[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 23803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09378]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee: National Academic Affiliations Council; 
Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 that a meeting of the 
National Academic Affiliations Council will be held May 5, 2016-May 6, 
2016 in the Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) Conference Room, 1800 
G Street NW., Suite 870, Washington, DC. The May 5, 2016 session will 
begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The May 6, 2016 session will 
begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 12:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the 
public.
    The purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary on matters 
affecting partnerships between VA and its academic affiliates.
    On May 5, 2016, the Council will host two expert panels with 
representatives from veterans' service organizations and professional 
staff from the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees. Following 
the expert panels, the Council will receive updates on the Graduate 
Medical Education (GME) expansion authorized by the 2014 Veterans 
Access, Choice, and Accountability (VACAA) Act; the progress towards 
the establishment of joint ventures with academic affiliates; the role 
of academic affiliates in the proposed VA tiered networks; and 
challenges involving the timely issuance of personal identity 
verification cards to trainees. In the afternoon, the Council will host 
a conversation with Dr. David A. Shulkin, the Under Secretary for 
Health. On May 6, 2016, the Council will receive updates on the 
Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation methodology, and VA policy 
guidance on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. At the conclusion 
of the May 6, 2016 session, the VA Advisory Committee Management Office 
will provide an informational briefing to Council members. The Council 
will receive public comments from 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on May 6, 2016 
and again from 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on May 6, 2016.
    Interested persons may attend and present oral statements to the 
Council. A sign-in sheet for those who want to give comments will be 
available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to submit a 
1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for 
inclusion in the official meeting record. 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 Council prior to the meeting or at any time, by email to, 
[email protected], or by mail to Stephen K. Trynosky JD, MPH, MMAS, 
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations (10A2D), 
810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Any member of the public 
wishing to attend or seeking additional information should contact Mr. 
Trynosky via email or by phone at (202) 461-6723. Because the meeting 
will be in a Government building, anyone attending must be prepared to 
show a valid photo I.D. Please allow 15 minutes before the meeting 
begins for this process.

    Dated: April 19, 2016.
Jelessa Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09378 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
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