[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 22515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08452]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Cooperative Studies Scientific Evaluation Committee, Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act that the Cooperative Studies Scientific 
Evaluation Committee will hold a meeting on July 15, 2020 at 20F 
Conference Center, 20 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. The meeting 
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.
    The Committee advises the Chief Research and Development Officer on 
the relevance and feasibility of proposed projects and the scientific 
validity and propriety of technical details, including protection of 
human subjects.
    The session will be open to the public for approximately 30 minutes 
at the start of the meeting for the discussion of administrative 
matters and the general status of the program. The remaining portion of 
the meeting will be closed to the public for the Committee's review, 
discussion, and evaluation of research and development applications.
    During the closed portion of the meeting, discussions and 
recommendations will deal with qualifications of personnel conducting 
the studies, staff and consultant critiques of research proposals and 
similar documents, and the medical records of patients who are study 
subjects, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. As provided by section 10(d) 
of Public Law 92-463, as amended, closing portions of this meeting is 
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (c)(9)(B).
    The Committee will not accept oral comments from the public for the 
open portion of the meeting. Those who plan to attend or wish 
additional information should contact Grant Huang, MPH, Ph.D., 
Director, Cooperative Studies Program (10X2), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 443-5700 
or by email at [email protected]. Those wishing to submit written 
comments may send them to Dr. Huang at the same address and email.

    Dated: April 16, 2020.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-08452 Filed 4-21-20; 8:45 am]
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