83_FR_33445 83 FR 33308 - Health Services Research and Development Service, Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice of Meetings

83 FR 33308 - Health Services Research and Development Service, Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice of Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 137 (July 17, 2018)

Page Range33308-33309
FR Document2018-15257

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33308-33309]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15257]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Health Services Research and Development Service, Scientific 
Merit Review Board; Notice of Meetings

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Health Services Research and 
Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board will conduct in-
person and teleconference meetings of its eleven Health Services 
Research (HSR) subcommittees on the dates below from 8:00 a.m. to 
approximately 4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise listed) at the FHI 360 
Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 
(unless otherwise listed):
     HSR 0--Community Care on August 21, 2018;
     HSR 1--Health Care and Clinical Management on August 21-
22, 2018;
     HSR 2--Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Determinants of 
Health and Care on August 23-24, 2018;
     HSR 3--Healthcare Informatics on August 23, 2018;
     HSR 4--Mental and Behavioral Health on August 21-22, 2018;
     HSR 5--Health Care System Organization and Delivery on 
August 23-24, 2018;
     HSR 6--Post-acute and Long-term Care on August 22, 2018;
     HSR 7--Opioid and Pain Management Special Emphasis on 
August 24, 2018;
     MRA 0--Mentored Research on August 24, 2018;
     HSR 8--Implementation Research Project on August 23, 2018;
     HS8 A--Randomized Program Evaluations on August 23, 2018; 
and
     HSR 9--Learning Health Initiative on August 23, 2018.
    The purpose of the Board is to review health services research and 
development applications involving: the measurement and evaluation of 
health care services; the testing of new methods of health care 
delivery and management; and mentored research. Applications are 
reviewed for scientific and technical merit, mission relevance, and the 
protection of human and animal subjects. Recommendations regarding 
funding are submitted to the Chief Research and Development Officer.
    Each subcommittee meeting of the Board will be open to the public 
the first day for approximately one half-hour from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 
a.m. at the start of the meeting on August 21 (HSR 0, 1, 4), August 22 
(HSR 1, 4, 6), August 23 (HSR 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, and HS8A), and August 24 
(HSR 2, 5, 7, and MRA 0) to cover administrative matters and to discuss 
the general status of the program. Members of the public who wish to 
attend the open portion of the subcommittee meetings may dial 1 (800) 
767-1750, participant code 10443#.
    The remaining portion of each subcommittee meeting will be closed 
for the discussion, examination, reference to, and oral review of the 
intramural research proposals and critiques. During the closed portion 
of each subcommittee meeting, discussion and recommendations will 
include qualifications of the 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 likely compromise significantly the 
implementation of proposed agency action regarding such research 
projects). As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as 
amended by Public Law 94-409, closing the meeting is in accordance with 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).

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    No oral or written comments will be accepted from the public for 
either portion of the meetings. Those who plan to participate during 
the open portion of a subcommittee meeting should contact Ms. Liza 
Catucci, Administrative Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health 
Services Research and Development Service (10P9H), 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20420, or by email at [email protected]. For 
further information, please call Ms. Catucci at (202) 443-5797.

