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distributes copies of publications to 

Veterans Service Organizations’

representatives to be used in rendering 

services and representation of veterans, 

their spouses and dependents. Service 

organizations complete VA Form 3215 

to request placement on a mailing list 

for specific VA publications. 

b. Veterans or beneficiaries complete 

VA Form 3288 to provide VA with a 

written consent to release his or her 

records or information to third parties 

such as insurance companies, 

physicians and other individuals. 

c. VA Form Letter 70–2 is used to 

obtain additional information from a 

correspondent when the incoming 

correspondence does not provide 

sufficient information to identify a 

veteran. VA personnel use the 

information to identify the veteran, 

determine the location of a specific file, 

and to accomplish the action requested 

by the correspondent such as processing 

a benefit claim or file material in the 

individual’s claims folder. 

d. Title 38 U.S.C.5701(f)(1) authorized 

the disclosure of names or addresses, or 

both of present or former members of 

the Armed Forces and/or their 

beneficiaries to nonprofit organizations 

(including members of Congress) to 

notify veterans of Title 38 benefits and 

to provide assistance to veterans in 

obtaining these benefits. This release 

includes VA’s Outreach Program for the 

purpose of advising veterans of non-VA 

Federal, State and local benefits and 

programs. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on June 

30, 2005, at pages 37898–37899. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households, Not for Profit Institutions, 

and State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 22,700 

hours. 

a. Application of Service 

Representative for Placement on Mailing 

List, VA Form 3215—25 hours. 

b. Request for and Consent to Release 

of Information From Claimant’s 

Records, VA Form 3288—18,875 hours. 

c. Request to Correspondent for 

Identifying Information, VA Form Letter 

70–2—3,750 hours. 

d. 38 CFR(A) 1.519 Lists of Names 

and Addresses—50 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 

a. Application of Service 

Representative for Placement on Mailing 

List, VA Form 3215—10 minutes. 

b. Request for and Consent to Release 

of Information From Claimant’s 

Records, VA Form 3288—7.5 minutes. 

c. Request to Correspondent for 

Identifying Information, VA Form Letter 

70–2—5 minutes. 

d. 38 CFR(A) 1.519 Lists of Names 

and Addresses—60 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

196,200. 

a. Application of Service 

Representative for Placement on Mailing 

List, VA Form 3215—150. 

b. Request for and Consent to Release 

of Information from Claimant’s Records, 

VA Form 3288—151,000. 

c. Request to Correspondent for 

Identifying Information, VA Form Letter 

70–2—45,000. 

d. 38 CFR(A) 1.519 Lists of Names 

and Addresses—50. 

Dated: October 6, 2005. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Clinical Science Research and 

Development Service Cooperative 

Studies Scientific Merit Review Board; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that a meeting of the Clinical Science 

Research and Development Service 

Cooperative Studies Scientific Merit 

Review Board will be held on November 

2–3, 2005, at the Sheraton National 

Hotel—Arlington, 900 South Orme 

Street, Arlington, VA 22204. The 

sessions are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. 

and end at 3 p.m. 

The Board advises the Chief Research 

and Development Officer through the 

Director of the Clinical Science 

Research and Development Service on 

the relevance and feasibility of proposed 

studies, the adequacy of the protocols, 

and the scientific validity and propriety 

of technical details, including 

protection of human subjects. 

The sessions each day will open to 

the public from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. for 

the discussion of administrative matters 

and the general status of the program. 

The sessions will be closed from 8:30 

a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Board’s review of 

research and development applications. 

During the closed sessions of the 

meeting, discussions and 

recommendations will deal with 

qualifications of personnel conducting 

the studies, staff and consultant 

critiques of research proposals and 

similar documents, and the medical 

records of patients who are study 

subjects, he disclosure of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarrantwed 

invasion of personal privacy. As 

provided by section 10(d) of Public Law 

92–463, as amended, closing portions of 

this meeting is in accordance with 5 

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

Those who plan to attend should 

contact Dr. Grant Huang, Assistant 

Director, Cooperative Studies Program 

(125), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 254–

0183. 

Dated: October 13, 2005. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

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. as indicated 

below: 

Subcommittee for Date(s) Location 

Infectious Diseases-A ...................................................................................... November 9, 2005 ............................. St. Gregory Hotel. 

Hematology ...................................................................................................... November 10, 2005 ........................... Hotel Madera. 

Mental Hlth & Behav Sciences-A .................................................................... November 11, 2005 ........................... Hilton Embassy Row. 

Mental Hlth & Behav Sciences-B .................................................................... November 17, 2005 ........................... The Churchill Hotel. 

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Subcommittee for Date(s) Location 

Respiration ....................................................................................................... November 17, 2005 ........................... Hilton Embassy Row. 

Surgery-A/B ..................................................................................................... November 21, 2005 ........................... The Churchill Hotel. 

Endocrinology-A ............................................................................................... November 21–22, 2005 ..................... St. Gregory Hotel. 

Cardiovascular Studies-A ................................................................................ November 28, 2005 ........................... Wyndham Hotel. 

Aging and Clinical Geriatrics ........................................................................... November 29, 2005 ........................... The Churchill Hotel. 

Neurobiology-D ................................................................................................ November 29, 2005 ........................... Hilton Embassy Row. 

Oncology-B ...................................................................................................... November 29–30, 2005 ..................... St. Gregory Hotel. 

Immunology-B .................................................................................................. December 2, 2005 ............................. St. Gregory Hotel. 

General Medical Science (Cellular and Molecular Medicine) ......................... December 2, 2005 ............................. Hotel Madera. 

Endocrinology-B ............................................................................................... December 2, 2005 ............................. Wyndham Hotel. 

Clinical Research Program .............................................................................. December 5, 2005 ............................. Wyndham Hotel. 

Nephrology ....................................................................................................... December 5, 2005 ............................. St. Gregory Hotel. 

Immunology-A .................................................................................................. December 6, 2005 ............................. Topaz Hotel. 

Neurobiology-A ................................................................................................ December 7–8, 2005 ......................... Wyndham Hotel. 

Gastroenterology ............................................................................................. December 8, 2005 ............................. Wyndham Hotel. 

Infectious Diseases-A ...................................................................................... December 9, 2005 ............................. The Churchill Hotel. 

Cardiovascular Studies-B ................................................................................ December 9, 2005 ............................. Hilton Embassy Row. 

Epidemiology .................................................................................................... December 12–13, 2005 ..................... Hilton Embassy Row. 

Oncology-A ...................................................................................................... December 12–13, 2005 ..................... Wyndham Hotel. 

Neurobiology-B/C ............................................................................................. December 12–13, 2005 ..................... Wyndham Hotel. 

Neurobiology-E ................................................................................................ December 12, 2005 ........................... Hilton Embassy Row. 

The addresses of the hotels are: 

Hilton Embassy Row, 2015 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 

Hotel Madera, 1310 New Hampshire 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

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

Washington, DC 

The Churchill Hotel, 1914 Connecticut 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

Topaz Hotel, 1733 N Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 

Wyndham Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 

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 clinic 

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 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, Ph.D., Chief, Program Review 

(121F), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC, 20420 at (202) 254–

0288. 

Dated: October 13, 2005. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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