[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 50 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 13618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4876]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee; Notice of Establishment

    As required by Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs hereby gives notice of the 
establishment of the Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee. The 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs had determined that establishing the 
Committee is both necessary and in the public interest.
    The Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee will advise the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs on healthcare issues affecting veterans 
residing in rural areas. The Committee will evaluate current VA rural 
health program activities and identify existing barriers to rural 
health services. It will also recommend strategies to improve those 
services for veterans.
    Committee members will be selected by the Secretary. The 
Committee's membership is expected to include academic experts in rural 
health care delivery, state and federal government professionals who 
focus on rural health issues, veterans affairs officials at the state 
level, and veterans service organization members.

    Dated: March 5, 2008.

    By Direction of the Secretary.

E. Phillip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-4876 Filed 3-12-08; 8:45 am]
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