National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

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 contract proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel “Clinical Centers for the Clinical Network for the Treatment of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)”.

Date: August 1, 2000.

Time: 8 am to 5 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: National Institutes of Health, II Rockledge Center, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7214, Bethesda, MD 20892-7924 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: C. James Scheirer, PhD, Chief, Review Branch, Division of Extramural Affairs, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Rockledge Center II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 7216, Bethesda, MD 20892-7924, 301-435-0266.

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases and Resources Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)