[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6284-6285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2972]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee, Notice of
Meetings
The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., of the following meetings to be
held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as indicated below:
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Subcommittee for Date Location
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Alcoholism and Drug Dependence......... March 16, 1998............ Washington Plaza Hotel.
Aging and Clinical Geriatrics.......... March 17, 1998............ DoubleTree Park Terrace.
Endocrinology.......................... March 19-20, 1998......... Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Surgery................................ March 21, 1998............ Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences.. March 23-24, 1998......... Holiday Inn Central.
Nephrology............................. March 26-27, 1998......... Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Gastroenterology....................... March 26-27, 1998......... Washington Plaza Hotel.
Immunology............................. March 30-31, 1998......... Holiday Inn Central.
Respiration............................ April 1-2, 1998........... Holiday Inn Central.
Hematology............................. April 2, 1998............. Washington Plaza Hotel.
Neurobiology........................... April 6-8, 1998........... Holiday Inn Central.
Cardiovascular Studies................. April 16-17, 1998......... Crowne Plaza Hotel.
General Medical Science................ April 17, 1998............ Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Infectious Diseases.................... April 20-21, 1998......... Washington Plaza Hotel.
Oncology............................... April 23-24, 1998......... St. James Hotel.
Medical Research Service Merit Review June 4, 1998.............. Washington Plaza Hotel.
Committee.
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Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1001--14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
DoubleTree Park Terrace, 1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20005
Holiday Inn Central, 1501 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005
St. James Hotel, 950--24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037
Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20005
These meetings will be for the purpose of evaluating the scientific
merit of research conducted in each speciality by Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) investigators working in VA Medical Centers and
Clinics.
These meetings will be open to the public up to the seating
capacity of the rooms at the start of each meeting to discuss the
general status of the program. All of the Merit Review Subcommittee
meetings will be closed to the public after approximately one hour from
the start for the review, discussion, and evaluation of initial and
renewal projects.
The closed portion of the meeting involves discussion, examination,
reference to, and oral review of site visits, staff and consultant
critiques of research protocols and similar documents. During this
portion of the 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 would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of
proposed agency action regarding such research projects. As provided by
subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as amended by Public Law 94-409,
closing portions of these meetings is in accordance with 5 U.S.C.,
552b(c) (6) and (9)(B). Because of the limited seating capacity of the
rooms, those who plan to attend should contact Dr. LeRoy Frey, Chief,
Program Review Division, Medical Research Service, Department of
Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, (202) 275-6634, at least five days
prior to each meeting. Minutes of the meetings and rosters of the
members of the Subcommittees may be obtained from this source.
Dated: January 29, 1998.
By Direction of the Acting Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-2972 Filed 2-5-98; 8:45 am]
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