[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43003-43004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17206]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development Service, Special 
Emphasis Panel--Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Brain Bank, Notice 
of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that the Special 
Emphasis Panel--ALS Brain Bank will meet on July 23, 2013, from 9 a.m. 
until 4 p.m. in Building 57, Room 0BA-049 Diagnostics, at the Southern 
Arizona VA Healthcare System, 3601 South 6th Avenue,

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Tucson, Arizona. The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. 
The panel meeting will be open to the public for approximately one-half 
hour at the start of the meeting to discuss the general status of the 
project. The remaining portion of the meeting will be closed to the 
public for the review, discussion, and evaluation of the research 
project to be performed for VA. The closed portion of the meeting 
involves discussion, examination, reference to staff and consultant 
critiques of the research proposal. As provided by subsection 10(d) of 
Public Law 92-463, as amended, closing portions of a panel meeting is 
in accordance with 5 U.S.C., 552b(c) (6) and (9)(B).
    The purpose of this Special Emphasis Panel is to review the VA ALS 
Brain Bank for its continued funding. The VA ALS Brain Bank is a 
project of high programmatic importance to VA. The Special Emphasis 
Panel will review activities related to the ALS Brain Bank including 
the significance of the bank, the approaches used for operation of the 
bank, and other key areas such as innovation, environment, feasibility, 
and protection of human subjects.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. Those who plan to attend or would like 
to obtain a copy of minutes of the panel meeting and roster of the 
participants of the panel should contact Dr. Alex Chiu, Designated 
Federal Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC, or by email at [email protected]. Any member of the 
public wishing to attend the meeting or wishing further information 
should contact Dr. Chiu at (202) 443-5672.

    Dated: July 12, 2013.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-17206 Filed 7-17-13; 8:45 am]
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