[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14208-14209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7648]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Medical Research Service Cooperative Studies Evaluation 
Committee; 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 Medical Research Service 
Cooperative Studies Evaluation Committee will be held at the Ramada 
Hotel (Old Town) Alexandria, VA 22314, April 23-24, 1996. The session 
on April 23 is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. and on 
April 24 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be for the purpose 
of reviewing five new protocols for multi-hospital clinical trial: one 
on treatment of seizures in the elderly, one on treatment of cirrhosis 
in patients with alcoholic liver disease; one on comparison of three 
procedures for bleeding esophageal varices; one on naltrexone treatment 
of alcoholism; and one on specialized medication and revascularization 
therapy and progress of two on-going cooperative studies, one on risk 
factors for colon cancer and one on genetic study on schizophrenia.
    The Committee advises the Director, Medical Research Service, 
through the Chief of 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, Medical 
Research Service, Cooperative Studies Evaluation Committee, Department 
of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, (202) 565-7154, prior to the 
meeting.
    The meeting will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 23, 1996, 
and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 24, 1996, for consideration of 
specific proposal 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 22, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-7648 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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