d. Title 38 U.S.C. 5701(f)(1) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
authorized the disclosure of names or AFFAIRS AFFAIRS addresses, or both of present or former members of the Armed Forces and/or Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation Research and their beneficiaries to nonprofit Environmental Hazards; Notice of Development Service Scientific Merit organizations (including members of Meeting Review Board; Notice of Meeting Congress) to notify veterans of Title 38 The Department of Veterans Affairs The Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and to provide assistance to gives notice under Public Law 92–463 veterans in obtaining these benefits. (VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that This release includes VA’s Outreach a meeting of the Rehabilitation Research Program for the purpose of advising that a meeting of the Veterans’ Advisory and Development Service Scientific veterans of non-VA Federal State and Committee on Environmental Hazards Merit Review Board will be held on local benefits and programs. will be held August 1–2, 2005, in room August 22–25, 2005, at the Hamilton C–7B at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Affected Public: Individuals or Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th & K Streets Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. households, Not for profit institutions, NW., Washington, DC. The sessions are The meeting will run from 8 a.m. to 4 and State, local or tribal government. scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and end at p.m. each day and is open to the public. 5:30 p.m. each day. Estimated Annual Burden: 22,700 The purpose of the Committee is to The purpose of the Board is to review hours. provide advice to the Secretary of rehabilitation research and development a. Application of Service Veterans Affairs on adverse health applications for scientific and technical Representative for Placement on Mailing effects that may be associated with merit and to make recommendations to List, VA Form 3215—25 hours. exposure to ionizing radiation and to the Director, Rehabilitation Research b. Request for and Consent to Release make recommendations on proposed and Development Service, regarding of Information From Claimant’s standards and guidelines regarding VA their funding. Records, VA Form 3288—18,875 hours. benefit claims based upon exposure to The meeting will be open to the c. Request to Correspondent for ionizing radiation. public for the August 22 and August 24 Identifying Information, VA Form Letter On August 1, VA’s Public Health and sessions from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the 70—2–3,750 hours. Environmental Hazards Office and discussion of administrative matters, the Compensation and Pension Service will general status of the program and the d. 38 CFR(A) 1.519 Lists of Names administrative details of the review and Addresses—50 hours. make presentations to the Committee. On August 2, the Committee will plan process. The meeting will be closed on Estimated Average Burden Per future activities and assign tasks to August 22–August 25 from 9 a.m. to Respondent: committee members. 5:30 p.m for the Board’s review of a. Application of Service research and development applications. Those who wish to attend should This review involves oral comments, Representative for Placement on Mailing contact Ms. Bernice Green of the List, VA Form 3215—10 minutes. discussion of site visits, staff and Department of Veterans Affairs, consultant critiques of proposed b. Request for and Consent to Release Compenstaion and Pension Service, 810 research protocols, and similar of Information From Claimant’s Vermont Avenue, SW., Washington, DC analytical documents that necessitate Records, VA Form 3288—7.5 minutes. 20420, by phone at (202) 273–7210, or the consideration of the personal c. Request to Correspondent for by fax at (202) 275–1728. The qualifications, performance and Identifying Information, VA Form Letter Committee will accept written competence of individual research 70—2–5 minutes. comments, which can be addressed to investigators. Disclosure of such Ms. Ersie Farber, Designated Federal information would constitute a clearly d. 38 CFR(A) 1.519 Lists of Names Officer, at the Department of Veterans unwarranted invasion of personal and Addresses—60 minutes. Affairs, Veterans Benefits privacy. Disclosure would also reveal Frequency of Response: On occasion. Administration (21), 810 Vermont research proposals and research Estimated Number of Respondents: Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. underway which could lead to the loss a. Application of Service In all communication to the Committee, of these projects to third parties and Representative for Placement on Mailing writers must identify themselves and thereby frustrate future agency research List, VA Form 3215—150. state the organizations, associations, or efforts. persons they represent. Thus, the closing is in accordance b. Request for and Consent to Release An open forum for verbal statements with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and (c)(9)(B) of Information From Claimant’s from the public will also be available in and the determination of the Secretary Records, VA Form 3288—151,000. the afternoon each day. Each person of the Department of Veterans Affairs c. Request to Correspondent for who wishes to make a verbal statement under Sections 10(d) of the Public Law Identifying Information, VA Form Letter before the Committee will be 92–463 as amended by Section 5(c) of 70—2–45,000. accommodated on a first come, first the Public Law 94–109. d. 38 CFR(A) 1.519 Lists of Names served basis and will be provided three Those who plan to attend the open and Addresses—50. (3) minutes to present the statement. session should contact Dr. Denise Burton, Portfolio Manager, Dated: June 23, 2005. Dated: June 24, 2005. Rehabilitation Research and By direction of the Secretary. By direction of the Secretary. Development Service (122P), Loise Russell, E. Philip Riggin, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Records Management Service. Committee Management Officer. Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC [FR Doc. E5–3447 Filed 6–29–05; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 05–12959 Filed 6–29–05; 8:45 am] 20420, at (202) 254–0068 BILLING CODE 8320–01–P BILLING CODE 8320–01–M Dated: June 21, 2005.
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