[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5067-5068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01350]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee: National Academic Affiliations Council Notice 
of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that a meeting of the 
National Academic Affiliations Council (NAAC) will be held March 11, 
2020-March 12, 2020 at the VA Conference Room 230, 2nd Floor, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. The meetings will be held:

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                   Date                                 Time
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020.................  1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (EST).
Thursday, March 12, 2020..................  9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EST).
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    The meetings are open to the public.
    The purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary on matters 
affecting partnerships between VA and its academic affiliates.
    On March 11, 2020 the Council will explore the VA Electronic Health 
Record Modernization as related to education and research, discuss VA 
trainee onboarding, and trainee recruitment and hiring. The Council 
will have open discussions and receive public comments from 4:45 p.m. 
to 5:00 p.m.
    On March 12, 2020 the Council will have open discussion with NAAC 
members and receive a presentation from the Strategic Academic Advisory 
Council (SAAC) and an update on recent activities of the Diversity and 
Inclusion Subcommittee and MISSION Act (Pub. L. 115-182) provisions 
related to health professions education. The Council will receive a 
status update on Academic Partnership Councils in VA. The Council will 
receive public comments from 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
    Interested persons may attend and present oral statements to the 
Council. A sign-in sheet for those who want to give comments will be 
available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to submit a 
1-2-page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for 
inclusion in the official meeting record. Oral presentations will be 
limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of 
participants. Interested parties may also provide written comments for 
review by the Council prior to the meeting or at any time, via email 
to, [email protected], or by mail to Larissa Emory PMP, CBP, MS, 
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations (10X1), 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. Any member of the public 
wishing to attend or seeking additional information should contact Ms. 
Emory via email or by phone at (915) 269-0465. Because the meeting will 
be held in a Government building, anyone attending must be prepared to 
submit to security screening and present a valid photo I.D. Please 
allow at least 20 minutes prior to the meeting for this process.

    Dated: January 22, 2020.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01350 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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