[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 183 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23990]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Medical Research Service Cooperative Studies Evaluation
Committee; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Pub. L. 92-
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) as amended, by section 5 (c) of
Pub. L. 94-409 that a meeting of the Medical Research Service
Cooperative Studies Evaluation Committee will be held at the Madison
Hotel, 15th and M Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005, October 28-29,
1996. The session on October 28 is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. and
end at 5 p.m. and on October 29 from 7:30. a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The
meeting will be for the purpose of reviewing two new protocols for
multi-hospital clinical trial: one on comparison of three procedures
for bleeding esophageal varices and one on specialized medication and
revascularization therapy and progress of four on-going cooperative
studies, one on genetic study on schizophrenia; one on secondary
prevention of heart attack; one on treatment of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease; and one on prostate cancer.
The Committee advises the Director, Medical Research Service,
through the Chief of the Cooperative Studies Program on the relevance
and feasibility of the studies, the adequacy of the protocols, and the
scientific validity and propriety of technical details, including
protection of human subjects.
The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity
of the room from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on both days to discuss the
general status of the program. To assure adequate accommodations, those
who plan to attend should contact Dr. Ping Huang, Coordinator, Medical
Research Service, Cooperative Studies Evaluation Committee, Department
of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, (202.273.8295), prior to October
21, 1996.
The meeting will be closed from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October
28, 1996 and from 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on October 29, 1996 for
consideration of specific proposal in accordance with provisions set
forth in section 10(d) of Pub. L. 92-463, as amended by section 5(c) of
Pub. L. 94-409, and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). During this portion of the
meeting, discussions and recommendations will deal with qualifications
of personnel conducting the studies, staff and consultant critiques of
research protocols, and similar documents, and the medical records of
patients who are study subjects, the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Dated: September 11, 1996.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Eugene A. Brickhouse,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-23990 Filed 9-18-96; 8:45 am]
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