    Dated: July 12, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-15257 Filed 7-16-18; 8:45 am]
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33308 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 137 / Tuesday, July 17, 2018 / Notices take 5 minutes to complete for a total five minutes for a total burden of 40 • HSR 6—Post-acute and Long-term expected burden of 17 hours. The 30 hours. The purpose of these additional Care on August 22, 2018; participating agencies will then recruit data collections is to assess the validity • HSR 7—Opioid and Pain EMS clinicians currently working full- and reliability of the self-reported study Management Special Emphasis on time or part-time using a recruitment measures. August 24, 2018; flyer distributed to employees. The Estimate of the Total Annual • MRA 0—Mentored Research on research team expects to collect Reporting and Record Keeping Burden August 24, 2018; information from as many as 3,000 Resulting from the Collection of • HSR 8—Implementation Research individuals to identify up to 1,500 Information: The total estimated burden Project on August 23, 2018; eligible participants. The team will for EMS agency recruitment (17 hours), • HS8 A—Randomized Program measure eligibility using an individual- recruitment of EMS clinicians (250 Evaluations on August 23, 2018; and level screening form, which is estimated hours), the consenting process (250 to take 5 minutes to complete for a total • HSR 9—Learning Health Initiative hours), initial data collection and expected burden of 250 hours. on August 23, 2018. training (2,900), follow-up data The research team will have the 1,500 collection (6,600), and additional data The purpose of the Board is to review eligible individuals watch a video collection for assessing measurement health services research and explaining the study and the consent error (124) is 10,141 hours. development applications involving: the process and will then ask them to measurement and evaluation of health Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A). care services; the testing of new indicate their consent to participate. The consenting process is expected to Issued in Washington, DC, on July 12, methods of health care delivery and take 10 minutes for a total expected 2018. management; and mentored research. burden of 250 hours. The research team Jeff Michael, Applications are reviewed for scientific expects 1,200 eligible individuals to Associate Administrator, Research and and technical merit, mission relevance, consent and agree to participate. These Program Development. and the protection of human and animal individuals will then complete the [FR Doc. 2018–15212 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] subjects. Recommendations regarding registration process including providing BILLING CODE 4910–59–P funding are submitted to the Chief demographic information and shift Research and Development Officer. schedules, complete a baseline survey Each subcommittee meeting of the including self-reported fatigue and DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Board will be open to the public the first sleepiness. Half of the participants will AFFAIRS day for approximately one half-hour be asked to complete ten training from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the start sessions of ten minutes each within ten Health Services Research and of the meeting on August 21 (HSR 0, 1, days. The other half will be asked to Development Service, Scientific Merit 4), August 22 (HSR 1, 4, 6), August 23 complete the training within ten days of Review Board; Notice of Meetings (HSR 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, and HS8A), and the mid-point of the study. The August 24 (HSR 2, 5, 7, and MRA 0) to expected burden for the registration The Department of Veterans Affairs cover administrative matters and to process, baseline survey and training (VA) gives notice under the Federal discuss the general status of the intervention is 145 minutes per Advisory Committee Act that the Health program. Members of the public who participant for a total burden of 2,900 Services Research and Development wish to attend the open portion of the hours. Once the study is underway, Service Scientific Merit Review Board subcommittee meetings may dial 1 (800) participants will be asked to respond to will conduct in-person and 767–1750, participant code 10443#. daily text messages about sleepiness and teleconference meetings of its eleven The remaining portion of each fatigue for eight weeks of the 24-week Health Services Research (HSR) subcommittee meeting will be closed for study. The expected burden of subcommittees on the dates below from the discussion, examination, reference responding is 5 minutes per response 8:00 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. to, and oral review of the intramural for a total burden of 5,600. The research (unless otherwise listed) at the FHI 360 research proposals and critiques. During team also will ask participants to Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut the closed portion of each subcommittee complete follow-up surveys at the study Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 meeting, discussion and mid-point and at the end of the study. (unless otherwise listed): recommendations will include The expect burden of responding is 25 • HSR 0—Community Care on August qualifications of the personnel minutes per survey for a total burden of 21, 2018; conducting the studies (the disclosure of 1,000 hours. • HSR 1—Health Care and Clinical which would constitute a clearly A subset of participants (30 of the Management on August 21–22, 2018; unwarranted invasion of personal 1,200) will complete a daily sleep diary • HSR 2—Behavioral, Social, and privacy), as well as research information for eight weeks of the 24-week study. Cultural Determinants of Health and (the premature disclosure of which Completing the diary is expected to take Care on August 23–24, 2018; would likely compromise significantly 3 minutes per day for a total burden of • HSR 3—Healthcare Informatics on the implementation of proposed agency 84 hours. This subset also will be asked August 23, 2018; action regarding such research projects). to take a brief Psychomotor Vigilance • HSR 4—Mental and Behavioral As provided by subsection 10(d) of Task test twice per day (at the start and Health on August 21–22, 2018; Public Law 92–463, as amended by daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES at the end of shift) for a total of eight • HSR 5—Health Care System Public Law 94–409, closing the meeting days spread across the study period. Organization and Delivery on August is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Completing each test is expected to take 23–24, 2018; 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 137 / Tuesday, July 17, 2018 / Notices 33309 No oral or written comments will be Health Services Research and Dated: July 12, 2018. accepted from the public for either Development Service (10P9H), 810 LaTonya L. Small, portion of the meetings. Those who plan Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC Federal Advisory Committee Management to participate during the open portion of 20420, or by email at Liza.Catucci@ Officer. a subcommittee meeting should contact va.gov. For further information, please [FR Doc. 2018–15257 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] Ms. Liza Catucci, Administrative call Ms. Catucci at (202) 443–5797. BILLING CODE 8320–01–P Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Jul 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\17JYN1.SGM 17JYN1


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