[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60149-60150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26436]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Research and Development Cooperative Studies Evaluation 
Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the 
Research and Development Cooperative Studies Evaluation Committee will 
be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, 1700 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, on December 16 and 17, 2003. The sessions 
will be held on December 16 from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and December 17 
from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    The Committee advises the Chief Research and Development Officer 
through the Director 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.
    On December 16, the Committee will review the following studies 
submitted: Efficacy of GM-CSF to Reduce Incidence and Duration of 
Mucositis Associated with Concomitant Chemoradiation Therapy in Head 
and Neck Cancer Patients; Integrating Practice Guidelines for Smoking 
Cessation into Mental Health Care for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; 
Risperidone Treatment for Refractory Combat-Related Post-Traumatic 
Stress Disorder; and A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-
Controlled Trial of DL-Alpha-tocopherol for the Treatment of Functional 
Decline in Outpatients with Alzheimer's Disease on Donepezil. On 
December 17, the Committee will review the study submitted on S-
Adenosylmethionine Improves Survival in Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
    The meeting will be open to the public December 16 from 8 a.m. to 
8:30 a.m. to discuss the general status of the program. Those who plan 
to attend should contact Mrs. Karen Hood, Staff Assistant, Department 
of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, at (202) 254-0276. The meeting 
will be closed December 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and December 17 
from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. That portion of the meeting involves committee 
business that falls within the scope of provisions set forth in section 
10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as amended by sections 5(c) of Public Law 
94-409, and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). During the closed session of the 
meeting, discussions and recommendations will deal with qualifications 
of personnel conducting the studies, staff and consultant critiques of 
research proposals, 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: October 14, 2003.


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    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-26436 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]
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