[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24594-24595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11435]


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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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SUMMARY: 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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VA National Academic          Provides advice       April 10, 2018.
 Affiliations.                 regarding
                               partnerships
                               between VA and its
                               academic affiliates.
Veterans' Rural Health        Provides advice on    May 21, 2018.
 Advisory Committee.           health care issues
                               affecting enrolled
                               Veterans residing
                               in rural areas.
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    The Secretary also determined that the following Federal advisory 
committee is vital to VA and reestablished its charter:

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                                    Committee
       Committee name              description       Charter renewed on
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Genomic Medicine Program      Provides advice on    May 9, 2018.
 Advisory Committee.           the scientific and
                               ethical issues
                               related to the
                               establishment,
                               development, and
                               operation of a
                               genomic medicine
                               program within VA.
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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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Advisory Committee on         Provides advice on    April 9, 2018.
 Minority Veterans.            the administration
                               of VA benefits for
                               Veterans who are
                               minority group
                               members in the
                               areas of
                               compensation,
                               health care,
                               rehabilitation
                               outreach, and other
                               services.
Advisory Committee on         Provides advice on    May 7, 2018.
 Homeless Veterans.            benefits and
                               services to
                               Veterans
                               experiencing
                               homelessness.
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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 charters, please visit http://www.va.gov/advisory.

    Date: May 23, 2018.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-11435 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am]
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