[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65873-65874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27254]
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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--November 2015
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App. 2 that the subcommittees
of the Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and
Clinical Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit
Review Board (JBL/CS SMRB) will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the dates
indicated below (unless otherwise listed):
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Subcommittee Date Location
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Surgery....................... November 18, 2015 Corporation for
Enterprise
Development.
Infectious Diseases-B......... November 19, 2015 American College of
Surgeons.
Nephrology.................... November 19, 2015 National Postal
Museum, Blount
Center.
Hematology.................... November 20, 2015 VA Central Office.*
Cellular and Molecular November 23, 2015 VA Central Office.
Medicine.
Infectious Diseases-A......... November 23, 2015 US Access Board.
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The addresses of the meeting sites are:
American College of Surgeons, 20 F Street NE., Washington, DC.
Corporation for Enterprise Development, 1200 G Street NW., Suite 400,
Washington, DC.
National Postal Museum, Blount Center, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE.,
Washington, DC.
US Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC.
VA Central Office, 1100 First Street NE., Suite 600, Washington, DC.
* Teleconference.
The purpose of the subcommittees is to provide advice on the
scientific quality, budget, safety and mission relevance of
investigator-initiated research proposals submitted for VA merit review
evaluation. Proposals submitted for review include diverse medical
specialties within the general areas of biomedical, behavioral, and
clinical science research.
The subcommittee meetings will be closed to the public for the
review, discussion, and evaluation of initial and renewal research
proposals. However, the JBL/CS SMRB teleconference meeting will be open
to the public; date, time and location will be announced later.
The closed subcommittee meetings involve discussion, examination,
and reference to staff and consultant critiques of research proposals.
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. Additionally, premature disclosure of research information
could significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action
regarding the research
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proposals. As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as
amended by Public Law 94-409, closing the subcommittee meetings is in
accordance with title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (6) and (9)(B).
Those who would like to obtain a copy of the minutes from the
closed subcommittee meetings and rosters of the subcommittee members
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 email at [email protected].
Dated: October 22, 2015.
Rebecca Schiller,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-27254 Filed 10-26-15; 8:45 am]
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