Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice of Meeting, 33498 [E8-13144]

Download as PDF 33498 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 114 / Thursday, June 12, 2008 / Notices 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 March 25, 2008 at page 15843. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. Estimated Annual Burden: 45 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Number of Respondents: 537. Dated: June 6, 2008. By Direction of the Secretary. Denise McLamb, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E8–13245 Filed 6–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice of Meeting mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Public Law 92–463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:47 Jun 11, 2008 Jkt 214001 the Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board will meet at the Madison Loews Hotel, 1177 15th St, NW., Washington, DC, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on August 28–29, 2008 and on September 3–4, 2008. The purpose of the Board is to review rehabilitation research and development applications for scientific and technical merit and to make recommendations to the Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, regarding their funding. The meetings will be open to the public for the August 28 and September 3 sessions from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the discussion of administrative matters, the general status of the program and the administrative details of the review process. The meetings will be closed as follows for the Board’s review of research and development applications: August 28—from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. August 29—from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. September 3—from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. September 4—from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The reviews involve oral comments, discussion of site visits, staff and consultant critiques of proposed research protocols, and similar analytical documents that necessitate the consideration of the personal PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 qualifications, performance and competence of individual research investigators. Disclosure of such information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Disclosure would also reveal research proposals and research underway which could lead to the loss of these projects to third parties and thereby frustrate future agency research efforts. Thus, the closing is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and (c)(9)(B) and the determination of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs under Sections 10(d) of Public Law 92–463 as amended by Section 5(c) of Public Law 94–409. Those who plan to attend the open sessions should contact Terrilynn Carlton, Federal Designated Officer, Portfolio Manager, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service (122P), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 254– 0265. Dated: June 4, 2008. By Direction of the Secretary. E. Philip Riggin, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E8–13144 Filed 6–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–M E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit 
Review Board; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Public Law 
92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Rehabilitation 
Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board will 
meet at the Madison Loews Hotel, 1177 15th St, NW., Washington, DC, 
from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on August 28-29, 2008 and on September 3-4, 
2008.
    The purpose of the Board is to review rehabilitation research and 
development applications for scientific and technical merit and to make 
recommendations to the Director, Rehabilitation Research and 
Development Service, regarding their funding.
    The meetings will be open to the public for the August 28 and 
September 3 sessions from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the discussion of 
administrative matters, the general status of the program and the 
administrative details of the review process. The meetings will be 
closed as follows for the Board's review of research and development 
applications:

August 28--from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
August 29--from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

September 3--from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
September 4--from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

    The reviews involve oral comments, discussion of site visits, staff 
and consultant critiques of proposed research protocols, and similar 
analytical documents that necessitate the consideration of the personal 
qualifications, performance and competence of individual research 
investigators. Disclosure of such information would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Disclosure would also 
reveal research proposals and research underway which could lead to the 
loss of these projects to third parties and thereby frustrate future 
agency research efforts. Thus, the closing is in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and (c)(9)(B) and the determination of the Secretary 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs under Sections 10(d) of Public 
Law 92-463 as amended by Section 5(c) of Public Law 94-409.
    Those who plan to attend the open sessions should contact Terrilynn 
Carlton, Federal Designated Officer, Portfolio Manager, Rehabilitation 
Research and Development Service (122P), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 254-
0265.

    Dated: June 4, 2008.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-13144 Filed 6-11-08; 8:45 am]
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