[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16845-16846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06581]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee, 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 
Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee (the Committee) will be 
held virtually on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The meeting will begin at 
11:00 a.m. EDT and adjourn at 3:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting is open to the 
public via Webex https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m66dca294e13f2a5f5be16e1881d6e0c9 password: RKpTbxp*365 or 
by phone at call-in +14043971596, meeting code: 1993482289##.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and make 
recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on using genetic 
information to optimize medical care for Veterans and enhance the 
development of tests and treatments for diseases particularly relevant 
to Veterans.
    On April 28, 2021, the Committee will receive updated briefings on 
various VA research programs, including the Million Veteran Program 
(MVP), to ascertain the program's progress in the areas of participant 
recruitment, data generation and storage, and data access. The 
Committee will also receive updates from ongoing MVP research, 
including new COVID-related research, the return of genetics results 
pilot studies, final recommendations from a subcommittee on Genomics 
Services within VA. Additionally, the Committee will discuss and 
explore potential recommendations for the next annual report.
    Public comments will be received at 2:15 p.m. EDT and are limited 
to 5 minutes each. Individuals who speak are invited to submit a 1-2 
page summary of their comments for inclusion in the official meeting 
record to Jennifer Moser, Designated Federal Officer, Office of 
Research and Development (14RD), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420, or at [email protected]. In the communication, writers must 
identify themselves and state the organization, association or 
person(s) they represent. Any member of the public who wishes to attend 
the teleconference should RSVP to Jennifer Moser at 202-510-4253 no 
later than close of business, April 22, 2021, at the phone number or 
email address noted above.


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    Dated: March 25, 2021.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-06581 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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