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Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Laura O’Shea, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 461–5765. 

Dated: April 10, 2009. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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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 

gives notice under the Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the subcommittees of the Joint 

Biomedical Laboratory Research and 

Development and Clinical Science 

Research and Development Services 

Scientific Merit Review Board will meet 

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the dates 

indicated below: 

Subcommittee for Date(s) Location 

Neurobiology-E ..................................................................................... May 12, 2009 ............................... VA Central Office.* 

Cellular & Molecular Medicine ............................................................. May 13, 2009 ............................... VA Central Office.* 

Nephrology ........................................................................................... May 14, 2009 ............................... Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring. 

Surgery ................................................................................................. May 18, 2009 ............................... St. Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites. 

Endocrinology-A ................................................................................... May 22, 2009 ............................... St. Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites. 

Immunology .......................................................................................... May 22, 2009 ............................... Embassy Suites Chevy Chase. 

Mental Hlth & Behav Sci-B .................................................................. May 28, 2009 ............................... The Westin Washington DC. 

Hematology .......................................................................................... May 29, 2009 ............................... The Westin Washington DC. 

Clinical Research Program .................................................................. June 1, 2009 ................................ VA Central Office.* 

Epidemiology ........................................................................................ June 3, 2009 ................................ VA Central Office.* 

Infectious Diseases-B .......................................................................... June 4, 2009 ................................ Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring. 

Neurobiology-A ..................................................................................... June 5, 2009 ................................ VA Central Office.* 

Respiration ........................................................................................... June 5, 2009 ................................ The Westin Washington DC. 

Cardiovascular Studies ........................................................................ June 8, 2009 ................................ The Westin Washington DC. 

Endocrinology-B ................................................................................... June 9, 2009 ................................ Palomar Hotel. 

Oncology .............................................................................................. June 11–12, 2009 ........................ The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC. 

Gastroenterology .................................................................................. June 11, 2009 .............................. The Westin Washington DC. 

Mental Hlth & Behav Sci-A .................................................................. June 15, 2009 .............................. The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC. 

Neurobiology-C .................................................................................... June 18–19, 2009 ........................ Hilton Garden Inn. 

Infectious Diseases-A .......................................................................... June 18, 2009 .............................. Palomar Hotel. 

Neurobiology-D .................................................................................... June 19, 2009 .............................. The Westin Washington DC. 

The addresses of the hotels and VA Central Office are: 

Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. 

Embassy Suites Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road, NW., Washington, DC. 

Hilton Garden Inn, 815 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

Palomar Hotel, 2121 P Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

The Ritz-Carlton Washington DC, 1150 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

VA Central Office, 1722 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

The Westin Washington DC City Center Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW., 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 

specialties 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 

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, 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 

proposals. 

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 at (202) 461– 

1664. 

Dated: April 10, 2009. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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