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investigation of representation petitions 

and the conduct or supervision of 

representation elections. 

18. Merit Systems Protection Board 

(MSPB): To the MSPB in connection 

with appeals, special studies of the civil 

service and other merit systems, review 

of rules and regulations, investigation of 

alleged or possible prohibited personnel 

practices, and such other functions 

promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, 

or as authorized by law. 

19. Researchers, for Research: To 

epidemiological and other research 

facilities approved by the Under 

Secretary for Health for research 

purposes determined to be necessary 

and proper, provided that the names 

and addresses of Veterans, their 

dependents and caregivers will not be 

disclosed unless those names and 

addresses are first provided to VA by 

the facilities making the request. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

The CARMA system of records is 

hosted in the Salesforce Gov Cloud 

(GovCloud). The production 

environment (including application 

data) is backed up weekly to VA’s 

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records in this system are retrieved 

by name, integration control number 

(ICN), correspondence tracking number, 

internal record number, facility number, 

or other assigned identifiers of the 

individuals on whom they are 

maintained. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records in this system are retained 

and disposed of in accordance with the 

schedule approved by the Archivist of 

the United States, VHA RCS 10–1, Item 

Number 7900, Temporary; Destroy 75 

years after enrollment. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL, 

SAFEGUARDS: 

1. On an annual basis, employees are 

required to sign a computer access 

agreement acknowledging their 

understanding of confidentiality 

requirements. In addition, all employees 

receive annual privacy awareness and 

information security training. 

2. Access to electronic records is 

deactivated when no longer required for 

official duties. Recurring monitors are in 

place to ensure compliance with 

nationally and locally established 

security measures. 

3. Strict control measures are enforced 

to ensure that access to and disclosure 

from all records are limited to VA and 

the contractor’s employees whose 

official duties warrant access to those 

files. 

4. Access to the records in CARMA is 

restricted and requires approval prior to 

access. Restricted access will be 

provided to enable workflow 

management to administer, monitor and 

track services delivered through VA’s 

Caregiver Support Program including, 

but not limited to, documentation of 

calls to the Caregiver Support Line. 

5. The records in CARMA are 

safeguarded by the AWS GovCloud 

infrastructure that has been authorized 

at the high-impact level under the 

Federal Risk and Authorization 

Management Program. The secure siteto-site encrypted network connection is 

limited to access via the VA trusted 

internet connection. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking information on 

the existence and content of records in 

this system pertaining to them should 

contact the system manager in writing 

as indicated above or inquire in person 

at the nearest VA facility. A request for 

access to records must contain the 

requester’s name, address, telephone 

number, signed by the requester, and 

describes the records sought in 

sufficient detail to enable VA personnel 

to locate them with a reasonable amount 

of effort. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking to contest or 

amend records in this system pertaining 

to them should contact the system 

manager in writing as indicated above 

or inquire in person at the nearest VA 

facility. A request to contest or amend 

records must state clearly and concisely 

what record is being contested, the 

reasons for contesting it, and the 

proposed amendment to the record. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Generalized notice is provided by the 

publication of this notice. For specific 

notice, see Record Access Procedure, 

above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Scientific Merit Review Board, Health 

Services Research and Development 

Service; Federal Register Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 10, 

that a meeting of the Health Services 

Research and Development Service 

Scientific (HSRD) Merit Review Board 

(hereinafter, ‘‘the Board’’) will be held 

on Monday, March 18, 2024, via WebEx 

from 12–1:30 p.m. EST. The meeting 

will be partially closed to the public, 

with an open portion from 12–12:15 

p.m. EST. The closed portion, from 

12:15–1:30 p.m. EST, will be used for 

discussion, examination of and 

reference to the research applications 

and scientific review. Discussions will 

involve reference to staff and consultant 

critiques of research proposals. 

Discussions will also cover the scientific 

merit of each proposal and the 

qualifications of the personnel 

conducting the studies, the disclosure of 

which would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. Additionally, premature 

disclosure of research information could 

significantly obstruct implementation of 

proposed agency action regarding the 

research proposals. As provided by 

Public Law 92–463 subsection 10(d), 

and amended by Public Law 94–409, 

closing the committee meeting is in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and 

(9)(B). 

