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The National Institute on Aging is holding a closed virtual meeting on February 3, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to review and evaluate grant applications. The meeting is restricted to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property, and personal information related to the applications. Anyone interested should note that the meeting discussions could reveal sensitive information whose disclosure would invade personal privacy. For more details, contact Dr. Sandhya Sanghi, the Scientific Review Officer at the National Institute on Aging.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health and Human Services Department announced a closed meeting of the Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel scheduled for April 13-14, 2021. The meeting, which will be held via teleconference, aims to review and evaluate grant applications related to public health research in countries like Bangladesh, Thailand, Kenya, and others. The sessions are closed to the public to protect sensitive information, such as trade secrets and personal data about individuals involved in the grant applications. For more details, contact Dr. Hylan Shoob at the CDC.

The National Institute of Mental Health has announced a closed meeting of the Special Emphasis Panel on February 26, 2021, to review grant applications related to the BRAIN Initiative. This meeting will be held via telephone conference at the National Institutes of Health Neuroscience Center in Rockville, MD. The meeting will be closed to the public because it involves discussions of confidential grant applications and personal information, which, if disclosed, could invade personal privacy or reveal trade secrets. For more details, Rebecca Steiner Garcia, Ph.D., is the Scientific Review Officer coordinating these activities.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is holding a closed meeting on March 19-20, 2025, to review and evaluate grant applications. The meeting is confidential to protect sensitive trade secrets, commercial property, and personal information. It will be conducted virtually from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. For more details, Peter J. Kozel can be contacted via email or phone.

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 Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health announced several upcoming meetings concerning the evaluation of grant applications. These meetings will cover various scientific topics such as cancer therapeutics, neuroscience, endocrinology, epidemiology, and more. The meetings will be held virtually from March 3-5, 2021, and will be closed to the public to protect sensitive information. Participants are advised to note the specific details and contact information for each committee handling the review process.

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has announced a closed meeting scheduled for March 14, 2025. This meeting will take place virtually from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to review and evaluate grant applications, which require confidentiality due to the inclusion of sensitive trade secrets and personal information. The meeting will be conducted by the institute's Initial Review Group within the Developmental Biology Study Section.

The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences has announced two upcoming meetings that will be closed to the public. These meetings are set to take place on April 8-9, 2025, and April 10-11, 2025, and will be held virtually. They will focus on reviewing and evaluating grant applications, discussing sensitive information that includes potential trade secrets and private personal data. The meetings' closed nature is to ensure privacy and confidentiality in dealing with proprietary and personal information.

The Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health will have several closed meetings to review grant applications. These meetings, taking place between February 22 and February 26, 2021, will happen virtually due to confidentiality concerns, as they could reveal trade secrets or personal information. Various committees, such as the Radiation Therapeutics and Biology Study Section and the Neurobiology of Pain and Itch Study Section, will be involved in evaluating the applications. The meetings are closed to the public to protect sensitive information and ensure the privacy of individuals associated with the grant applications.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve an extension for collecting fingerprint information as required by Rule 17f-2(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This rule involves the submission of fingerprints by certain people in the securities industry to the FBI through registered exchanges or associations, known as self-regulatory organizations (SROs). About 3,900 entities submit roughly 281,804 fingerprints annually, which takes around 70,451 hours in total. Fees for processing these fingerprints amount to over $7 million per year, ensuring careful handling and confidentiality.