[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 8789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3752]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Rural Health Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Veterans' Rural 
Health Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on March 2-3, 2010, in 
the Robert Taylor Room at the Carnegie Hotel, 1216 West State of 
Franklin Road, Johnson City, Tennessee. The sessions will begin at 8 
a.m. each day and end at 4 p.m. on March 2 and at 2:30 p.m. on March 3.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on health care issues affecting enrolled Veterans residing in 
rural areas. The Committee examines programs and policies that impact 
the provision of VA health care to enrolled Veterans residing in rural 
areas, and discusses ways to improve and enhance VA services for these 
Veterans.
    On March 2, the Committee will meet in open session from 8 a.m. 
until 2 p.m. The Committee will hear from its chairman, the acting 
director of the VA Office of Rural Health, and the directors of the 
three Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers. The Committee will hold a 
panel discussion on the opportunities and challenges of VA 
collaboration with rural community partners, and discuss its 2010 work 
plan and priorities. The Committee will convene a closed session from 2 
p.m. to 4 p.m. in order to protect patient privacy as the Committee 
tours patient treatment areas at the Mountain Home VA Medical Center. 
Closing this portion of the meeting is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6).
    On March 3, the Committee will receive a summary of the tour of the 
Mountain Home VA Medical Center, presentations on service delivery 
models for primary care and their application in the rural context from 
VA and Indian Health Service and discuss Committee priorities and 
action plans for fiscal year 2010.
    Time will be allocated for receiving public comments at 1:45 p.m. 
Individuals who speak are invited to submit 1-2 page summaries of their 
comments at the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official 
meeting record. For additional information, please contact Christina 
White, Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected] or 
(202) 461-7100.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-3752 Filed 2-24-10; 8:45 am]
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