[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 57833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23609]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical 
Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review 
Board; Notice of Meetings

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under the Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the panels of the 
Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical 
Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board 
will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the dates indicated below:

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                 Panel                             Date(s)                             Location
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Infectious Diseases-A..................  November 16, 2010.........  *VA Central Office
Hematology.............................  November 18, 2010.........  *VA Central Office
Infectious Diseases-B..................  November 19, 2010.........  Crowne Plaza
Neurobiology-A.........................  November 19, 2010.........  Crowne Plaza
Neurobiology-D.........................  November 19, 2010.........  Crowne Plaza
Pulmonary Medicine.....................  November 19, 2010.........  Crowne Plaza
Endocrinology-B........................  November 22, 2010.........  *VA Central Office
Surgery................................  November 22, 2010.........  The Hotel George
Cellular & Molecular Medicine..........  November 22, 2010.........  Crowne Plaza
Mental Hlth & Behav Sci-B..............  November 22, 2010.........  Crowne Plaza
Endocrinology-A........................  November 23, 2010.........  The Hotel George
Immunology-A...........................  December 1, 2010..........  Crowne Plaza
Epidemiology...........................  December 1, 2010..........  *VA Central Office
Neurobiology-E.........................  December 1, 2010..........  Crowne Plaza
Gastroenterology.......................  December 2, 2010..........  Crowne Plaza
Nephrology.............................  December 2, 2010..........  Crowne Plaza
Neurobiology-C.........................  December 2-3, 2010........  Crowne Plaza
Oncology...............................  December 2-3, 2010........  Crowne Plaza
Cardiovascular Studies.................  December 3, 2010..........  Crowne Plaza
Clinical Research Program..............  December 3, 2010..........  *VA Central Office
Mental Hlth & Behav Sci-A..............  December 3, 2010..........  Crowne Plaza
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The addresses of the hotels and VA Central Office are: Crowne Plaza Washington DC/Silver Spring, 8777 Georgia
  Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. The Hotel George, 15 E Street, NW., Washington, DC.
*VA Central Office, 1722 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC.
*Teleconference

    The purpose of the Merit Review Board is to provide advice on the 
scientific quality, budget, safety and mission relevance of 
investigator-initiated research proposals submitted for VA merit review 
consideration. Proposals submitted for review by the Board involve a 
wide range of medical specialties within the general areas of 
biomedical, behavioral and clinical science research.
    The panel 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 panel meeting will be closed to 
the public for the review, discussion, and evaluation of initial and 
renewal research proposals.
    The closed portion of each meeting involves discussion, 
examination, reference to staff and consultant critiques of research 
proposals. During this portion of each 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 could significantly 
frustrate implementation of proposed agency action regarding such 
research proposals.
    As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as amended, 
closing portions of these panel 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 panel meetings and rosters of the 
members of the panels should contact LeRoy G. Frey, Ph.D., Chief, 
Program Review (121F), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 461-1664 or 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 16, 2010.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-23609 Filed 9-21-10; 8:45 am]
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