[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 6799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02317]
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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 Scientific Merit Review Board
will conduct in-person and teleconference meetings of its seven Health
Services Research (HSR) subcommittees on the dates from 8:00 a.m. to
approximately 5:00 p.m. (unless otherwise listed) and at the Veterans
Health Administration National Conference Center in Arlington,
Virginia:
HSR 1--Health Care and Clinical Management on March 3-4,
2015;
HSR 2--Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Determinants of
Health and Care on March 3-4, 2015;
HSR 4--Mental and Behavioral Health on March 3-4, 2015;
HSR 5--Health Care System Organization and Delivery on
March 3-4, 2015;
HSR 7--Aging and Diminished Capacity in the Context of
Aging on Wednesday, March 4, 2015;
Nursing Research Initiative (NRI) from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015;
HSR 3--Healthcare Informatics on Thursday, March 5, 2015;
and
HSR 6--Post-acute and Long-term Care on Thursday, March 5,
2015.
The purpose of the Board is to review health services research and
development 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
the first day for approximately one half-hour at the start of the
meeting on March 3-4 (HSR 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7) and on March 5 (NRI, HSR
3, and 6), to cover administrative matters and to discuss the general
status of the program. Members of the public who wish to attend the
open portion of the subcommittee meetings may dial (toll-free) (800)
767-1750, participant code 10443. Because the meeting will be in a
Government building, anyone attending must be prepared to show a valid
photo ID for checking in. Please allow 15 minutes before the meeting
begins for this process.
The remaining portion of each subcommittee meeting will be closed
for the 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 or written comments will be
accepted from the public for either portion of the meetings. Those who
plan to participate during the open portion of a subcommittee meeting
should contact Mr. John Midolo, Designated Federal Officer, Scientific
Merit Review Board, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services
Research and Development Service (10P9H), 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, or email at [email protected]. For further
information, please call Mr. Midolo at (202) 443-5752.
Dated: February 2, 2015.
Rebecca Schiller,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-02317 Filed 2-5-15; 8:45 am]
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