83_FR_21018 83 FR 20929 - National Research Advisory Council (NRAC); Notice of Meeting

83 FR 20929 - National Research Advisory Council (NRAC); Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 89 (May 8, 2018)

Page Range20929-20930
FR Document2018-09760

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20929-20930]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09760]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


National Research Advisory Council (NRAC); Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the NRAC will hold a meeting on 
Wednesday, June 6, 2018, in Conference Room 730, at 810

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Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420. The meeting will convene at 9:00 
a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. This meeting is open to the public.
    The agenda will include VA modernization and the Secretary's 
priorities, a communication update, status of NRAC recommendations to 
VA, diversity and inclusion efforts, and the Office of Research and 
Development (ORD) priorities. No time will be allocated at this meeting 
for receiving oral presentations from the public. Members of the public 
wanting to attend may contact Ms. Melissa Cooper, Designated Federal 
Officer, ORD (10P9), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 461-6044, or by email at 
[email protected] no later than close of business on May 25, 2018. 
Because the meeting is being held in a government building, a photo 
I.D. must be presented at the Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance 
process. Due to security protocols, and in order to prevent delays in 
clearance processing, you should allow an additional 30 minutes before 
the meeting begins. Any member of the public seeking additional 
information should contact Ms. Cooper at the phone number or email 
address noted above.

    Dated: May 2, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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                                                                             Last name                                                                  First name                                                   Middle name/initials

                                                WOOLDRIDGE ...................................................                REBECCA ........................................................         MARY
                                                WRAY .................................................................        KENNETH
                                                WU ......................................................................     KRISTY ............................................................      AIHSUAN
                                                WU ......................................................................     YAN
                                                WYNER ..............................................................          HAL ..................................................................   OWEN
                                                YAMAGUCHI ......................................................              MASAHIKO ......................................................          JUN
                                                YAMANAKA ........................................................             SHUNICHI ........................................................        BRYAN
                                                YAN ....................................................................      DAPENG
                                                YANG .................................................................        ERICA ..............................................................     CHUEH-YU
                                                YANG .................................................................        SHUN ...............................................................     MEI
                                                YANIR .................................................................       TOMER
                                                YAP ....................................................................      JONATHAN ......................................................          MARC
                                                YASUNO ............................................................           ATSUKO
                                                YASUNO ............................................................           SHIRO
                                                YEKIMENKOV ....................................................               SERGEY ..........................................................        ALEKSANDROVICH
                                                YEKIMENKOVA .................................................                 IRINA ................................................................   ALEKSANDROVNA
                                                YEN ....................................................................      STEPHEN ........................................................         PO-HSUAN
                                                YEO ....................................................................      KRISTIN ...........................................................      ALANNA KOERNER
                                                YEUNG ...............................................................         CHUN ...............................................................     MAN DAVID
                                                YI ........................................................................   RUSSELL
                                                YIN ......................................................................    ELAINE
                                                YIN ......................................................................    HAIQING
                                                YIP ......................................................................    MICHELLE .......................................................         SHI YUN
                                                YLAGAN .............................................................          CARLO .............................................................      ANTONIO
                                                YOSHIDA ...........................................................           MICHIKO
                                                YU .......................................................................    CARY ...............................................................     KA-MEI
                                                YUM ....................................................................      EDWARD .........................................................         LIANG
                                                ZACK ..................................................................       LAWRENCE .....................................................           MARK
                                                ZAMPIER HENDERSON ....................................                        LISA .................................................................   MARIE
                                                ZANOTTO ..........................................................            VIKKI-ANNE
                                                ZEE .....................................................................     ADRIAN ............................................................      DAR HENG
                                                ZEITMAN ............................................................          LUKAS .............................................................      RAPHAEL
                                                ZHANG ...............................................................         BARBARA ........................................................         PEI WEN
                                                ZHANG ...............................................................         JASON .............................................................      YANG
                                                ZHENG ...............................................................         LING
                                                ZIADEH ..............................................................         MARIANA .........................................................        BASSEM
                                                ZIMMERMAN .....................................................               JOANNE
                                                ZOGG .................................................................        DAVID ..............................................................     ALEXANDER
                                                ZUIDHOF ............................................................          JANET ..............................................................     MARGUERITE



