National Eye Institute; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Advisory Eye Council.

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below. The February 12, 2021 National Advisory Eye Council Meeting will be held via a ZOOM Webinar. Instructions for accessing the meeting can be found at https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/advisory-committees/national-advisory-eye-council-naec/national-advisory-eye-council-naec-meeting-agenda .

Attendees and interested parties can submit questions and comments through written Q&A during the meeting, and for 15 days after the meeting, to aes@nei.nih.gov. Individuals who 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 Zoom Webinar will have sign language interpretation and closed captions. The open session (event) will be videocast by NIH with sign language interpretation and closed captioning. The link to the videocast is: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=41219 .

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 Advisory Eye Council National Institutes of Health.

Date: February 12, 2021.

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: Following opening remarks by the Director, NEI, there will be presentations by the staff of the Institute and discussions concerning Institute programs.

Place: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health 6700 Rockledge Drive, Suite 3400, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).

Date: February 12, 2021.

Closed: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6700 Rockledge Drive, Suite 3400, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).

Contact Person: Kathleen C. Anderson, Ph.D., Director, Division of Extramural Activities, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Room 3440, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-451-2020, kanders1@nei.nih.gov.

Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice within 15 days after the meeting. 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.nei.nih.gov,, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.867, Vision Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)