[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12664]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Scientific Review and Evaluation Board for Health Services 
Research and Development Service; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, 
gives notice under Public Law 92-463, that a meeting of the Scientific 
Review and Evaluation Board for Health Services Research and 
Development Service will be held at the Holiday Inn-Government Center, 
5 Blossom Street, Boston, MA, June 18, through June 20, 1996. The 
session on June 18, 1996, is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 
5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The sessions scheduled for June 19 and 20 are 
scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). 
The purpose of the meeting is to review research and development 
applications concerned with the measurement and evaluation of health 
care systems and with testing new methods of health care delivery and 
management. Applications are reviewed for scientific and technical 
merit. Recommendations regarding their funding are prepared for the 
Acting Chief Research and Development Officer (12).
    This meeting will be open to the public (to the seating capacity of 
the room) at the start of the June 18 session for approximately a half 
an hour to cover administrative matters and to discuss the general 
status of the program. The closed portion of the meeting involves 
discussion, examination, reference to, and oral review of staff and 
consultant critiques of research protocols, and similar documents. 
During this portion of the 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 would be likely to significantly frustrate 
implementation of proposed agency action regarding such research 
projects. As provided by the subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as 
amended by Public Law 94-409, closing portions of these meetings is in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
    Due to the limited seating capacity of the room, those who plan to 
attend the open session should contact Mr. Bill Judy, Manager, Program 
Review (124F), Health Services Research and Development Service, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, (Techworld), 
Washington, DC at least five days before the meeting. For further 
information, he can be reached at 202.565.7298 until May 17, 1996. 
Following that date, Mr. Judy's new telephone number will be 
202.273.7298.

    Dated: May 13, 1996.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.

IIR Project Merit Review--Agenda, Health Services Research and 
Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs

Holiday Inn, Government Center, 5 Blossom Street, Boston, Massachusetts 
02114, Tel. 617.742.7630, Fax. 617.742.4192

June 18, 1996

1:00 p.m.--Welcome, Introductions and Instructions
1:30 p.m.--Application Reviews
3:30 p.m.--Break
3:45 p.m.--Application Reviews
5:00 p.m.--Meeting Recess

June 19, 1996

8:00 p.m.--Application Reviews
10:00 a.m.--Break
10:15 a.m.--Application Reviews
1:00 p.m.--Lunch
2:00 p.m.--Application Reviews
3:30 p.m.--Break
3:45 p.m.--Application Reviews
5:00 p.m.--Meeting Recess

June 20, 1996

8:00 p.m.--Application Reviews
10:00 a.m.--Break
10:15 a.m.--Application Reviews
1:00 p.m.--Lunch
2:00 p.m.--Application Reviews
3:30 p.m.--Break
3:45 p.m.--Application Reviews
5:00 p.m.--Meeting Adjourned

[FR Doc. 96-12664 Filed 5-20-96; 8:45 am]
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