National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council.

The meeting will be partially open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The open session will be videocast and can be accessed from the NIH Videocasting and Podcasting website: videocast.nih.gov/​watch/​d7d1c3b9-bb39-11f1-82c0-124f0a52e769.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council.

Date: January 26, 2027.

Open: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Agenda: Call to Order; Consideration of Minutes; NIAMS Director's Report and Discussion; Concepts; Open Discussion.

Address: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892.

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.

Closed: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications and/or proposals.

Address: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892.

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.

Contact Person: Timothy Erik Edgerton, MBA, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Activities, Grants Management Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 838, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-7760, edgertont@mail.nih.gov.

Registration is not required to attend the open portion of this meeting.

Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person.

Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: www.niams.nih.gov/​about/​working-groups/​advisory-council, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.846, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research; 93.AR4, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research—Training Institutional (TI); 93.AR6, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research—Other Research (OR); 93.AR5, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research—Research Centers (RC); 93.AR7, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research—SBIR/STTR; 93.AR1, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research—Research Projects; 93.AR3, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research—Training Individual (TR), National Institutes of Health, HHS)