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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20489-20490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8037]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical 
Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review 
Board; Notice of Meetings

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Public Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the panels of 
the Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical 
Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board 
will meet

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from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the dates indicated below:

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             Panel                   Date(s)              Location
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Hematology....................  May 23, 2012.....  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Mental Health and Behavioral    May 24, 2012.....  Sheraton Suites--Old
 Science-B.                                         Town Alexandria.
Neurobiology-D................  May 24-25, 2012..  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Immunology-A..................  May 30, 2012.....  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Mental Health and Behavioral    May 31, 2012.....  Sheraton Suites--Old
 Science-A.                                         Town Alexandria.
Surgery.......................  May 31, 2012.....  *VA Central Office.
Endocrinology-B...............  June 1, 2012.....  *VA Central Office.
Neurobiology-A................  June 1, 2012.....  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Clinical Application of         June 1, 2012.....  *VA Central Office.
 Genetics.
Cardiovascular Studies........  June 4, 2012.....  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Cellular and Molecular          June 4, 2012.....  *VA Central Office.
 Medicine.
Infectious Diseases-A.........  June 4, 2012.....  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Epidemiology..................  June 6, 2012.....  *VA Central Office.
Clinical Research Program.....  June 7-8, 2012...  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Infectious Diseases-B.........  June 8, 2012.....  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Neurobiology-E................  June 8, 2012.....  *VA Central Office.
Pulmonary Medicine............  June 8, 2012.....  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Gastroenterology..............  June 11-12, 2012.  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Endocrinology-A...............  June 14-15, 2012.  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Neurobiology-C................  June 14-15, 2012.  L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.
Oncology-A....................  June 14-15, 2012.  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Nephrology....................  June 15, 2012....  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
Eligibility...................  July 23, 2012....  Sheraton Suites--Old
                                                    Town Alexandria.
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The addresses of the hotel and VA Central Office are:
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC.
Sheraton Suites--Old Town Virginia, 801 North Saint Asaph Street,
  Alexandria, Virginia.
*VA Central Office, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC.
*Teleconference.

    The purpose of the Board is to provide advice on the scientific 
quality, budget, safety and mission relevance of investigator-initiated 
research proposals submitted for VA merit review consideration. 
Proposals submitted for review by the Board involve a wide range of 
medical specialties within the general areas of biomedical, behavioral 
and clinical science research.
    The panel meetings will be open to the public for approximately 
one-half hour at the start of each meeting to discuss the general 
status of the program. The remaining portion of each panel meeting will 
be closed to the public for the review, discussion, and evaluation of 
initial and renewal research proposals.
    The closed portion of each meeting involves discussion, 
examination, reference to staff and consultant critiques of research 
proposals. During this portion of each meeting, discussions will deal 
with scientific merit of each proposal and 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 proposals. As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-
463, as amended, closing portions of these panel meetings is in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C., 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
    Those who plan to attend the general session or would like to 
obtain a copy of minutes of the panel meetings and rosters of the 
members of the panels should contact LeRoy G. Frey, Ph.D., Chief, 
Program Review (10P9B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or call (202) 443-5674 or by email at 
[email protected].

    By Direction of the Secretary.

    Dated: March 29, 2012.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-8037 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
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