[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22266-22267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09186]


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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 (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463; Title 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that 
the subcommittees of the Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and 
Development and Clinical Science Research and Development Services 
Scientific Merit Review Board (JBL/CS SMRB) will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. on the dates indicated below (unless otherwise listed):

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            Subcommittee                      Date                                Location
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Endocrinology-B....................  May 21, 2015.........  *VA Central Office.
Infectious Diseases-B..............  May 21, 2015.........  Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria.
Nephrology.........................  May 21, 2015.........  Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria.
Neurobiology-C.....................  May 21, 2015.........  Westin Crystal City.
Aging and Clinical Geriatrics......  May 27, 2015.........  *VA Central Office.
Surgery............................  May 27, 2015.........  *VA Central Office.
Cardiovascular Studies-A...........  May 28, 2015.........  Hampton Inn.
Infectious Diseases-A..............  May 28, 2015.........  Westin Crystal City.
Neurobiology-F.....................  May 28, 2015.........  *VA Central Office.
Neurobiology-A.....................  May 29, 2015.........  Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria.
Neurobiology-D.....................  May 29, 2015.........  Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria.
Cellular and Molecular Medicine....  June 1, 2015.........  Westin Crystal City.
Endocrinology-A....................  June 1, 2015.........  Westin Crystal City.
Epidemiology.......................  June 2, 2015.........  *VA Central Office.
Neurobiology-R.....................  June 2, 2015.........  *VA Central Office (12:00 p.m. ET).
Oncology-E.........................  June 2, 2015.........  *VA Central Office (10:00 a.m. ET).
Oncology-B.........................  June 2, 2015.........  *VA Central Office (1:00 p.m. ET).
Mental Health and Behavioral         June 3, 2015.........  Hampton Inn.
 Sciences-A.
Oncology-D.........................  June 3, 2015.........  *VA Central Office (10:00 a.m. ET).
Oncology-C.........................  June 3, 2015.........  *VA Central Office (1:00 p.m. ET).
Pulmonary Medicine.................  June 4, 2015.........  Westin Crystal City.

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Special Emphasis on Genomics.......  June 4, 2015.........  Westin Crystal City.
Gulf War Research..................  June 4, 2015.........  *VA Central Office.
Clinical Trials-B..................  June 5, 2015.........  *VA Central Office.
Neurobiology-E.....................  June 5, 2015.........  Hampton Inn.
Oncology-A.........................  June 5, 2015.........  *VA Central Office (10:00 a.m. ET).
Clinical Trials-A..................  June 9, 2015.........  Hampton Inn.
Gastroenterology...................  June 9, 2015.........  Westin Crystal City.
Neurobiology-B.....................  June 9, 2015.........  Westin Crystal City.
Immunology-A.......................  June 10, 2015........  American Association of Airport Executives.
Special Emphasis on Million Veteran  June 10, 2015........  Hampton Inn.
 Program Projects.
Cardiovascular Studies-B...........  June 11, 2015........  Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria.
Hematology.........................  June 11, 2015........  *VA Central Office.
JBL/CS SMRB........................  June 16, 2015........  *VA Central Office (3:00 p.m. ET).
Eligibility........................  July 20, 2015........  Hampton Inn.
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The addresses of the meeting sites are:
American Association of Airport Executives, 601 Madison Street, 3rd Floor, Alexandria, VA.
Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria, 901 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA.
Hampton Inn, 1729 H Street NW., Washington, DC.
US Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC.
Westin Crystal City, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
VA Central Office, 1100 First Street NE., 6th Floor, Washington, DC.
*Teleconference.

    The purpose of the subcommittees is to provide advice on the 
scientific quality, budget, safety and mission relevance of 
investigator-initiated research proposals submitted for VA merit review 
evaluation. Proposals submitted for review include numerous medical 
specialties within the general areas of biomedical, behavioral and 
clinical science research.
    The subcommittee meetings will be closed to the public for the 
review, discussion, and evaluation of initial and renewal research 
proposals. However, the JBL/CS SMRB teleconference meeting will be open 
to the public. Members of the public who wish to attend the open JBL/CS 
SMRB teleconference may dial 1-800-767-1750, participant code 95562. 
Members of the public who wish to make a statement at the JBL/CS SMRB 
meeting must notify Dr. Alex Chiu via email at [email protected] by June 
9, 2015.
    The closed subcommittee meetings involve discussion, examination, 
and reference to staff and consultant critiques of research proposals. 
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. Additionally, premature disclosure of research information 
could significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action 
regarding the research proposals. As provided by subsection 10(d) of 
Public Law 92-463, as amended by Public Law 94-409, closing the 
subcommittee meetings is in accordance with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) 
and (9)(B).
    Those who would like to obtain a copy of the minutes from the 
closed subcommittee meetings and rosters of the subcommittee members 
should contact Alex Chiu, Ph.D., Manager, Merit Review Program (10P9B), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420, at (202) 443-5672 or email at [email protected].

    Dated: April 16, 2015.
Rebecca Schiller,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09186 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am]
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