[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50144-50145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19913]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Health Services Research and Development Service, Scientific 
Merit Review Board; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that the Health 
Services Research and Development Service (HSR&D) Scientific Merit 
Review Board will conduct in-person and teleconference meetings of its 
seven Health Services Research (HSR) subcommittees from 8:00 a.m. to 
approximately 5:00 p.m. on the dates and at the locations indicated 
below:

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     HSR 1--Medical Care and Clinical Management; Health 
Professional Behavior on August 27-28, 2013, at the National Naval 
Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland;
     HSR 2--Patient and Special Population Determinants of 
Health and Care on August 27-28, 2013, at the Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA) National Conference Center, Arlington, Virginia;
     HSR 3--Healthcare Informatics on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 
at the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Washington, DC;
     HSR 4--Mental and Behavioral Health on August 27-28, 2013, 
at the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Washington, DC;
     HSR 5--Health Care System Organization and Delivery; 
Research Methods and Models on August 27-28, 2013, at the VHA National 
Conference Center, Arlington, Virginia;
     HSR 6--Post-acute and Long-term Care on Wednesday, August 
28, 2013, at the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Washington, DC;
     HSR 7--Aging and Diminished Capacity in the Context of 
Aging on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at the Disabled American Veterans, 
Washington, DC; and
     Nursing Research Initiative (NRI) from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m. on Thursday, August 29, 2013, at the National Naval Medical 
Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
    The purpose of the Board is to review HSR&D applications involving 
the measurement and evaluation of health care services, the testing of 
new methods of health care delivery and management, and nursing 
research. Applications are reviewed for scientific and technical merit, 
mission relevance, and the protection of human and animal subjects. 
Recommendations regarding funding are submitted to the Chief Research 
and Development Officer.
    Each subcommittee meeting of the Board will be open to the public 
for approximately one half-hour at the start of the meetings' first day 
on August 27 (HSR 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7), August 28 (HSR 6), and August 
29 (NRI). This time will be used to cover administrative matters and to 
discuss the general status of the program. The remaining portion of 
each subcommittee meeting will be closed for discussion, examination, 
reference to, and oral review of the intramural research proposals and 
critiques. During the closed portion of each subcommittee meeting, 
discussion and recommendations will include qualifications of the 
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 likely 
compromise significantly the 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 the meeting 
is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
    No oral comments will be accepted from the public for either 
portion of the meetings. Those who plan to attend the open portion of a 
subcommittee meeting should contact Kristy Benton-Grover, Designated 
Federal Officer and Program Manager, Scientific Merit Review Board, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and 
Development Service (10P9H), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420, or by email at [email protected]. Written comments may 
be submitted to Mrs. Benton-Grover at the same address and email. For 
further information, please call Mrs. Benton-Grover at (202) 443-5728.

    By Direction of the Secretary.

    Dated: August 12, 2013.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-19913 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
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