                                                  Dated: April 26, 2018.                                                      DATES:The meeting will be held                                           contact Otis Simpson at 1–888–912–
                                                Diane Costello,                                                               Thursday, June 14, 2018.                                                 1227 or 202–317–3332, or write TAP
                                                Manager Classification Team 82413,                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Otis                                     Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW,
                                                Examinations Operations—Philadelphia                                          Simpson at 1–888–912–1227 or 202–                                        Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or
                                                Compliance Services.
                                                                                                                              317–3332.                                                                contact us at the website: http://
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–09709 Filed 5–7–18; 8:45 am]                                                                                                             www.improveirs.org. The agenda will
                                                BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
                                                                                                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Notice is                                 include various IRS issues.
                                                                                                                              hereby given pursuant to Section                                           The agenda will include a discussion
                                                                                                                              10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory                                         on various letters, and other issues
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                                                    Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)                                      related to written communications from
                                                                                                                              that a meeting of the Taxpayer                                           the IRS.
                                                Internal Revenue Service                                                      Advocacy Panel Notices and                                                 Dated: May 1, 2018.
                                                                                                                              Correspondence Project Committee will                                    Kevin Brown,
                                                Open Meeting of the Taxpayer                                                  be held Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 1:00
                                                Advocacy Panel Notices and                                                                                                                             Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
                                                                                                                              p.m. Eastern Time via teleconference.
                                                Correspondence Project Committee                                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2018–09703 Filed 5–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                              The public is invited to make oral
                                                                                                                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
                                                                                                                              comments or submit written statements
                                                AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),                                       for consideration. Due to limited
                                                Treasury.                                                                     conference lines, notification of intent
                                                ACTION:       Notice of meeting.                                              to participate must be made with Otis                                    DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                                                                                              Simpson. For more information please                                     AFFAIRS
                                                SUMMARY:   An open meeting of the                                             contact Otis Simpson at 1–888–912–
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                                                                                                                                                                                                       National Research Advisory Council
                                                Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and                                           1227 or 202–317–3332, or write TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                       (NRAC); Notice of Meeting
                                                Correspondence Project Committee will                                         Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW,
                                                be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy                                           Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or                                          The Department of Veterans Affairs
                                                Panel is soliciting public comments,                                          contact us at the website: http://                                       (VA) gives notice under the Federal
                                                ideas, and suggestions on improving                                           www.improveirs.org. The agenda will                                      Advisory Committee Act that the NRAC
                                                customer service at the Internal Revenue                                      include various IRS issues. Otis                                         will hold a meeting on Wednesday, June
                                                Service.                                                                      Simpson. For more information please                                     6, 2018, in Conference Room 730, at 810


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                                                Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC                                              close of business on May 25, 2018.                                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                20420. The meeting will convene at 9:00                                      Because the meeting is being held in a                                 AFFAIRS
                                                a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. This meeting                                       government building, a photo I.D. must
                                                is open to the public.                                                       be presented at the Guard’s Desk as a                                  Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research
                                                   The agenda will include VA                                                part of the clearance process. Due to                                  and Development and Clinical Science
                                                modernization and the Secretary’s                                            security protocols, and in order to                                    Research and Development Services
                                                priorities, a communication update,                                          prevent delays in clearance processing,                                Scientific Merit Review Board Notice of
                                                status of NRAC recommendations to                                            you should allow an additional 30                                      Meetings Amended
                                                VA, diversity and inclusion efforts, and                                     minutes before the meeting begins. Any
                                                the Office of Research and Development                                       member of the public seeking additional                                   The Department of Veterans Affairs
                                                (ORD) priorities. No time will be                                            information should contact Ms. Cooper                                  (VA) gives notice under Federal
                                                allocated at this meeting for receiving                                                                                                             Advisory Committee Act that the
                                                                                                                             at the phone number or email address
                                                oral presentations from the public.                                                                                                                 subcommittees of the Joint Biomedical
                                                                                                                             noted above.
                                                Members of the public wanting to attend                                                                                                             Laboratory Research and Development
                                                may contact Ms. Melissa Cooper,                                                Dated: May 2, 2018.                                                  and Clinical Science Research and
                                                Designated Federal Officer, ORD (10P9),                                      LaTonya L. Small,                                                      Development Services Scientific Merit
                                                Department of Veterans Affairs, 810                                          Advisory Committee Management Officer.                                 Review Board (JBL/CS SMRB) will meet
                                                Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC                                            [FR Doc. 2018–09760 Filed 5–7–18; 8:45 am]                             from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the dates
                                                20420, at (202) 461–6044, or by email at                                                                                                            indicated below (unless otherwise
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                                                Melissa.Cooper@va.gov no later than                                                                                                                 listed):

