[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 35 (Thursday, February 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 8082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-785]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Blue Ribbon Panel on VA Medical School Affiliations; Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Blue Ribbon Panel 
on VA-Medical School Affiliations has scheduled a meeting for March 27, 
2007, in Room 542 at 1800 G Street NW., Washington, DC. The meeting 
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will end at 3 p.m. The meeting is open to 
the public.
    The purpose of the Panel is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, through the Under Secretary for Health, in issues related to a 
comprehensive philosophical framework to enhance VA's partnerships with 
medical schools and affiliated institutions.
    The panelists will review VA's current affiliations with medical 
schools and establish the future directions of the Panel. The Panel 
will receive background presentations and issue papers on various 
topics that are relevant to the Panel's deliberations.
    Interested persons may attend and present oral statements to the 
Panel. Oral presentations will be limited to five minutes or less, 
depending on the number of participants. Interested parties may also 
provide written comments for review by the Panel prior to the meeting 
or at any time, by e-mail to [email protected] or by mail to Gloria 
J. Holland, PhD Special Assistant for Policy and Planning to the Chief 
Academic Affiliations Officer, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., (14), 
Washington, DC 20420.

    Dated: February 15, 2007.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-785 Filed 2-21-07; 8:45am]
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