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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 

Cooperative Studies Evaluation Sub-Committee of the Advisory 
Committee for Cooperative Studies, and Health Services and 
Rehabilitation Research and Development; Notice of 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 Royal Sonesta Hotel, 5 Cambridge Parkway, Cambridge, 
Massachusetts, on October 4-5, 1994. The session on October 4 is 
scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. and on October 5 
from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be for the purpose of 
reviewing five new clinical trials, one on varicella vaccine; one on 
prevention of osteoporotic fractures, one on treatment of atrial 
fibrillation; one on coronary artery revascularization; one on 
treatment of dysphagia from stroke and the progress of one on-going 
study on extracapscular cataract extraction.
    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 8:00 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 September 20, 1994.
    The meeting will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 4, 
1994, and from 8 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on October 5, 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: August 24, 1994.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-21856 Filed 9-2-94; 8:45 am]
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