[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24895]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee, Notice of 
Meetings

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, of the following 
subcommittee meetings to be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as indicated 
below:

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              Subcommittee                              Date                              Location              
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Endocrinology..........................  September 24-25, 1998............  Holiday Inn Central.                
Aging and Clinical Geriatrics..........  September 25, 1998...............  Holiday Inn Central.                
Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.........  September 28, 1998...............  Holiday Inn Central.                
Nephrology.............................  October 1, 1998..................  Radisson Barcelo Hotel.             
Gastroenterology.......................  October 1-2, 1998................  Holiday Inn Central.                
Cardiovascular Studies.................  October 12-13, 1998..............  St. James Suites.                   
Respiration............................  October 13, 1998.................  St. James Suites.                   
Infectious Diseases....................  October 15-16, 1998..............  Crowne Plaza Hotel.                 
Oncology...............................  October 19-20, 1998..............  Radisson Barcelo Hotel.             
Hematology.............................  October 22, 1998.................  Crowne Plaza Hotel.                 
Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences..  October 22-23, 1998..............  Holiday Inn Central.                
Surgery................................  October 24, 1998.................  Clarion Plaza Hotel.                
General Medical Science................  October 26-27, 1998..............  Radisson Barcelo Hotel.             
Neurobiology...........................  October 27-29, 1998..............  Holiday Inn Central.                
Immunology.............................  October 29-30, 1998..............  Holiday Inn Central.                
Medical Research Service Merit Review    December 3, 1998.................  Holiday Inn Central.                
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    The addresses of the hotels are listed below:

Clarion Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1001 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
Holiday Inn Central, 1501 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005
Radisson Barcelo Hotel, 2121 P Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037
St. James Suites, 950 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037

    These subcommittee meetings 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.
    The subcommittee meetings will be open to the public for 
approximately one hour at the start of each meeting to discuss the 
general status of the program. The remaining portion of each 
subcommittee meeting will be closed to the public for the review, 
discussion, and evaluation of initial and renewal projects.
    The closed portion of each subcommittee 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 subcommittee 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 hinder 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 these 
subcommittee meetings are in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and 
(9)(B). Those who plan to attend or would like to obtain a copy of 
minutes of the subcommittee meetings and rosters of the members of the 
subcommittees should contact Dr. LeRoy Frey, Chief, Program Review 
Division, Medical Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
Washington, DC, (202) 275-6634.

    Dated: September 11, 1998.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-24895 Filed 9-16-98; 8:45 am]
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