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d. Judges shall have the authority to 

disregard any minor error in any entry 

that does not create any substantial 

benefit or detriment to any entrant. 

e. If a judge is disqualified or unable 

to fulfill his or her duties, VAi2 reserves 

the right to substitute another official as 

judge. 

• VA may select different judges for 

the finalist selection panel and the 

Grand Prize award panel. 

f. The competition judges may use 

any technical means they determine 

suitable to test the functionality and 

usability of the entrant’s homelessness 

application. 

g. Decisions of the judges are final. 

13. Intellectual Property: Participants 

in the competition will retain 

ownership of their applications, and any 

intellectual property developed under 

this competition. The Federal 

Government may negotiate a license for 

the use of intellectual property 

developed by a participant. 

a. The winner of the competition will 

make its application available and free 

to download from appropriate 

application marketplace(s) by a date to 

be decided by the VAi2 team on or 

about the time the Grand Prize winner 

is announced. 

b. VA may, in its sole and exclusive 

discretion, choose to negotiate with any 

non-winning entrant for a license to use 

any intellectual property developed by 

a participant for this competition. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. John 

R. Gingrich, Chief of Staff, Department 

of Veterans Affairs, approved this 

document on March 16, 2012, for 

publication. 

Dated: March 16, 2012. 

Robert C. McFetridge, 

Director of Regulation Policy and 

Management, Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6830 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Genomic Medicine Program Advisory 

Committee, Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Genomic Medicine Program 

Advisory Committee will meet on April 

17, 2012, at the Sheraton Crystal City, 

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia, from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m. The meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on using genetic 

information to optimize medical care of 

Veterans, and to enhance development 

of tests and treatments for diseases 

particularly relevant to Veterans. 

The Committee will receive program 

updates, and will continue to provide 

insight into optimal ways for VA to 

incorporate genomic information into its 

health care program while applying 

appropriate ethical oversight and 

protecting the privacy of Veterans. The 

meeting focus will be on policies, 

regulations, and implications for the 

incorporation of genomic data, 

particularly whole genome data, into 

health care and clinical decisionmaking. The meeting will also receive 

an update on the status of the ongoing 

Million Veteran Program. 

The Committee will receive public 

comments at 3 p.m. Comments are 

limited to 5 minutes each. Individuals 

who speak are invited to submit a 1–2 

page summary of their comments for 

inclusion in the official meeting record. 

Members of the public may also submit 

written statements for the Committee’s 

review to Dr. Sumitra Muralidhar, 

Designed Federal Officer, Office of 

Research and Development (10P9B), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420, or by email at 

Sumitra.muralidhar@va.gov. Any 

member of the public wishing to attend 

or seeking additional information 

should contact Dr. Muralidhar at (202) 

443–5679. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Dated: March 16, 2012. 

Vivian Drake, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6845 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

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