19232 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 17, 2007 / Notices 

Subcommittee for Date(s) Location 

Gastroenterology ............................................................ June 15, 2007 ............................................................... L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. 

The addresses of the hotels and VA Central Office are: Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters, 1615 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC; Double Tree Hotel, 1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, DC; L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC; 

Radisson Hotel Reagan National Airport, 2020 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA; St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW., Washington, DC; 

VA Central Office, 1722 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC; Woodfin Suites Hotel Rockville, 1380 Piccard Drive, Rockville, MD; Wyndham Hotel, 

1400 M Street, Washington, DC. 

*Teleconference. 

The purpose of the Merit Review 

Board is to provide advice on the 

scientific quality, budget, safety and 

mission relevance of investigatorinitiated research proposals submitted 

for VA merit review consideration. 

Proposals submitted for review by the 

Board involve a wide range of medical 

specialities within the general areas of 

biomedical, behavioral and clinical 

science research. 

The subcommittee meetings will be 

open to the public for approximately 

one hour at the start of each meeting to 

discuss the general status of the 

program. The remaining portion of each 

subcommittee meeting will be closed to 

the public for the review, discussion, 

and evaluation of initial and renewal 

projects. 

The closed portion of each meeting 

involves discussion, examination, 

reference to staff and consultant 

critiques of research protocols. During 

this portion of each subcommittee 

meeting, discussion and 

recommendations will deal with 

qualifications of 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 could significantly 

frustrate implementation of proposed 

agency action regarding such research 

projects. 

As provided by subsection 10(d) of 

Public Law 92–463, as amended, closing 

portions of these subcommittee 

meetings is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). Those who plan to 

attend or would like to obtain a copy of 

minutes of the subcommittee meetings 

and rosters of the members of the 

subcommittees should contact LeRoy G. 

Frey, PhD, Chief, Program Review 

(121F), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. Dr. Frey can be 

contacted by phone at (202) 254–0288. 

Dated: April 6, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Special Medical Advisory Group; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Special Medical Advisory 

Group will meet on May 14, 2007. The 

meeting will be held in Room 830 at VA 

Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

The purpose of the Group is to advise 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 

Under Secretary for Health on the care 

and treatment of disabled veterans, and 

other matters pertinent to the 

Department’s Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA). 

The agenda for the meeting will 

include discussion of environment of 

care, polytrauma/medical evaluations, 

an update on information technology, 

and women veterans health. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend should contact Juanita Leslie, 

Office of Administrative Operations 

(10B2), Veterans Health Administration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs at (202) 

273–5882. No time will be set aside at 

this meeting for receiving oral 

presentations from the public. 

Statements, in written form, may be 

submitted to Juanita Leslie before the 

meeting or within 10 days after the 

meeting. 

Dated: April 10, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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