The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``M3(R2) Nonclinical Safety Studies for the Conduct of Human Clinical Trials and Marketing Authorization for Pharmaceuticals.'' The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Food and Drug Administration

This notice announces the 26th meeting of the American Health Information Community Chronic Care Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

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 National Institutes of Health Peer Review Advisory Committee.

The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

This notice announces the 22nd meeting of the American Health Information Community Confidentiality, Privacy, & Security Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public.

Name of Committee: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.

General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA's

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Food and Drug Administration

This notice announces the 29th meeting of the American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.).

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Notice is hereby given of a Request for Information (RFI): Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Draft Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research is Available for Comment, NOT MH08021, issued by the National Institute of Mental Health on behalf of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC).

The draft Strategic

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

This notice announces the 25th meeting of the American Health Information Community Electronic Health Records Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of periodic surveys conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Examination surveys conducted since 1960 by NCHS, have provided national estimates of health and nutritional status of the United

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This notice announces the 30th meeting of the American Health Information Community Population Health and Clinical Care Connections Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Biomedical Computing and Health Informatics Study Section, October 2, 2008, 8 a.m. to October 2, 2008, 5 p.m., Hilton Washington DC/Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, which was published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2008, 73 FR 4821948220.

The meeting will

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

This notice announces the 20th meeting of the American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors of the NIH Clinical Center.

The meeting will be closed to the public as indicated below in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

In December 2005, the CERHR announced its intention to conduct an evaluation of the potential for bisphenol A to cause adverse effects on reproduction and development in humans (Federal Register: December 21, 2005: Vol. 70, No. 244, page 75827). The final results of this evaluation are now available in the NTPCERHR Monograph on Bisphenol A that

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Cellular, Molecular and Integrative Reproduction Study Section, September 15, 2008, 8 a.m. to September 16, 2008, 3 p.m., Mayflower Park Hotel, 405 Olive Way, Seattle, WA 98101, which was published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2008, 73 FR 4821948220.

The meeting will be held

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92463), notice is hereby given of the following meeting:

Name: Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC).

Dates and Times: October 1, 2008, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; October 2, 2008, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Place: Capital Hilton,

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health Resources and Services Administration

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 meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(cX4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

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

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

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 grant applications and the discussions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

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 meetings.

The meetings 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 grant applications and/or contract

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

CFDA#: 93.583.

Legislative Authority: The Refugee Act of 1980 as amended, Wilson Fish Amendment, 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7); section 412(e)(7)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Amount of Award: $125,163 supplement for current year.

Project Period: 09/30/200509/29/2010.

Justification for the Exception to Competition: The

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Refugee Resettlement Office

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 meetings.

The meetings 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 grant applications and the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

Under section 6021 of Public Law 109-171, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), States may provide asset disregards (and related estate recovery offsets) for Medicaid applicants who receive benefits under qualified long term care insurance policies (Partnership policies) that were purchased in the same State. This notice sets forth standards

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

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 grant applications and the discussions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

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 meetings.

The meetings 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 grant applications and the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health