Meetings: Minority Health Research Advisory Committee,

[Federal Register: March 18, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 52)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Office of Research on Minority Health; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby given of the first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Research on Minority Health on April 3, 1998, National Institutes of Health Conference Center, Building 31, Conference Room 9, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

The meeting will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on April 3. Attendance by the public will be limited to space available. The Committee will review and assess minority health activities, including those to be undertaken by the national research institutes, with respect to research related to minority health; the inclusion of members of minority groups as subjects in clinical research; and the enhancement of minority participation in research and research training programs. Additional agenda items include: (1) introduction of new members; (2) presentation by Dr. John Ruffin on the mission of ORMH; and (3) other business of the Committee.

In accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C. and section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the meeting will be closed to the public from 1:00 p.m. to adjournment for discussions of individual programs and projects including consideration of personnel qualifications and performance, the competence of individual investigators, and similar items, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Dr. Jean Flagg-Newton, Special Assistant to the Associate Director, ORMH, Building 1, Room 255, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, Area Code 301-402-2518, will provide a summary of the meeting and a roster of Committee members as well as substantive program information. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact Dr. Flagg-Newton no later than March 25.

Dated: March 11, 1998. LaVerne Y. Stringfield, Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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