[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23810-23811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9602]
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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; Notice of Meetings
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Public Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the panels 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. on the dates indicated below:
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Panel Date(s) Location
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Hematology.................. May 23, 2012........ Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Mental Health and Behavioral May 24, 2012........ Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Science-B
Neurobiology-D.............. May 24-25, 2012..... Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Immunology-A................ May 30, 2012........ Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Mental Health and Behavioral May 31, 2012........ Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Science-A
Surgery..................... May 31, 2012........ * VA Central Office.
Endocrinology-B............. June 1, 2012........ * VA Central Office.
Neurobiology-A.............. June 1, 2012........ Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Clinical Application of June 1, 2012........ * VA Central Office.
Genetics.
Cardiovascular Studies...... June 4, 2012........ Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Cellular and Molecular June 4, 2012........ * VA Central Office.
Medicine.
Infectious Diseases-A....... June 4, 2012........ Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Epidemiology................ June 6, 2012........ * VA Central Office.
Clinical Research Program... June 7-8, 2012...... Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Infectious Diseases-B....... June 8, 2012........ Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Neurobiology-E.............. June 8, 2012........ * VA Central Office.
Pulmonary Medicine.......... June 8, 2012........ Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Gastroenterology............ June 11-12, 2012.... Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Endocrinology-A............. June 14-15, 2012.... Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Neurobiology-C.............. June 14-15, 2012.... L'Enfant Plaza
Hotel.
Oncology-A.................. June 14-15, 2012.... Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Nephrology.................. June 15, 2012....... Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
Eligibility................. July 23, 2012....... Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Alexandria.
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The addresses of the hotel and VA Central Office are: L'Enfant Plaza
Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC. Sheraton Suites--Old
Town Virginia, 801 North Saint Asaph Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
* VA Central Office, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC.
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* Teleconference.
The purpose of the 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 panel meetings will be open to the public for approximately
one-half hour at the start of each meeting to discuss the general
status of the program. The remaining portion of each panel meeting will
be closed to the public for the review, discussion, and evaluation of
initial and renewal research proposals.
The closed portion of each meeting involves discussion,
examination, reference to staff and consultant critiques of research
proposals. During this portion of each meeting, discussions will deal
with scientific merit of each proposal and 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 proposals. As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-
463, as amended, closing portions of these panel meetings is in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
Those who plan to attend the general session or would like to
obtain a copy of minutes of the panel meetings and rosters of the
members of the panels should contact LeRoy G. Frey, Ph.D., Chief,
Program Review (10P9B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or call (202) 443-5674 or by email at
[email protected].
By Direction of the Secretary.
Dated: March 29, 2012.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-9602 Filed 4-19-12; 8:45 am]
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