The objective of the Board is to 

provide for the fair and equitable 

selection of the most meritorious 

research projects for support by VA 

research funds and to offer advice for 

research program officials on program 

priorities and policies. The ultimate 

objective of the Board is to ensure that 

the VA HSRD program promotes 

functional independence and improves 

the quality of life for impaired and 

disabled Veterans. 

Board members advise the Director of 

HSRD and the Chief Research and 

Development Officer on the scientific 

and technical merit, mission relevance 

and protection of human subjects of 

HSRD proposals. The Board does not 

consider grants, contracts or other forms 

of extramural research. 

Members of the public may attend the 

open portion of the meeting via WebEx 

in listen-only mode, as the time-limited 

open agenda does not allow for public 

comment presentations. To attend the 

open portion of the meeting (12–12:15 

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dialing the phone number (1–833–558– 

0712) and entering the meeting number/ 

access code (2761 198 6545). 

Written comments from members of 

the public must be sent to Tiffin RossShepard, Designated Federal Officer, 

HSRD, Department of Veterans Affairs 

(14RDH), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420, or to 

Tiffin.Ross-Shepard@va.gov at least five 

days before the meeting. The public 

comments will be shared with the Board 

members. The public may not attend the 

closed portion of the meeting, as 

disclosure of research information could 

significantly obstruct implementation of 

proposed agency action regarding the 

research proposals. As provided by 

Public Law 92–463 subsection 10(d), 

and amended by Public Law 94–409, 

closing the committee meeting is in 

accordance with title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) 

and (9)(B). 

Dated: January 29, 2024. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02006 Filed 1–31–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Rehabilitation Research and 

Development Service Scientific Merit 

Review Board; Federal Register Notice 

of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. ch. 

10, that a meeting of the Rehabilitation 

Research and Development Service 

(RR&D) Scientific Merit Review Board 

(hereinafter, ‘‘the Board’’) will be held 

on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, via 

Webex from 1–1:30 p.m. EST. The 

meeting will be partially closed to the 

public, with an open portion from 1– 

1:10. The closed portion, from 1:10–1:30 

p.m., will be used for discussion, 

examination of and reference to the 

research applications and scientific 

review. Discussions will involve 

reference to staff and consultant 

critiques of research proposals. 

Discussions will also cover the scientific 

merit of each proposal and the 

qualifications of personnel conducting 

the studies, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Additionally, premature disclosure of 

research information could significantly 

obstruct implementation of proposed 

agency action regarding the research 

proposals. As provided by Public Law 

92–463 subsection 10(d), and amended 

by Public Law 94–409, closing the 

committee meeting is in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). 

The objective of the Board is to 

provide for the fair and equitable 

selection of the most meritorious 

research projects for support by VA 

research funds and to offer advice for 

research program officials on program 

priorities and policies. The ultimate 

objective of the Board is to ensure that 

the VA RR&D program promotes 

functional independence and improves 

the quality of life for impaired and 

disabled Veterans. 

Board members will advise the 

Director of RR&D and the Chief 

Research and Development Officer on 

the scientific and technical merit, 

mission relevance and protection of 

human and animal subjects of the 

proposals submitted to RR&D. The 

Board does not consider grants, 

contracts or other forms of extramural 

research. 

Members of the public may attend the 

open portion of the meeting via WebEx, 

from 1–1:10 p.m., in listen-only mode, 

as the time-limited open agenda does 

not allow for public comment 

presentations. To attend the open 

portion of the meeting, the public may 

dial the Webex phone number (1–833– 

558–0712), then enter the meeting 

access code (2764 419 8398). 

Written comments from members of 

the public should be mailed to Kristy 

Benton-Grover, Designated Federal 

Officer, RR&D, Department of Veterans 

Affairs (14RDR), 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420, or to 

Kristy.Benton-Grover@va.gov at least 

five days before the meeting. The public 

comments will be shared with the Board 

members. The public may not attend the 

closed portion of the meeting as 

disclosure of research information could 

significantly obstruct implementation of 

proposed agency action regarding the 

research proposals. As provided by 

Public Law 92–463 subsection 10(d), 

and amended by Public Law 94–409, 

closing the committee meeting is in 

accordance with title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) 

and (9)(B). 

Dated: January 29, 2024. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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