[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45470-45471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16256]


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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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                                                         Charter renewed
        Committee name           Committee description         on
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Cooperative Studies Scientific  Provides advice on VA   April 21, 2020.
 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    Provides advice on the  April 21, 2020.
 Development Service             fair and equitable
 Scientific Merit Review Board.  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     Provides advice on the  April 21, 2020.
 Research and Development and    scientific quality,
 Clinical Science Research and   budget, safety, and
 Development Services            mission relevance of
 Scientific Merit Review Board.  investigator-
                                 initiated research
                                 proposals submitted
                                 for VA merit review
                                 consideration. The
                                 proposals to be
                                 reviewed may address
                                 research questions
                                 within the general
                                 area of biomedical
                                 and behavioral
                                 research or clinical
                                 science research. The
                                 Board also advises VA
                                 research officials on
                                 program priorities
                                 and policies, as well
                                 as administration of
                                 VA's intramural
                                 program.

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Rehabilitation Research and     Provides advice on the  April 21, 2020.
 Development Service             fair and equitable
 Scientific Merit Review Board.  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
                                 Research and
                                 Development program
                                 promotes functional
                                 independence and
                                 improves the quality
                                 of life for impaired
                                 and disabled Veterans.
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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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                                                         Charter renewed
        Committee name           Committee description         on
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Advisory Committee on           Provides advice on the  April 21, 2020.
 Cemeteries and 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.
Advisory Committee on Homeless  Provides advice on      May 6, 2020.
 Veterans.                       benefits and services
                                 to Veterans
                                 experiencing
                                 homelessness.
Advisory Committee on           Provides advice on VA   May 26, 2020.
 Prosthetics and Special-        prosthetics programs
 Disabilities Programs.          and the
                                 rehabilitation
                                 research,
                                 development, and
                                 evaluation of
                                 prosthetics
                                 technology; assesses
                                 VA programs that
                                 serve Veterans with
                                 spinal cord injury,
                                 blindness or vision
                                 impairment, loss of
                                 or loss of use of
                                 extremities, deafness
                                 or hearing impairment
                                 or other serious
                                 incapacities.
Advisory Committee on Former    Provides advice to the  June 15, 2020.
 Prisoners of War.               Secretary on the
                                 administration of
                                 benefits for Veterans
                                 who are former
                                 prisoners of war and
                                 the needs of these
                                 Veterans, in the
                                 areas of
                                 compensation, health
                                 care and
                                 rehabilitation.
Geriatrics and Gerontology      Provides advice on all  July 9, 2020.
 Advisory Committee.             matters pertaining to
                                 geriatrics and
                                 gerontology.
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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 202-714-1578; or via email at [email protected]. 
To view a copy of a VA Federal advisory committee charters, please 
visit http://www.va.gov/advisory.

    Dated: July 22, 2020.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-16256 Filed 7-27-20; 8:45 am]
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