Notice2026-02205
Office of the Director, Notice of Charter Renewal
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February 3, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4931-4932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02205]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director, Notice of Charter Renewal
In accordance with Title 41 of the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulations, Section 102-3.65(a), notice is hereby given that the
charter for the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Council (NCATSC or Council) is being renewed for an additional two-year
period on February 7, 2026. It is determined that the Council is in the
public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on
the National Institutes of Health by law, and that these duties can
best be performed through the advice and counsel of this group.
The Public Interest Determination follows:
Annual budget and expected costs. The estimated annual costs to
operate the Council include the following:
i. Federal personnel (based on full-time equivalent (FTE) usage
basis) and other Federal internal costs. The estimated annual person
years of staff support required is 1.0, at an estimated annual cost of
$255,456. The estimate for other Federal internal costs is $4,242.
ii. Proposed payments to members and number of members. The
estimated payments for three non-Federal members is $2,400; the
estimated prorated salary of three Federal members is $2,244.
iii. Reimbursable costs. The estimate for reimbursable costs,
including members' travel expenses, is $18,221.
Total dollar value of grants expected to be recommended during the
fiscal year.
In fiscal year 2025, the Council reviewed 3,525 grant applications
in the amount of $6,798,714,682. In addition, the Council reviewed 26
contract proposals in the amount of $94,834,948.
Criteria for selecting members. The Council will consist of not
more than 18 members appointed by the Secretary (appointed members) and
the following nonvoting ex officio members: the Secretary; the
Director, NIH; the Director, NCATS; a representative from the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid
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Services; a representative from the Food and Drug Administration; and
any additional officers or employees of the Department of Health and
Human Services as the Secretary determines necessary for the Council to
effectively carry out its functions. Two-thirds of the appointed
members will be selected from among the leading representatives of the
health and scientific disciplines (including not less than two
individuals who are leaders in the fields of public health and the
behavioral or social sciences) relevant to the activities of the NCATS.
One-third of the appointed members will be appointed by the Secretary
from the general public and will include leaders in the fields of
public policy, law, health policy, economics, and management.
List of all other Federal advisory committees of the agency. The
National Institutes of Health has the following eight discretionary
committees subject to renewal under 41 CFR 102-3.55(a), which address a
broad spectrum of scientific activities:
<bullet> Advisory Committee to the Director, National Institutes of
Health
<bullet> Clinical Center Research Hospital Board
<bullet> Fogarty International Center Advisory Board
<bullet> National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials and Translational
Research Advisory Committee
<bullet> National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors
<bullet> National Toxicology Program Special Emphasis Panel
<bullet> Sickle Cell Disease Advisory Committee
Justification. The NCATSC is needed to review applications for
grants and cooperative agreements for research and training and
recommend approval of applications for projects which show promise of
making valuable contributions to human knowledge. The NCATSC reviews
any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement proposed to be made or
entered into by the Center; may collect, by correspondence or by
personal investigation, information as to studies which are being
carried on in the United States or any other country as to the
diseases, disorders, or other aspects of human health with respect to
which the Center was established and, with the approval of the Director
of NCATS, make available such information through appropriate
publications for the benefit of public and private health entities,
health professions personnel and scientists, and for the information of
the general public. In fiscal year 2025 the Council reviewed 3,525
grant applications in the amount of $6,798,714,682. In addition, the
Council reviewed 26 contract proposals in the amount of $94,834,948.
Inquiries may be directed to Patricia Brandt Hansberger, Acting
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy, Office of the
Director, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard,
Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (Mail code 4875), Telephone (301)
496-2123, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6818091c1a010b0109460009061b0a0d1a0f0d1a28060100460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e6e7f6a6c777d777f30767f706d7c7b6c797b6c5e70777630797168">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 30, 2026.
David W. Freeman,
Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-02205 Filed 2-2-26; 8:45 am]
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