[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 96 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 27503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10648]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


National Research Advisory Council; Reestablishment

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
intends to reestablish the National Research Advisory Council for a 2-
year period. The Secretary has determined that the Committee is 
necessary and in the public interest.

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 email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
intends to reestablish the National Research Advisory Council for 2 
years from the filing date of the charter's reestablishment. The 
Committee advises the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Under 
Secretary for Health (USH) and makes recommendations on the nature and 
scope of research and development sponsored and/or conducted by the 
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to include: (1) The policies and 
projects of the Office of Research and Development (ORD); (2) the focus 
of research on the high priority health care needs of Veterans; (3) the 
balance of basic, applied, and outcomes research; (4) the scientific 
merit review process; (5) the appropriate mechanisms by which ORD can 
leverage its resources to enhance the research financial base; (6) the 
rapid response to changing health care needs, while maintaining the 
stability of the research infrastructure; and (7) the protection of 
human subjects of research.

    Dated: May 17, 2021.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-10648 Filed 5-19-21; 8:45 am]
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