                                                                                            Subcommittee                                                                              Date                                      Location

                                                Oncology-C ..............................................................................................         May 16–17, 2018 ...........................       20 F Conference Center.
                                                Nephrology ..............................................................................................         May 17, 2018 .................................    Phoenix Park Hotel.
                                                Hematology .............................................................................................          May 18, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Oncology-A/D ..........................................................................................           May 18, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Cellular & Molecular Medicine ................................................................                    May 21, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Endocrinology-B ......................................................................................            May 21, 2018 .................................    * VA Central Office.
                                                Oncology-B ..............................................................................................         May 21, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Neurobiology-C ........................................................................................           May 22, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Infectious Diseases-B ..............................................................................              May 23, 2018 .................................    Training Development Center.
                                                Surgery ....................................................................................................      May 23, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Cardiovascular Studies-A ........................................................................                 May 24, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Infectious Diseases-A ..............................................................................              May 24, 2018 .................................    * VA Central Office.
                                                Immunology & Dermatology-A ................................................................                       May 30, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Neurobiology-B ........................................................................................           May 30, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Oncology-E ..............................................................................................         May 30, 2018 .................................    * VA Central Office.
                                                Gulf War Research ..................................................................................              May 31, 2018 .................................    * VA Central Office.
                                                Pulmonary Medicine ................................................................................               May 31, 2018 .................................    20 F Conference Center.
                                                Endocrinology-A ......................................................................................            June 1, 2018 ..................................   20 F Conference Center.
                                                Neurobiology-A ........................................................................................           June 1, 2018 ..................................   20 F Conference Center.
                                                Neurobiology-E ........................................................................................           June 1, 2018 ..................................   20 F Conference Center.
                                                Special Emphasis Panel on Million Veteran Prog Proj ...........................                                   June 5, 2018 ..................................   * VA Central Office.
                                                Gastroenterology .....................................................................................            June 6, 2018 ..................................   20 F Conference Center.
                                                Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences-A .................................................                           June 6, 2018 ..................................   * VA Central Office.
                                                Neurobiology-F ........................................................................................           June 6, 2018 ..................................   * VA Central Office.
                                                Cardiovascular Studies-B ........................................................................                 June 7, 2018 ..................................   20 F Conference Center.
                                                Epidemiology ...........................................................................................          June 7, 2018 ..................................   * VA Central Office.
                                                Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences-B .................................................                           June 7, 2018 ..................................   20 F Conference Center.
                                                Neurobiology-D ........................................................................................           June 8, 2018 ..................................   20 F Conference Center.
                                                Eligibility ...................................................................................................   July 16, 2018 .................................   20 F Conference Center.
                                                   * Teleconference.


                                                The addresses of the meeting sites are:                                      submitted for review include various                                   Additionally, premature disclosure of
                                                  20 F Conference Center, 20 F Street                                        medical specialties within the general                                 research information could significantly
                                                     NW, Washington, DC                                                      areas of biomedical, behavioral and                                    obstruct implementation of proposed
                                                  Phoenix Park Hotel, 520 North Capital                                      clinical science research.                                             agency action regarding the research
                                                     Street NW, Washington, DC                                                  These subcommittee meetings will be                                 proposals. As provided by subsection
                                                  Training Development Center, 400                                           closed to the public for the review,                                   10(d) of Public Law 92–463, as amended
                                                     Maryland Avenue SW, Washington,                                         discussion, and evaluation of initial and                              by Public Law 94–409, closing the
                                                     DC                                                                      renewal research proposals, which                                      subcommittee meetings is in accordance
                                                  VA Central Office, 1100 First Street                                       involve reference to staff and consultant                              with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
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                                                     NE, Suite 600, Washington, DC                                           critiques of research proposals.                                         Those who would like to obtain a
                                                  The purpose of the subcommittees is                                        Discussions will deal with scientific                                  copy of the minutes from the closed
                                                to provide advice on the scientific                                          merit of each proposal and                                             subcommittee meetings and rosters of
                                                quality, budget, safety and mission                                          qualifications of personnel conducting                                 the subcommittee members should
                                                relevance of investigator-initiated                                          the studies, the disclosure of which                                   contact Holly Krull, Ph.D., Manager,
                                                research proposals submitted for VA                                          would constitute a clearly unwarranted                                 Merit Review Program (10P9B),
                                                merit review evaluation. Proposals                                           invasion of personal privacy.                                          Department of Veterans Affairs, 810


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FR Citation83 FR 20929 

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