[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 45720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18805]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Special Medical Advisory Group; Notice of Meeting--Rescheduled

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 that the Special 
Medical Advisory Group (SMAG) meeting previously scheduled for August 
25, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern Time, as published in the 
Federal Register on page 45019, has been rescheduled. The meeting is 
now scheduled for September 10, 2015, from 11 a.m.--1 p.m. Eastern 
Time. The meeting is open to the public. Call-in access is 1-800-767-
1750; access code 07245. Members of the public may join the conference 
call to listen to the discussion; there will be no participation in the 
discussion by members of the public. Participants will be asked to 
identify themselves to gain access to the meeting.
    The purpose of the SMAG is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and the Under Secretary for Health on the care and treatment of 
disabled Veterans, and other matters pertinent to the Department's 
Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
    The agenda for the August 25, 2015, meeting will include the review 
of the minutes and key points from the May 13, 2015, SMAG meeting and 
further discussion of the key elements of the VHA Blueprint for 
Excellence.
    Although no time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations 
from the public, members of the public may submit written statements 
for review by the Committee to Barbara Hyduke, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Office of Patient Care Services (10P4), Veterans Health 
Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or by 
email at [email protected].
    If you plan to listen to the meeting, please call in at least 15 
minutes the start of the meeting; callers will not be given access 
after 9:00 a.m. Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting 
or seeking additional information should contact Ms. Hyduke at (202) 
461-7800 or by the email address noted above.

    Dated: July 28, 2015.
Rebecca Schiller,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-18805 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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