[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 183 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 49379] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-23990] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Medical Research Service Cooperative Studies Evaluation Committee; Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Pub. L. 92- 463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) as amended, by section 5 (c) of Pub. L. 94-409 that a meeting of the Medical Research Service Cooperative Studies Evaluation Committee will be held at the Madison Hotel, 15th and M Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005, October 28-29, 1996. The session on October 28 is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. and on October 29 from 7:30. a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The meeting will be for the purpose of reviewing two new protocols for multi-hospital clinical trial: one on comparison of three procedures for bleeding esophageal varices and one on specialized medication and revascularization therapy and progress of four on-going cooperative studies, one on genetic study on schizophrenia; one on secondary prevention of heart attack; one on treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and one on prostate cancer. 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, Medical Research Service, Cooperative Studies Evaluation Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, (202.273.8295), prior to October 21, 1996. The meeting will be closed from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 28, 1996 and from 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on October 29, 1996 for consideration of specific proposal in accordance with provisions set forth in section 10(d) of Pub. L. 92-463, as amended by section 5(c) of Pub. L. 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: September 11, 1996. By Direction of the Secretary. Eugene A. Brickhouse, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 96-23990 Filed 9-18-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-M