National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meeting

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES <SUBAGY>National Institutes of Health</SUBAGY> <SUBJECT>National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meeting</SUBJECT> Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council. 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 could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. The meeting identified below has been scheduled in the event the Council is unable to complete all agenda items identified for the January 22, 2026, meeting. Information on the agenda items and/or the necessity to hold the meeting listed below will be posted on the Institute/Center homepage (link identified below). <EXTRACT> <E T="03">Name of Committee:</E> National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council. <E T="03">Date:</E> March 23, 2026. <E T="03">Time:</E> 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. <E T="03">Agenda:</E> To review and evaluate grant applications not completed at the January meeting. <E T="03">Address:</E> National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. <E T="03">Meeting Format:</E> Virtual Meeting. <E T="03">Contact Person:</E> Rebecca Miller, Ph.D., Director, Division of Extramural Activities, NIDCD/NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496-8693, <E T="03">rebecca.wagenaar-miller@nih.gov</E> . Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: <E T="03">https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/advisory-council,</E> where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. <FP>(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.173, Biological Research Related to Deafness and Communicative Disorders, National Institutes of Health, HHS)</FP> </EXTRACT> <SIG> <DATED>Dated: December 16, 2025. </DATED> <NAME>Rosalind M. Niamke, </NAME> Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. </SIG> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-23323 Filed 12-18-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>