[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-7931] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: April 4, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Cooperative Studies Evaluation Sub-Committee of the Advisory Committee for Cooperative Studies, and Health Services and Rehabilitation Research and Development; Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Public Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) as amended, by section 5 (c) of Public Law 94-409 that a meeting of the Cooperative Studies Evaluation Sub-Committee of the Advisory Committee for Cooperative Studies, and Health Services and Rehabilitation Research and Development will be held at the Washington, DC, Renaissance Hotel (Techworld), Washington, DC, April 19-20, 1994. The session on April 19 is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. and on April 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. The meeting will be for the purpose of reviewing three new clinical trials, one on HIV vaccine; one on prevention of skin cancer; one on abdominal aortic aneurysm and the progress of four on-going studies, one on prosthetic bypass grafts, one on benign prostatic hyperplasia, one on epilepsy, and one on cardiac surgery. The Committee advises the Director, Medical Research Service, through the Chief of the Cooperative Studies Program on the relevance and feasibility of the studies, the adequacy of the protocols, and the scientific validity and propriety of technical details, including protection of human subjects. The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. on both days to discuss the general status of the program. To assure adequate accommodations, those who plan to attend should contact Dr. Ping Huang, Coordinator, Cooperative Studies Evaluation Sub-Committee of the Advisory Committee for Cooperative Studies, and Health Services and Rehabilitation Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (202-535-7154), prior to April 10, 1994. The meeting will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 19, 1994 and from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April 20, 1994, for consideration of specific proposals in accordance with provisions set forth in section 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as amended by section 5(c) of Public Law 94-409, and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). During this portion of the meeting, discussions and recommendations will deal with qualifications of personnel conducting the studies, staff and consultant critiques of research protocols, and similar documents, and the medical records of patients who are study subjects, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Dated: March 23, 1994. Heyward Bannister, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 94-7931 Filed 4-1-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-M