[Federal Register: October 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 210)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical
Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review
Board; Amended--Notice of Meetings
1--Clinical Research Program will meet on Dec. 5 at VA Central Office
(not L'Enfant Plaza Hotel);
2--Neurobiology-C will meet on December 13, 2007 (Not Dec. 14) at St.
Gregory Hotel.
The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Public Law
92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the subcommittees of the
Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical
Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board
will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as indicated below:
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Subcommittee for Date(s) Location
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Infectious Diseases-B.................... November 7, 2007........... Hyatt Arlington.
Mental Hlth & Behav Sci-B................ November 8, 2007........... Hyatt Arlington.
Hematology............................... November 9, 2007........... Hyatt Arlington.
Immunology-A............................. November 14, 2007.......... Hyatt Arlington.
Nephrology............................... November 16, 2007.......... Hyatt Arlington.
Mental Hlth & Behav Sci-A................ November 19, 2007.......... L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.
Epidemiology............................. November 20, 2007.......... VA Central Office *.
Respiration.............................. November 29, 2007.......... St. Gregory Hotel.
Cellular & Molecular Medicine............ November 29, 2007.......... VA Central Office *.
Cardiovascular Studies................... November 30, 2007.......... St. Gregory Hotel.
Immunology-B............................. November 30, 2007.......... L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.
Neurobiology-E........................... December 3, 2007........... Hyatt Arlington.
Surgery.................................. December 3, 2007........... L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.
Infectious Diseases-A.................... December 4, 2007........... VA Central Office *.
Clinical Research Program................ December 5, 2007........... VA Central Office *.
Gastroenterology......................... December 6, 2007........... L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.
Oncology................................. December 6-7, 2007......... L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.
Neurobiology-A........................... December 7, 2007........... VA Central Office *.
Neurobiology-D........................... December 10, 2007.......... VA Central Office *.
Endocrinology............................ December 10-11, 2007....... St. Gregory Hotel.
Neurobiology-C........................... December 13, 2007.......... St. Gregory Hotel.
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The addresses of the hotels and VA Central Office are: Hyatt Arlington, 1325 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA.
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC. St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW.,
Washington, DC. VA Central Office, 1722 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC.
* Teleconference.
The purpose of the Merit Review Board is to provide advice on the
scientific quality, budget, safety and mission relevance of
investigator-initiated research proposals submitted for VA merit review
consideration. Proposals submitted for review by the Board involve a
wide range of medical specialties within the general areas of
biomedical, behavioral and clinical science research.
The subcommittee meetings will be open to the public for
approximately one hour at the start of each meeting to discuss the
general status of the program. The remaining portion of each
subcommittee meeting will be closed to the public for the review,
discussion, and evaluation of initial and renewal projects.
The closed portion of each meeting involves discussion,
examination, reference to staff and consultant critiques of research
protocols. During this portion of each subcommittee meeting, discussion
and recommendations will deal with qualifications of personnel
conducting the studies, the disclosure of which would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, as well as research
information, the premature disclosure of which could significantly
frustrate implementation of proposed agency action regarding such
research projects.
As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as amended,
closing portions of these subcommittee meetings is in accordance with 5
U.S.C., 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). Those who plan to attend or would like
to obtain a copy of minutes of the subcommittee meetings and rosters of
the members of the subcommittees should contact LeRoy G. Frey, PhD,
Chief, Program Review (121F), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420 at (202) 254-0288.
Dated: October 24, 2007.
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By direction of the Secretary:
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-5401 Filed 10-30-07; 8:45 am]
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