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The Center for Scientific Review will hold a closed meeting to discuss and evaluate certain grant applications. This meeting will happen on January 15, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will be a virtual meeting due to confidential matters related to trade secrets and personal privacy. The meeting is part of the NIH's program for reviewing time-sensitive opportunities in health research, as specified in their grant guidelines.

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Advisory Council is holding a meeting on January 30-31, 2025, partly open to the public via an online NIH videocast. The meeting will cover various topics, including grant application reviews, program updates, and special presentations. Portions of the meeting will be closed to protect confidential information. Anyone interested can send comments to the committee by contacting Anna L. Ramsey-Ewing, Ph.D., by email before the deadline.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is holding a closed meeting from May 5-7, 2025, to evaluate grant applications. The meeting will be conducted via video, following federal laws to protect confidential information about the grants and privacy of individuals. The meeting notice was issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and only the necessary officials will have access due to confidentiality concerns. Contact person for the meeting is Lindsey M. Pujanandez, Ph.D.

The Department of Agriculture has submitted information collection requirements for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Public comments are requested by February 26, 2025, on the necessity and utility of these collections, the accuracy of the burden estimates, and ways to reduce respondent burden. Two specific information collections are highlighted: one relates to patent license applications managed by the Agricultural Research Service, and the other involves document delivery services by the National Agricultural Library. The information collected is used to evaluate patent licensing capabilities and fulfill document requests, ensuring compliance with copyright laws.

The National Institute of Mental Health is holding two meetings to review and evaluate grant applications. The meetings will be closed to the public to protect confidential information. The first meeting, focusing on understanding mental health disorders through invasive recording and stimulating techniques, is scheduled for March 1, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The second meeting, addressing member conflicts, will take place on March 5, 2021, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Both meetings are conducted via telephone conference calls at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland.

The Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is seeking public comments on its proposal to collect information related to the Disclosure of Medical Evidence. This is part of an effort to reduce paperwork and ensure clarity while assessing the impact on respondents according to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Public comments must be submitted by May 5, 2025, and should focus on evaluating the necessity, accuracy, and efficiency of the proposed information collection. The OWCP aims to minimize the burden on respondents and improve data collection using technological methods.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) held a closed meeting via video conference on January 19, 2021, at 10:22 a.m. The Board determined that urgent corporation business needed attention with less than seven days' public notice and decided that these matters could not be discussed in an open meeting due to specific exemptions under the "Government in the Sunshine Act." Individuals seeking more information about the meeting are advised to contact Ms. Debra A. Decker, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Corporation.

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development is holding a virtual meeting on April 15, 2025, to discuss and evaluate grant applications related to the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study. The meeting will be closed to the public to protect trade secrets and personal privacy, as per federal law. Dr. Chi-Tso Chiu is the contact person for the meeting, and the notice is part of the federal advisory committee policy.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold several closed meetings to review and evaluate grant applications. These meetings, organized by the Center for Scientific Review, are scheduled to take place from February 24 to March 2, 2021, and will be conducted as virtual meetings. The meetings cover a wide range of scientific topics, including biobehavioral processes, brain disorders, genetic research, cancer studies, healthcare methodologies, and drug discovery. The sessions are closed to ensure the confidentiality of trade secrets or personal information.

The National Institute of Mental Health is holding a closed meeting on February 4, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to review and evaluate grant applications under the BRAIN Initiative. The meeting will be conducted virtually and is closed to the public to protect personal privacy and confidential information. Rebecca Steiner Garcia is the Scientific Review Officer overseeing this meeting. The meeting is part of the federal mental health research grant program.