[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38326-38327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16774]


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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 that the subcommittees of the Health 
Services Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board 
will be held on the dates below from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 4:30 
p.m. (unless otherwise listed) at the 20 F Street Conference Center, 20 
F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001:

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                  Meeting                              Date(s)
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HSR&D Long-Term Care, Aging and Support     August 20, 2019.
 Services Subcommittee.
HSR&D Health Care and Clinical Management   August 20-21, 2019.
 Subcommittee.
HSR&D Behavioral, Social, and Cultural      August 20-21, 2019.
 Determinants of Health and Care
 Subcommittee.
HSR&D Mentored Research Subcommittee......  August 20-22, 2019.
HSR&D Randomized Program Evaluations        August 21-22, 2019.
 Subcommittee.
HSR&D QUERI Subcommittee..................  August 21-22, 2019.
HSR&D Healthcare Informatics Subcommittee.  August 22-23, 2019.
HSR&D Mental and Behavioral Health          August 22-23, 2019.
 Subcommittee.
HSR&D Health Care System Organization and   August 23, 2019.
 Delivery Subcommittee.
HSR&D Learning Health Care System           August 23, 2019.
 Initiative Subcommittee.
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    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,

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and the protection of human and animal subjects.
    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 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 
(8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) 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). Closing the meetings is in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552b (c)(6) and (c)(9)(B).
    Oral or written comments will be accepted from the public only for 
the open portion of the meetings. Those who plan to attend the open 
portion of a subcommittee meeting should contact Ms. Liza Catucci, MPH, 
HSR&D Administrative Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health 
Services Research and Development Service (10X2H), 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: August 1, 2019.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-16774 Filed 8-5-19; 8:45 am]
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