[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40736-40737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14511]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


National Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the National Research Advisory 
Council will hold a meeting on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, by 
teleconference. The teleconference number is 1-404-397-1596. The 
meeting will convene at 11:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. Eastern 
daylight time. This meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the National Research Advisory Council is to advise 
the Secretary on research conducted by the Veterans Health 
Administration, including policies and programs targeting the high 
priority of Veterans' health care needs.
    On September 2, 2020, the agenda will include a discussion of 
concrete steps to address minority representation in research; follow-
up discussion of the mental health research portfolio related

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to COVID 19; disparities and COVID 19; and discussion of research 
efforts that contributed to COVID response. No time will be allocated 
at this meeting for receiving oral presentations from the public. 
Members of the public wanting to attend, have questions or 
presentations to present may contact Dr. Marisue Cody, Designated 
Federal Officer, Office of Research and Development (10X2), Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, at 
202-443-5681, or at [email protected] no later than close of business 
on August 28, 2020. All questions and presentations will be presented 
during the public comment section of the meeting. Any member of the 
public seeking additional information should contact Dr. Cody at the 
above phone number or email address noted above.

    Dated: July 1, 2020.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-14511 Filed 7-6-20; 8:45 am]
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