[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26069-26070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10525]


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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 Meeting Amendment

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Public Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the meetings 
for the following three panels of the Joint Biomedical Laboratory 
Research and Development and Clinical Science Research and Development 
Services Scientific Merit Review Board have changed their meeting date 
or location as originally announced in the Federal Register on April 4, 
2012. They are:
     Cellular and Molecular Medicine will meet on June 4, 2012, 
at the

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Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria and not at VA Central Office.
     Gastroenterology will meet on June 4, 2012, at L'Enfant 
Plaza Hotel, and not on June 11-12, 2012.
     Clinical Research Program will meet on June 7-8, 2012, at 
*VA Central Office and not at Sheraton Suites--Old Town Alexandria.
    The addresses of the hotel and VA Central Office are:

L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC.
Sheraton Suites--Old Town Virginia, 801 North Saint Asaph Street, 
Alexandria, Virginia.
*VA Central Office, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC.
*Teleconference.
    The purpose of the 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-half 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, discussions will deal 
with scientific merit of each proposal and 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 the general session 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 (10P9B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or call (202) 443-5674 or by email at 
[email protected].

    By Direction of the Secretary.
    Dated: April 26, 2012.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-10525 Filed 5-1-12; 8:45 am]
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