Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice of Meetings; Amendment, 28292-28293 [2013-11328]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28292-28293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11328]


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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; Amendment

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that the date and/or 
location changes have been made for the following panel meetings of the 
of the Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and 
Clinical Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit 
Review Board as previously announced in the Federal Register on April 
16, 2013. The panels will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Gastroenterology will meet on May 30, 2013, at the U.S. Access 
Board and not on May 30-31, 2013;
    Pulmonary Medicine will meet on May 30, 2013, at the Sheraton 
Crystal City Hotel and not on May 30-31, 2013;
    Neurobiology-E will meet on June 4, 2013, at the Sheraton Crystal 
City Hotel, and not via a teleconference meeting at the VA Central 
Office;
    Endocrinology-B will meet on June 5, 2013, at the Sheraton Crystal 
City Hotel and not on June 4, 2013; and
    Neurobiology-F will conduct a teleconference meeting on June 12, 
2013, at VA Central Office which was not previously reported.
    The addresses of the meeting sites are:


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Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, 
VA
U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC
VA Central Office, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC
    The purpose of the Board is to provide advice on the scientific 
quality, budget, safety and mission relevance of investigator-initiated 
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 panel meetings will be open to the public for approximately 
one-half hour at the start of each meeting to discuss the general 
status of the program. The remaining portion of each panel 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, discussions will deal 
with scientific merit of each proposal and 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 panel meetings is in 
accordance with title 5 U.S.C., 552b(c) (6) and (9)(B).
    Those who plan to attend the general session or would like to 
obtain a copy of the minutes from the panel meetings and rosters of the 
members of the panels should contact Alex Chiu, Ph.D., Manager, Merit 
Review Program (10P9B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 443-5672 or email at 
alex.chiu@va.gov.

    By Direction of the Secretary.

    Dated: May 8, 2013.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-11328 Filed 5-13-13; 8:45 am]
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