[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-192]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VA Innovations in Nursing Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice that the first 
meeting of the VA Innovations in Nursing Advisory Committee will be 
held January 15 and 16, 1997, and will start at 8:00 a.m. on both days 
and end approximately 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in Room 230, 
at VA Headquarters, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
    This purpose of the committee is to study and formulate 
recommendations to the Under Secretary for Health on how VA can 
generally promote and support health care innovations in which nurses 
play key leadership and clinical roles and which promote VHA's 
reengineering efforts.
    On January 15, the Committee will define issues and assign tasks to 
subgroups. Additionally, public comment may be offered from 3:00 p.m. 
until 3:30 p.m. On January 16, the Committee will outline and plan 
future activities to accomplish the Committee's goals.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Due to limited seating 
capacity of the room, those who plan to attend or who have questions 
concerning the meeting should contact the Designated Federal Official 
for the Committee: Ms. Charlotte F. Beason, Ed.D., RN, at (202) 273-
8422.

    Dated: December 31, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-192 Filed 1-3-97; 8:45 am]
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