[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 24855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12251]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee; Amended Notice
of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that the Medical Research
Service Merit Review Committee, formerly scheduled to meet June 5,
1996, has been rescheduled to meet June 4, 1996, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the Holiday Inn Central, 1501 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC.
The meeting will be for the purpose of evaluating the scientific
merit of research conducted in each specialty by Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) investigators working in VA Medical Centers and Clinics.
This meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity
of the room at the start of the meeting to discuss the general status
of the program. The meeting 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, discussions 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 this meeting is in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). Because of the limited
seating capacity of the room, those who plan to attend should contact
Dr. LeRoy Frey, Chief, Program Review Division, Medical Research
Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, (202) 565-
5942, at least five days prior to each meeting. Minutes of the meeting
and a roster of the members may be obtained from this source.
Dated: May 8, 1996.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-12251 Filed 5-15-96; 8:45 am]
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