[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20203-20204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9985]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


National Commission on VA Nursing; Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-

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463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the National Commission on VA 
Nursing will hold it's first meeting on May 8, 2002, at the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Room 930, Washington, DC 
20420. The meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. The 
meeting will be open to the public.
    The Commission, established under the ``Department of Veterans 
Affairs Programs Enhancement Act of 2001,'' is to consider legislative 
and organizational policy changes to enhance the recruitment and 
retention of nurses and other nursing personnel in VA; and to evaluate 
the future of the nursing profession in VA. The Commission is required, 
not later than two years from the date of its first meeting, to submit 
to Congress and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a report on the 
Commission's findings and recommendations.
    The meeting will begin with a discussion of the Commission's goals 
and work plans, and will be led by the Commission's Chairperson, 
Marilyn M. Pattillo, Ph.D., R.M., C.S., N.P. The Commission will be 
briefed on VA's mission and on the role of VA nursing personnel in 
meeting that mission. Members will also be provided information on VA 
human resources polices related to nursing personnel, an assessment of 
VA's current and anticipated nurse staffing trends, and information 
concerning VA's current initiatives to enhance the recruitment and 
retention of nursing personnel.
    No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the 
public. However, members of the public may direct questions or submit 
prepared statements for review by the Commission in advance of the 
meeting, in writing only, to Ms. Stephanie Williams, Program Analyst, 
at Department of Veterans Affairs (10A2N), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20420. Any member of the public wishing to attend the 
meeting should contact Ms. Williams, at (202) 273-4944.

    Dated: April 17, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Nora E. Egan,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-9985 Filed 4-23-02; 8:45 am]
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