[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2493-2494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00650]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Health Services Research and Development Service, Scientific 
Merit Review Board; Notice of Meetings

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act the Health Services Research and 
Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board will conduct in-
person and teleconference meetings of its eleven Health Services 
Research (HSR) subcommittees on the dates below from 8:00 a.m. to 
approximately 4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise listed) at the FHI 360, 1825 
Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009 (unless otherwise listed):
     HSR 0--Community Care on March 13, 2018;
     HSR 1--Health Care and Clinical Management on March 13-14, 
2018;
     HSR 2--Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Determinants of 
Health and Care on March 13-14, 2018;
     HSR 3--Healthcare Informatics on March 16, 2018;
     HSR 4--Mental and Behavioral Health on March 15-16, 2018;
     HSR 5--Health Care System Organization and Delivery on 
March 15-16, 2018;
     HSR 6--Post-acute and Long-term Care on March 14, 2018;
     MRA 0--Mentored Research on March 16, 2018;
     HSR 8--Implementation Research Project on March 13, 2018;

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     HS8 A--Randomized Program Evaluations on March 13, 2018; 
and
     HSR 9--Learning Health Initiative on March 15, 2018.
    The purpose of the Board is to review health services research and 
development applications involving: The measurement and evaluation of 
health care services; the testing of new methods of health care 
delivery and management; and mentored research. Applications are 
reviewed for scientific and technical merit, mission relevance, and the 
protection of human and animal subjects. Recommendations regarding 
funding are submitted to the Chief Research and Development Officer.
    Each subcommittee meeting of the Board will be open to the public 
the first day for approximately one half-hour from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 
a.m. at the start of the meeting on March 13 (HSR 0, 1, 2, 8, and 
HS8A), March 14 (HSR 1, 2, 6), March 15 (HSR 4, 5, 9), and March 16 
(HSR 3, 4, 5, and MRA 0) to cover administrative matters and to discuss 
the general status of the program. Members of the public who wish to 
attend the open portion of the subcommittee meetings may dial 1 (800) 
767-1750, participant code 10443#.
    The remaining portion of each subcommittee meeting will be closed 
for the discussion, examination, reference to, and oral review of the 
intramural research proposals and critiques. During the closed portion 
of each subcommittee meeting, discussion and recommendations will 
include qualifications of the 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 would likely compromise significantly the 
implementation of proposed agency action regarding such research 
projects). As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as 
amended by Public Law 94-409, closing the meeting is in accordance with 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
    No oral or written comments will be accepted from the public for 
either portion of the meetings. Those who plan to participate during 
the open portion of a subcommittee meeting should contact Ms. Liza 
Catucci, Administrative Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health 
Services Research and Development Service (10P9H), 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20420, or by email at [email protected]. For 
further information, please call Ms. Catucci at (202) 443-5797.

    Dated: January 11, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-00650 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am]
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