[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26510-26511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11867]


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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 name                     Committee description                Charter renewed on
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Cooperative Studies Scientific            Provides advice on VA             May 14, 2018.
 Evaluation Committee.                     cooperative studies, multi-site
                                           clinical research activities,
                                           and policies related to
                                           conducting and managing these
                                           efforts and ensures that new
                                           and ongoing projects maintain
                                           high quality, are based upon
                                           scientific merit, and are
                                           efficiently and economically
                                           conducted.
Health Services Research and Development  Provides advice on the fair and   May 14, 2018.
 Service Scientific Merit Review Board.    equitable selection of the most
                                           meritorious research projects
                                           for support by VA research
                                           funds; ensures the high quality
                                           and mission relevance of VA's
                                           legislatively mandated research
                                           and development program;
                                           advises on the scientific and
                                           technical merit, originality,
                                           feasibility, and mission
                                           relevance of individual
                                           research proposals; and advises
                                           on the adequacy of protection
                                           of human and animal subjects.
Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and  Provides advice on the            May 14, 2018.
 Development and Clinical Science          scientific quality, budget,
 Research and Development Services         safety, and mission relevance
 Scientific Merit Review Board.            of investigator-initiated
                                           research proposals submitted
                                           for VA merit review
                                           consideration.
Rehabilitation Research and Development   Provides advice on the fair and   May 14, 2018.
 Service Scientific Merit Review Board.    equitable selection of the most
                                           meritorious research projects
                                           for support by VA research
                                           funds; provides advice for
                                           research program officials on
                                           program priorities and
                                           policies; and ensures that the
                                           VA Rehabilitation and
                                           Development program promotes
                                           functional independence and
                                           improves the quality of life
                                           for impaired and disabled
                                           Veterans.
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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 name                     Committee description                Charter renewed on
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Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary  Provides advice on how to         March 7, 2019.
 Service National Advisory Committee.      coordinated and promote
                                           volunteer activities within VA
                                           health care facilities.
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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 name                     Committee description                Charter renewed on
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Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners    Provides advice on the            June 21, 2018.
 of War.                                   administration of benefits for
                                           Veterans who are former
                                           prisoners of war, their
                                           survivors, and the needs of
                                           such Veterans and their
                                           families in the areas of
                                           service-connected compensation,
                                           dependency and indemnification
                                           compensation, health care, and
                                           rehabilitation.
Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory       Provides advice on all matters    July 16, 2018.
 Committee.                                pertaining to geriatrics and
                                           gerontology.
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War   Provides advice on proposed       January 30, 2019.
 Veterans' Illnesses.                      research studies, research
                                           plans, or research strategies
                                           relating to the health effects
                                           of military service in
                                           Southwest Asia during Gulf War.
Advisory Committee on Structural Safety   Provides advice on structural     March 12, 2019.
 of Department of Veterans Affairs         safety in the construction and
 Facilities.                               remodeling of VA facilities,
                                           and to recommend standards for
                                           use by VA in the construction
                                           and alteration of facilities.
Veterans' Advisory Committee on           Provides advice on the            March 12, 2019.
 Education.                                administration of education and
                                           training programs for Veterans
                                           and Servicepersons, Reservists,
                                           and dependents of Veterans
                                           under Chapters 30, 32, 35, and
                                           36 of Title 38, and Chapter
                                           1606 of Title 10, United States
                                           Code.

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National Research Advisory Council......  Provides advice on research and   May 14, 2019.
                                           development sponsored and/or
                                           conducted by the Veterans
                                           Health Administration, to
                                           include policies and programs
                                           of the Office of Research and
                                           Development.
Veterans' Family, Caregiver, and          Provides advice related to        May 15, 2019.
 Survivor Advisory Committee.              Veterans' families, caregivers,
                                           and survivors across all
                                           generations, relationships, and
                                           Veteran status; the use of VA
                                           care and benefits services by
                                           Veterans' families, caregivers,
                                           and survivors, and possible
                                           expansion of such are and
                                           benefits services; Veterans'
                                           family, caregiver, and survivor
                                           experiences, and VA policies,
                                           regulations, and administrative
                                           requirements related to the
                                           transition of Service members
                                           from the Department of Defense
                                           to enrollment in VA that impact
                                           Veterans' families, caregivers,
                                           and survivors; and factors that
                                           influence access to, quality
                                           of, and accountability for
                                           services and benefits for
                                           Veterans' family, caregivers,
                                           and survivors.
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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.

    Dated: June 3, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-11867 Filed 6-5-19; 8:45 am]
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