[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 36856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16507]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities 
Programs; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. that a meeting of the Federal 
Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs 
will be held on October 4-5, 2017, in Room 530 at VA Central Office, 
810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. The meeting will convene 
at 8:30 a.m. on both days, and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on October 4 
and at 12 noon on October 5. This meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of VA on 
VA's prosthetics programs designed to provide state-of-the-art 
prosthetics and the associated rehabilitation research, development, 
and evaluation of such technology. The Committee also provides advice 
to the Secretary on special-disabilities programs, which are defined as 
any program administered by the Secretary to serve Veterans with spinal 
cord injuries, blindness or visual impairments, loss of extremities or 
loss of function, deafness or hearing impairment, and other serious 
incapacities in terms of daily life functions.
    On October 4, the Committee will receive briefings on Annual 
Ethics, General Counsel, Rehabilitation Research and Development, 
Prosthetic and Sensory Aids; Blind Rehabilitation Service; and the 
National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events. On October 5, the 
Committee members will receive briefing from the Connected Care/
Telemedicine and Audiology and Speech Pathology.
    No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the 
public; however, members of the public may direct questions or submit 
written statements for review by the Committee in advance of the 
meeting to Judy Schafer, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, Veterans 
Health Administration, Patient Care Services, Rehabilitation and 
Prosthetic Services (10P4R), VA, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420, or by email at [email protected]. Because the meeting is being 
held in a government building, a photo I.D. must be presented at the 
Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance process. Therefore, you should 
allow an additional 30 minutes before the meeting begins. Any member of 
the public wishing to attend the meeting should contact Dr. Schafer at 
(202) 461-7315.

    Dated: August 1, 2017.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-16507 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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