[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 35581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16066]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee Charter Renewals

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Charter Renewals.

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    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
ACT (FACA) and after consultation with the General Services 
Administration, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined that 
the following Federal advisory committee is vital to the mission of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and renewing its charter would be 
in the public interest. Consequently, the charter for the following 
Federal advisory committee is renewed for a two-year period, beginning 
on the dates listed below:

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                                    Committee
       Committee name              description       Charter renewed on
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National Research Advisory    Provides advice to    May 24, 2017.
 Council.                      the Secretary on
                               research and
                               development
                               sponsored and/or
                               conducted by the
                               Veterans Health
                               Administration, to
                               include policies
                               and programs of the
                               Office, Research
                               and Development.
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    The Secretary has also renewed the charter for the following 
statutorily authorized Federal advisory committee for a two-year 
period, beginning on the date listed below:

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                                    Committee
       Committee name              description       Charter renewed on
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Special Medical Advisory      Provides advice to    June 12, 2017.
 Group.                        the Secretary and
                               the Under Secretary
                               for Health on
                               matters relating to
                               the care and
                               treatment of
                               Veterans and other
                               matters pertinent
                               to the operations
                               of the Veterans
                               Health
                               Administration,
                               such as research,
                               education, training
                               of health manpower,
                               and VA/DOD
                               contingency
                               planning.
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    For further information contact Jeffrey Moragne, Committee 
Management Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, Advisory Committee 
Management Office (00AC), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420; 
telephone (202) 266-4660; or email at [email protected]. To view a 
copy of a VA Federal advisory committee charter, visit http://www.va.gov/advisory.

    Date: July 26, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-16066 Filed 7-28-17; 8:45 am]
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