[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66992-66993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26637]
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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
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 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 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the dates indicated below:
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Panel Date(s) Location
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Neurobiology-C......................... November 18, 2013........................... Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel.
Surgery................................ November 21, 2013........................... Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel.
Hematology............................. November 22, 2013........................... *VA Central Office.
Infectious Diseases-A.................. November 22, 2013........................... *VA Central Office.
Neurobiology-A......................... November 22, 2013........................... Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel.
Cellular and Molecular Medicine........ November 25, 2013........................... *VA Central Office.
Neurobiology-F......................... November 26, 2013........................... *VA Central Office (12:00
p.m. ET).
Immunology-A........................... December 3, 2013............................ Hotel Palomar Washington,
DC.
Infectious Diseases-B.................. December 3, 2013............................ Hotel Palomar Washington,
DC.
Nephrology............................. December 3, 2013............................ Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel.
Endocrinology-B........................ December 4, 2013............................ The Ritz-Carlton,
Pentagon City.
Epidemiology........................... December 4, 2013............................ *VA Central Office.
Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences-A/ December 4, 2013............................ The Ritz-Carlton,
B. Pentagon City.
Neurobiology-B......................... December 5, 2013............................ Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel.
Oncology-A............................. December 5-6, 2013.......................... Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel.
Clinical Application of Genetics....... December 5, 2013............................ *VA Central Office.
Neurobiology-E......................... December 6, 2013............................ Hotel Palomar Washington,
DC.
Pulmonary Medicine..................... December 6, 2013............................ Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel.
Aging and Clinical Geriatrics.......... December 9, 2013............................ *VA Central Office.
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Endocrinology-A........................ December 9, 2013............................ The Ritz-Carlton,
Pentagon City.
Cardiovascular Studies................. December 9, 2013............................ Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel.
Clinical Trials-A...................... December 11, 2013........................... Hotel Palomar Washington,
DC.
Clinical Trials-B...................... December 12, 2013........................... *VA Central Office.
Gastroenterology....................... December 12, 2013........................... The Ritz-Carlton,
Pentagon City.
Neurobiology-D......................... December 12, 2013........................... Hotel Palomar Washington,
DC.
Eligibility............................ January 17, 2014............................ The Ritz-Carlton,
Pentagon City.
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* Teleconference.
The addresses of the meeting sites are:
Hotel Palomar Washington DC, 2121 P Street, NW., Washington, DC
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,
VA
The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA
VA Central Office, 131 M Street, NE., Washington, DC
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. Because some of the meetings
are being held in a government building, a photo I.D. must be presented
at the Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance process. Therefore, you
should allow an additional 15 minutes before the meeting begins.
The closed portion of each meeting involves discussion,
examination, and 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 title 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 the minutes from the panel meetings and rosters of the
members of the panels should contact Alex Chiu, Ph.D., Manager, Merit
Review Program (10P9B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 443-5672 or by email at
[email protected].
By Direction of the Secretary.
Dated: November 1, 2013.
William F. Russo,
Deputy Director, Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the
General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-26637 Filed 11-6-13; 8:45 am]
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