National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Notice of Closed Meetings
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Institutes of Health, has announced two closed meetings of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. These meetings are scheduled for April 27, 2026 (9:30 a.m. to 5:25 p.m.) and May 1, 2026 (10:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Both will review and evaluate personnel qualifications, performance, and competence of individual investigators, including grant applications. The meetings are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect personal privacy. The first meeting will be held in a hybrid format at the Porter Neuroscience Research Center in Bethesda, MD, while the second will be entirely virtual.
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Key Changes
- Two closed meetings of the Board of Scientific Counselors, NIDCD, scheduled for April 27, 2026 and May 1, 2026
- Meetings closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect personal privacy
- April 27 meeting: 9:30 a.m. to 5:25 p.m., hybrid (in-person at Building 35A, Bethesda, MD + virtual)
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Obligations
What this law requires
Conduct Board of Scientific Counselors meetings on April 27, 2026 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. in hybrid format at Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Building 35A, Room 610, 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
Conduct Board of Scientific Counselors meeting on May 1, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in virtual format only
Close both Board of Scientific Counselors meetings to the public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) for review and evaluation of grant applications and personnel qualifications
Post meeting agenda and additional information on the Institute's home page at https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/advisory-committees when available
Implement NIH security procedures for visitor access as detailed at https://security.nih.gov/visitors/Pages/visitor-campus-access.aspx, including vehicle inspection and identification verification