[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50667-50668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24199]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee, Amended Notice 
of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that the Subcommittee for 
Cardiovascular Studies, formerly scheduled to meet October 2-3, 1995, 
has been rescheduled to meet October 30-31, 1995, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
at the Holiday Inn Central, 1501 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, 
DC.
    This meeting will be for the purpose of evaluating the scientific 
merit of cardiovascular research by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) investigators working in VA Medical Centers and Clinics.
    This meeting will be open to the public up the seating capacity of 
the room at the start of the meeting to discuss the general status of 
the program. It will then be closed to the public after approximately 
one hour from the start for the review, discussion, and evaluation of 
initial and renewal projects.
    The closed portion of the meeting involves: discussion, 
examination, 

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reference to, and oral review of site visits, staff and consultant 
critiques of research protocols and similar documents. During this 
portion of the meeting, discussion and recommendations will deal with 
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 would be likely to significantly frustrate 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 portions of this meeting is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) 
(6) and (9)(B). Because of the limited seating capacity of the rooms, 
those who plan to attend should contact Dr. LeRoy Frey, Chief, Program 
Review Division, Medical Research Service, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Washington, DC, (202) 565-5942, at least five days prior to 
each meeting. Minutes of the meeting and a roster of the Subcommittee 
members may be obtained from this source.

    Dated: September 21, 1995.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-24199 Filed 9-28-95; 8:45 am]
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