[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 51152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18749]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Clinical Science Research and Development Service; Cooperative 
Studies Scientific Merit Review Board; 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 
Clinical Science Research and Development Service, Cooperative Studies 
Scientific Merit Review Board will be held on October 6-7, 2004, at the 
Holiday Inn, 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD. The session is 
scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. each day.
    The Board advises the Chief Research and Development Officer 
through the Director of the Clinical Science Research and Development 
Service 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 for the October 6 through 
October 7 sessions from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. for the discussion of 
administrative matters and the general status of the program. On 
October 6 through October 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the meeting will 
be closed for the Board's review of research and development 
applications.
    This meeting will involve consideration of specific proposals in 
accordance with 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) and (c)(9). 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 personnel privacy.
    Those who plan to attend should contact Ms. Renee Kenan, Program 
Specialist, Cooperative Studies Program (125), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 254-
0266.

    Dated: August 2, 2004.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-18749 Filed 8-16-04; 8:45 am]
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