Search Results for keywords:"confidentiality"

The National Institutes of Health announced a series of upcoming closed meetings organized by the Center for Scientific Review. These meetings will review and evaluate grant applications, focusing on various topics such as Alzheimer's disease, ethical issues in research, and bioengineering. Due to the sensitive nature of the information, these meetings will not be open to the public. They will be held virtually and involve discussions on confidential trade secrets and personal information related to the grant applications.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is holding a meeting on March 11-12, 2025, which will be closed to the public. This meeting is organized by the Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel to review grant applications related to research on preventing interpersonal violence affecting children and youth. The discussions will be confidential to protect trade secrets and personal information. For more details, contact Aisha L. Wilkes, the Scientific Review Officer at the CDC.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requesting public comments on a proposed information collection, as part of its ongoing effort to reduce paperwork burdens under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. They are particularly interested in feedback on reducing information collection burdens for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, as per the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. The information collection concerns submarine cable reporting, which is important for national security and emergency preparedness. Comments are due by February 10, 2021.

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 Center for Scientific Review within the National Institutes of Health announced several closed meetings to review grant applications. These meetings will not be open to the public as they will discuss sensitive details like trade secrets and personal information. The meetings cover various topics, including bacterial-host interactions, vascular and hematological systems, and drug toxicity. All meetings will be held virtually from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

The National Institutes of Health has announced a change in the contact person for an upcoming meeting of the HIV/AIDS Intra- and Inter-personal Determinants and Behavioral Interventions Study Section. This meeting, originally detailed in the Federal Register on March 12, 2025, will take place from April 24 to April 25, 2025. The new contact is Joann Wu Shortt, Ph.D., replacing Mark Rubert, Ph.D. The meeting will be held in Bethesda, MD, and it is closed to the public.

The National Institute of Mental Health announced two upcoming closed meetings to review and evaluate grant applications. These meetings are scheduled for February 16 and February 18, 2021, and will take place via telephone conference calls. The first meeting will focus on post-acute interventions for anorexia nervosa, while the second will discuss the ethical implications of advancements in neurotechnology and brain science. Due to the sensitive nature of the information discussed, these meetings are closed to the public to protect confidential and personal information.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced that they will hold several closed meetings this February to review and evaluate contract proposals for developing pediatric formulations of tuberculosis drugs. These meetings are held under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and are closed to the public to protect confidential information and personal privacy. The meetings will be virtual, and they are occurring on February 22 and February 24, 2021, with participation led by Scientific Review Officer Mario Cerritelli. The announcements are being made less than 15 days before the meetings due to scheduling requirements aligned with the review and funding process.

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has announced a closed meeting scheduled for March 27, 2025. This meeting is to review and evaluate grant applications and will take place virtually from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be closed to the public to protect trade secrets, commercial property, and personal privacy. Interested individuals can contact Kimberly Hammer for more information.

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases has scheduled a closed meeting of a special panel to review grant applications. The meeting, which will take place on April 28-29, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in a virtual format, will not be open to the public to protect confidential information and personal privacy. The panel will evaluate applications related to the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. For more details, contact Archana Jha at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.