# 2025-20817: Government Publishes Identical Meeting Notices Like Copy-Paste Robots

2025-20817, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, National Institutes of Health published 2025-11-25, effective 2026-01-13 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20817
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20817
- Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 53368
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2026-01-13
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Government Publishes Identical Meeting Notices Like Copy-Paste Robots

## Summary

The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 13-14, 2026, to review grant applications related to small business research in musculoskeletal, oral, osteoarthritis, and dermatology fields. These meetings are private to protect sensitive information and personal privacy. Researchers and small businesses applying for grants should note this important review date, which helps decide funding but doesn’t change money or deadlines now.

## Effects PRIA read

- NIH review meeting for small business grants: mixed, low. If you are a researcher or small business applying for NIH small business grants in musculoskeletal, oral, osteoarthritis, or dermatology areas, the Center for Scientific Review will hold a virtual review on January 13-14, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The panel will review and evaluate grant ap…
- Applicant privacy and trade secret protection: benefit, low. The meeting will be closed to the public under federal exemptions to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information of individuals associated with the grant applications. This keeps sensitive commercial and personal details from being publicly disclosed during the…

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## Sources
- [2025-20817 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20817/center-for-scientific-review-notice-of-closed-meetings)
- [2025-20817 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20817.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20817 (as of 2026-06-08).