,
                                                  Place: Washington Marriott Georgetown,                Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and
                                                                                                        Aging.                                                Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                                1221 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC                                                                           Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                                20037.                                                    Date: April 4, 2018.
                                                                                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.                       Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5156,
                                                  Contact Person: Raymond Jacobson, Ph.D.,
                                                                                                          Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
                                                Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                                                                                        applications.                                         1042, capraramg@mail.nih.gov.
                                                Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                                Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5858,                  Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701            Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                MSC 7849, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–996–                  Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892                   Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR–16–
                                                7702, jacobsonrh@csr.nih.gov.                           (Virtual Meeting).                                    366: Dual Benefit Research in Biomedicine
                                                  Name of Committee: Center for Scientific                Contact Person: Barna Dey, Ph.D.,                   and Agriculture.
                                                Review Special Emphasis Panel; Small                    Scientific Review Officer, Center for                   Date: April 4, 2018.
                                                Business: Nephrology Review.                            Scientific Review, National Institutes of               Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                  Date: April 4, 2018.                                  Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3184,                Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                  Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.                          Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–451–2796, bdey@               applications.
                                                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                  mail.nih.gov.                                           Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
                                                applications.                                             Name of Committee: Center for Scientific            Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
                                                  Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701            Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member                 (Virtual Meeting).
                                                Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892                     Conflicts: Neuropsychopharmacology.                     Contact Person: Gary Hunnicutt, Ph.D.,
                                                (Virtual Meeting).                                        Date: April 4, 2018.                                Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                                  Contact Person: Atul Sahai, Ph.D.,                      Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.                       Scientific Review, National Institutes of
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                                                Scientific Review Officer, Center for                     Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6164,
                                                Scientific Review, National Institutes of               applications.                                         MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
                                                Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2188,                  Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701          0229, gary.hunnicutt@nih.gov.
                                                MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–                  Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892                     Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                1198, sahaia@csr.nih.gov.                               (Telephone Conference Call).                          Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR 15–
                                                  Name of Committee: Center for Scientific                Contact Person: Mary Custer, Ph.D.,                 279: Strategies to Increase Delivery of
                                                Review Special Emphasis Panel; RFA Panel:               Scientific Review Officer, Center for                 Guideline-Based Care to Populations with
                                                Science of Behavior Change.                             Scientific Review, National Institutes of             Health Disparities.



