[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8070-8071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4135]


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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. App., of the following meetings to be 
held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as indicated below:

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            Subcommittee for                        Date                               Location
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Surgery................................  March 18, 2002............   Holiday Inn Central.
Mental Hlth & Behav Sciences...........  March 18-19, 2002.........  Holiday Inn Central.
Nephrology.............................  March 19, 2002............  Holiday Inn Central.
Cardiovascular Studies.................  March 21, 2002............  Holiday Inn Central.
Alcoholism & Drug Dependence...........  March 22, 2002............  Holiday Inn Central.
Epidemiology...........................  March 22, 2002............  1400 I St, NW, Ste 400.
Gastroenterology.......................  March 25-26, 2002.........  Holiday Inn Central.
Endocrinology..........................  April 4-5, 2002...........  Marriott Residence Inn.
Neurobiology-C.........................  April 5, 2002.............  Holiday Inn Central.
Respiration............................  April 5, 2002.............  Holiday Inn Central.
General Medical Science................  April 8-9, 2002...........  Holiday Inn Central.
Hematology.............................  April 11, 2002............  Holiday Inn Central.
Immunology & Dermatology...............  April 11, 2002............  Holiday Inn Central.
Oncology...............................  April 15-16, 2002.........  Marriott Residence Inn.
Aging and Clinical Geriatrics..........  April 19, 2002............  1400 I St, NW, Ste 400.
Neurobiology-D.........................  April 25-26,2002..........  Holiday Inn Central.
Infectious Diseases....................  April 29-30, 2002.........  Holiday Inn Central.
Medical Research Service Merit Review    June 6, 2002..............  Marriott Residence Inn.
 Committee.
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    The addresses of the hotels are:

Holiday Inn Central Hotel, 1501 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20005
Marriott residence Inn Washington--Thomas Circle, 1199 Vermont Avenue, 
Washington, DC 20005

    These subcommittee meetings are 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 the meetings 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 meetings, 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 could 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 these subcommittee meetings is 
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 
LeRoy G. Frey, Ph.D., Chief, Program Review Division, Medical Research 
Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, (202) 408-
3630.

    Dated: February 13, 2002.
Nora E. Egan,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-4135 Filed 2-20-02; 8:45 am]
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