[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 173 (Friday, September 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 55358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19648]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs, 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 virtual meeting 
of the Federal Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-
Disabilities Programs will be held on Monday, September 21-Tuesday, 
September 22, 2020. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follow:

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                                               Time  (eastern standard
                   Date                                 time)
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September 21, 2020........................  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
September 22, 2020........................  8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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    The virtual meeting sessions are open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of VA on 
VA's prosthetics programs designed to provide state-of-the-art 
prosthetics and the associated rehabilitation research, development, 
and evaluation of such technology. The Committee also provides advice 
to the Secretary on special-disabilities programs, which are defined as 
any program administered by the Secretary to serve Veterans with spinal 
cord injuries, blindness or visual impairments, loss of extremities or 
loss of function, deafness or hearing impairment, and other serious 
incapacities in terms of daily life functions.
    On September 21, 2020, the Committee will convene open virtual 
sessions on Electronic Health Record Update; Audiology and Speech 
Pathology Service; National Veterans Sports Program; Office of Academic 
Affiliations; Caregiver Program; and Prosthetic and Sensory Aids 
Service.
    On September 22, 2020, the Committee members will convene open 
virtual sessions on Recreation and Creative Arts Therapy; 
Rehabilitation Research and Development; 3D Printing Medical 
Applications in Veterans Health Administration (VHA); and VHA 
Reorganization at VA Central Office.
    Although no time will be allocated at this virtual meeting for 
receiving oral presentations from the public, the public may submit 1-
2-page summaries of their written statements for the Committee's 
review. Public comments may be received no later than September 14, 
2020 for inclusion in the official meeting record. Please send these 
comments to Judy Schafer, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, 
Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services, Veterans Health Administration, 
at [email protected].
    Members of the public who wish to obtain a copy of the agenda, 
should contact Ms. Judy Schafer, Ph.D., at [email protected] and 
provide your name, professional affiliation, email address, and phone 
number. For any members of the public that wish to attend virtually, 
they may use the WebEx link at: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/webappng/sites/veteransaffairs/meeting/download/2ca0d02109634c9da749fc357ba5acbd?siteurl=veteransaffairs&MTID=m9a036c6bdee834368a4100b8ca3dfd1f. Meeting number (access code): 199 173 3476, 
Meeting password: h6J6ETzNC@8, or to join by phone: 1-404-397-1596. 
Real time closed captioning will be available.

    Dated: September 1, 2020.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-19648 Filed 9-3-20; 8:45 am]
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