Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council.

The meeting will be open to the public, 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.

Name of Committee: Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council.

Date: October 13-14, 2004.

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: A Report of the Director addressing OAR initiatives. The meeting will focus on research approaches to addressing HIV/AIDS as a chronic disease in the United States, including discussions about clinical complications, treatment and adherence issues, and disease management.

Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Room 6C10, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Jack Whitescarver, Director, Office of AIDS Research, OD, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 2, Room 4E14, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496-0357.

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.

In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance into the building by non-government employees. Persons without a government I.D. will need to show a photo I.D. and sign in at the security desk upon entering the building.

Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: http://www.nih.gov/od/oar/index.htm,, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available.