[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 24855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12251]



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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 Medical Research 
Service Merit Review Committee, formerly scheduled to meet June 5, 
1996, has been rescheduled to meet June 4, 1996, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
at the Holiday Inn Central, 1501 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC.
    The meeting will be for the purpose of evaluating the scientific 
merit of research conducted in each specialty by Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) investigators working in VA Medical Centers and Clinics.
    This meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity 
of the room at the start of the meeting to discuss the general status 
of the program. The meeting will 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, reference to, and oral review of site visits, staff and 
consultant critiques of research protocols and similar documents. 
During this portion of the meeting, discussions 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 room, 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 members may be obtained from this source.

    Dated: May 8, 1996.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-12251 Filed 5-15-96; 8:45 am]
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