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                                                  Date: April 4, 2018.                                  ADDRESSES:    Assistance to Firefighters              assistance, FEMA anticipates that it will
                                                  Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.                         Grants Branch, DHS/FEMA, 400 C Street                 award approximately 150 FP&S Grants
                                                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                  SW, 3N, Washington, DC 20472–3635.                    from available grant funding.
                                                applications.
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701                                                                  Background of the AFG Program
                                                Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892                     Catherine Patterson, Chief, Assistance to
                                                                                                        Firefighters Grants Branch, 1–866–274–                  DHS awards grants on a competitive
                                                (Telephone Conference Call).
                                                  Contact Person: Yvonne Owens Ferguson,                0960.                                                 basis to applicants that best address the
                                                Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        FP&S Grant Program’s priorities and
                                                Scientific Review, National Institutes of               purpose of the FP&S Program is to                     provide the most compelling
                                                Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive Room 3139,                 reduce fire and fire-related injuries and             justification. Applications that best
                                                Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–827–3689,                       prevent deaths among the public and                   address the Program’s priorities will be
                                                fergusonyo@csr.nih.gov.                                                                                       reviewed by a panel composed of fire
                                                                                                        firefighters by assisting fire prevention
                                                (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance               programs and supporting firefighter                   service personnel.
                                                Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;
                                                                                                        health and safety research and                        Award Criteria
                                                93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,
                                                93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,                   development. The FEMA Grant
                                                                                                                                                                 All applications for grants will be
                                                93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National                 Programs Directorate administers the
                                                                                                        FP&S Grant Program as part of the AFG                 prepared and submitted through the
                                                Institutes of Health, HHS)                                                                                    AFG e-Grant application portal (https://
                                                                                                        Program.
                                                  Dated: March 9, 2018.
                                                                                                           FP&S Grants are offered to support                 portal.fema.gov).
                                                Natasha M. Copeland,                                    projects in two activities:                              The FP&S Grant Program panels will
                                                Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory                1. Activities designed to reach high-              review the applications and score them
                                                Committee Policy.                                       risk target groups and mitigate the                   using the following criteria areas:
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–05216 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]             incidence of death, injuries, and                     • Financial Need
                                                BILLING CODE 4140–01–P                                  property damage caused by fire and fire-              • Vulnerability Statement
                                                                                                        related hazards (‘‘FP&S Activity’’).                  • Implementation Plan
                                                                                                           2. Projects aimed at improving                     • Evaluation Plan
                                                                                                        firefighter safety, health, or wellness               • Cost-Benefit
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                                                                        • Funding Priorities
                                                SECURITY                                                through research and development that
                                                                                                        reduces firefighter fatalities and injuries              The applications submitted under the
                                                Federal Emergency Management                            (‘‘R&D Activity’’).                                   R&D Activity will be reviewed first by
                                                Agency                                                     The grant program’s authorizing                    a panel of fire service members to
                                                                                                        statute requires that DHS publish in the              identify those applications most
                                                [Docket ID FEMA–2018–0017]                              Federal Register each year the                        relevant to the fire service. The
                                                                                                        guidelines that describe the application              following evaluation criteria will be
                                                Assistance to Firefighters Grant                        process and the criteria for grant                    used for this review:
                                                Program; Fire Prevention and Safety                     awards. Approximately 1,000                           • Purpose
                                                Grants                                                  applications for FP&S Grant Program                   • Potential Impact
                                                AGENCY: Federal Emergency                               funding are anticipated to be submitted               • Implementation by the Fire Service
                                                Management Agency, DHS.                                 electronically, using the application                 • Partners
                                                                                                        submission form and process available                 • Barriers
                                                ACTION: Notice of guidance.
                                                                                                        at the AFG e-Grant application portal:                   The applications that are determined
                                                SUMMARY:   This Notice provides                         https://portal.fema.gov. Specific                     most likely to enable improvement in
                                                guidelines that describe the application                information about the submission of                   firefighter safety, health, or wellness
                                                process for grants and the criteria the                 grant applications can be found in the                will be deemed to be in the
                                                Federal Emergency Management Agency                     FY 2017 Fire Prevention and Safety                    ‘‘competitive range’’ and forwarded to
                                                (FEMA) will use for awarding Fire                       Program Notice of Funding Opportunity                 the second level of application review,
                                                Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants in                  (NOFO), which will be available for                   which is the scientific panel review
                                                the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Assistance to                 download at www.fema.gov/firegrants                   process. This panel will be comprised of
                                                Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. It                    and at www.regulations.gov under                      scientists and technology experts who
                                                explains the differences, if any, between               Docket ID: FEMA–2018–0017.                            have expertise pertaining to the subject
                                                these guidelines and those                              Appropriations                                        matter of the proposal.
                                                recommended by representatives of the                                                                            The Scientific Technical Evaluation
                                                                                                           Congress appropriated $345,000,000                 Panel for the R&D Activity will review
                                                Nation’s fire service leadership during
                                                                                                        for AFG in FY 2017 pursuant to the                    the application and evaluate it using the
                                                the annual Criteria Development
                                                                                                        Department of Homeland Security                       following criteria:
                                                meeting, which was held February 28—
                                                                                                        Appropriations Act, 2017, Public Law                  • Project goals, objectives, and specific
                                                March 3, 2017. The application period
                                                                                                        115–31. From this amount, $34,500,000                    aims
                                                for the FY 2017 FP&S Grant Program
                                                                                                        will be made available for FP&S Grant                 • Literature Review
                                                year will be February 12, 2018—March
                                                                                                        awards, pursuant to 15 U.S.C.                         • Project Methods
                                                16, 2018, and will be announced on the
                                                AFG website (www.fema.gov/firegrants),
                                                                                                        2229(h)(5), which states that not less                • Project Measurements
                                                www.grants.gov, and the U.S. Fire
                                                                                                        than 10 percent of available grant funds              • Project Analysis
                                                                                                                                                              • Dissemination and Implementation
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                                                                                                        each year are awarded under the FP&S
                                                Administration website
                                                                                                        Grant Program. Funds appropriated for                 • Cost vs. Benefit (additional
                                                (www.usfa.fema.gov).
                                                                                                        all FY 2017 AFG awards, pursuant to                      consideration)
                                                DATES: Grant applications for the FP&S                  Public Law 115–31, will be available for              • Financial Need (additional
                                                Grant Program will be accepted                          obligation and award until September                     consideration)
                                                electronically at https://portal.fema.gov,              30, 2018.                                             • Mentoring (additional consideration
                                                from February 12, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. ET                     From the approximately 1,000                          for Early Career Investigator Projects
                                                to March 16, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. ET.                      applications that will be requesting                     only)


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApril 3, 2018.
FR Citation83 FR 11547 

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