[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 58913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23429]


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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 October 25-26, 2012, 
at the Waterfront Place Hotel, Two Waterfront Place, Morgantown, WV, 
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The meeting is open to the public.
    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 the morning of October 25, the Committee will hear from its 
Chairman; the Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of 
Veterans Assistance; the VA Chief of Staff; the Director of the Louis 
A. Johnson VA Medical Center; and the Deputy Administrator of Community 
Programs at the Department of Agriculture. In the afternoon, the 
Committee will receive overviews of the Office of Rural Health (ORH) 
Telehealth Projects funded; Louis A. Johnson Medical Center Women's 
Health Program; and ORH Funded Project Deep Dive. The Committee will 
also hear from the ORH Director.
    On October 26, the Committee will hear opening remarks from its 
Chairman; panel discussions on Collaborating with Community Health 
Centers; and briefings on the Eastern Resource Center Project Updates. 
The Committee will discuss the Committee's evaluations, annual report, 
and spring meeting. Public comments will be received at 12:50 p.m.
    Individuals who speak are invited to submit a 1-2 page summary of 
their comments for inclusion in the official meeting record. Members of 
the public may also submit written statements for the Committee's 
review to Ms. Judy Bowie, Designated Federal Officer, ORH (10P1R), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420, or email at [email protected]. Any member of the 
public seeking additional information should contact Ms. Bowie at (202) 
461-1929.

    Dated: September 18, 2012.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23429 Filed 9-21-12; 8:45 am]
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