[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48998-48999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20090]


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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 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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Veterans and Community Oversight and     Coordinates locally with VA to   July 3, 2019.
 Engagement Board.                        identify the goals of the
                                          community and Veteran
                                          partnership; provides advice
                                          and recommendations to improve
                                          services and outcomes for
                                          Veterans, members of the Armed
                                          Forces, and the families of
                                          such Veterans and members; and
                                          provides advice and
                                          recommendations on the
                                          implementation of the Draft
                                          Master Plan approved by the
                                          Secretary on January 28, 2016,
                                          and on the creation and
                                          implementation of any other
                                          successor master plans.

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Special Medical Advisory Group.........  Provides advice on matters       July 17, 2019.
                                          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/
                                          Department of Defense (DoD)
                                          contingency planning.
Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and     Provides advice on the           July 30, 2019.
 Memorials.                               administration of national
                                          cemeteries, Soldiers' lots and
                                          plots, the selection of
                                          cemetery sites, the erection
                                          of appropriate memorials, and
                                          the adequacy of Federal burial
                                          benefits.
Creating Options for Veterans'           Provides advice and examines     August 13, 2019.
 Expedited Recovery (COVER) Commission.   the evidence-based therapy
                                          treatment model used by the
                                          Secretary of Veterans Affairs
                                          for treating mental health
                                          conditions of veterans and
                                          potential benefits of
                                          incorporating complementary
                                          and integrative health
                                          treatments available in non-
                                          Department facilities.
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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: September 12, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-20090 Filed 9-16-19; 8:45 am]
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