[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35932-35933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15779]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Rehabilitation 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, that the subcommittees of the 
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review 
Board will he held Tuesday, August 6 through Friday, August 9, 2019, at 
the 20 F Conference Center, 20 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; and 
Tuesday, October 29 and Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at the Crowne 
Plaza Washington National Airport, 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 
22202. The meetings will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m., on 
the dates listed below:

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                Meeting                              Date(s)
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Chronic Medical Conditions and Aging..  August 6, 2019.
Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders and        August 6, 2019.
 Neuropathic Pain.
Behavioral Health and Social            August 6-7, 2019.
 Reintegration.
Career Development Program............  August 6-7, 2019.
Sensory Systems and Communication       August 7, 2019.
 Disorders.
Regenerative Rehabilitation...........  August 8, 2019.
Rehabilitation Engineering and          August 8, 2019.
 Prosthetics/Orthotics.
Brain Health and Injury...............  August 8-9, 2019.
Musculoskeletal Health and Function...  August 8-9, 2019.
Center and Research Enhancement Award   October 29-30, 2019.
 Program.
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    The subcommittee meetings will be open to the public for 
approximately one-half hour at the start of each meeting to cover 
administrative matters and to discuss the general status of the 
program.
    The objective of the Board is to provide for the fair and equitable 
selection of the most meritorious research projects for support by VA 
research funds and to offer advice for research program officials on 
program priorities and policies. The ultimate objective of the Board is 
to ensure that the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development program 
promotes functional independence and improves the quality of life for 
impaired and disabled Veterans.
    Board members advise the Director, Rehabilitation Research and 
Development Service and the Chief Research and Development Officer on 
the scientific and technical merit, the mission relevance, and the 
protection of human and animal subjects of Rehabilitation Research and 
Development proposals. The Board does not consider grants, contracts, 
or other forms of extramural research.
    Members of the public who wish to attend the open portion of the 
teleconference sessions may dial 1 (800) 767-1750, participant code 
35847. The remaining portion of each subcommittee meeting will be 
closed to the public for the discussion, examination, reference to, and 
oral review of the research applications 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. Sec. 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 attend (by phone or 
in person) the open portion of a subcommittee meeting must contact 
Tiffany Asqueri, Designated Federal Officer, Rehabilitation Research 
and Development Service, at Department of Veterans Affairs (10X2R), 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, or email 
[email protected], at least five days before the meeting. For 
further information, please call Mrs. Asqueri at (202) 443-5757.


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    Dated: July 19, 2019.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15779 Filed 7-24-19; 8:45 am]
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