96-9645. Advisory Committee on Research Realignment, Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Research Realignment, Notice of Meeting

    As required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, the VA hereby gives notice that a meeting of the Research 
Realignment Advisory Committee will be held May 28 and 29, 1996. The 
meeting will start at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. on May 28 and will 
start at 8 a.m. and end at 12 noon on May 29. The meeting will be held 
in Room 830 at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC. The purpose of the meeting is to make the final revisions to the 
Draft Report to be presented to Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer, Under Secretary 
for Health, concerning the Committee's review of VA's present research 
programs to ensure that VA research meets the present and future 
healthcare needs of veterans.
    The agenda for May 28 will address comments from the field 
concerning the Draft Report to Dr. Kizer with recommendations for a 
realigned research program which includes implementation of Special 
Emphasis Areas. There will also be discussion of the recommendations 
for improving policies and procedures concerning informed consent in VA 
research.
    On May 29 the committee will make final revisions of the Draft 
Report to Dr. Kizer.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Those who plan to attend or 
who have questions concerning the meeting should contact Efrend Z. 
Garcia, Chief Career Development, Department of Veterans Affairs at 
[phone].
    The Designated Federal Official for the Committee is Timothy 
Gerrity, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Medical Research Service. His phone 
number is [phone].

    Dated: April 4, 1996.

    By Direction of the Secretary:
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-9645 Filed 4-18-96; 8:45 am]
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