[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29784-29785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10452]


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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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VA National Academic            Provides advice on      January 28,
 Affiliations Council.           matters affecting       2022.
                                 partnerships between
                                 VA and its academic
                                 affiliates.
Veterans' Rural Health          Provides advice on      March 21, 2022.
 Advisory Committee.             health care issues
                                 that affect Veterans
                                 residing in rural
                                 areas.
Cooperative Studies Scientific  Provides advice on VA   May 19, 2022.
 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, mission
                                 relevance, and
                                 quality and are
                                 conducted
                                 efficiently, safely
                                 and economically
                                 conducted.
Health Services Research and    Provides advice on the  May 19, 2022.
 Development Service             fair and equitable
 Scientific Merit Review Board.  selection of the most
                                 meritorious research
                                 projects for support
                                 by VA research funds
                                 and to offer advice
                                 for research program
                                 officials on program
                                 priorities and
                                 policies; ensures the
                                 high quality and
                                 mission relevance of
                                 VA's legislatively
                                 mandated research and
                                 development program;
                                 and advises on the
                                 scientific and
                                 technical merit, the
                                 mission relevance and
                                 the protection of
                                 human and animal
                                 subjects proposals.
Joint Biomedical Laboratory     Provides advice on the  May 19, 2022.
 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 and to
                                 offer advice for
                                 research program
                                 officials on program
                                 priorities and
                                 policies.
Rehabilitation Research and     Provides advice on the  May 19, 2022.
 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 also determined that the following Federal advisory 
committee is vital to VA and reestablished its charter:

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                                                         Charter renewed
        Committee name           Committee description         on
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National Research Advisory      Provides advice on the  June 4, 2021.
 Council.                        nature and scope of
                                 research and
                                 development sponsored
                                 and/or conducted by
                                 the Veterans Health
                                 Administration, to
                                 include policies and
                                 programs of the
                                 Office of Research
                                 and Development.

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Veterans' Family, Caregiver     Provides advice         June 4, 2021.
 and Survivor Advisory           related to Veterans'
 Committee.                      families, caregivers,
                                 and survivors across
                                 all generations,
                                 relationships, and
                                 Veteran status; the
                                 use of VA care and
                                 benefits services by
                                 Veterans' families,
                                 caregivers, and
                                 survivors, and
                                 possible expansion of
                                 such care and
                                 benefits services;
                                 Veterans' family,
                                 caregiver, and
                                 survivor experiences;
                                 VA policies,
                                 regulations, and
                                 administrative
                                 requirements related
                                 to the transition of
                                 Servicemembers from
                                 the DoD to enrollment
                                 in VA that impact
                                 Veterans' families,
                                 caregivers, and
                                 survivors; and
                                 factors that
                                 influence access to,
                                 quality of, and
                                 accountability for
                                 services and benefits
                                 for Veterans'
                                 families, caregivers,
                                 and survivors.
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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  June 2, 2021.
 Cemeteries and Memorials.       administration of VA
                                 national cemeteries,
                                 Soldiers' lots and
                                 plots, the selection
                                 of cemetery sites,
                                 the erection of
                                 appropriate memorials
                                 and the adequacy of
                                 Federal burial
                                 benefits.
Veterans and Community          Coordinates locally     June 10, 2021.
 Oversight and Engagement        with VA to identify
 Board.                          the goals of the
                                 community and Veteran
                                 partnership; provides
                                 advice and
                                 recommendations to
                                 the Secretary of
                                 Veterans Affairs, to
                                 improve services and
                                 outcomes for
                                 Veterans, members of
                                 the Armed Forces, and
                                 the families of such
                                 Veterans and members;
                                 and provides advice
                                 and recommendations
                                 on the implementation
                                 of the Draft Master
                                 Plan approved by the
                                 Secretary on January
                                 28, 2016, and on the
                                 creation and
                                 implementation of any
                                 other successor
                                 master plans.
Special Medical Advisory Group  Provides advice on the  July 30, 2021.
                                 care and treatment of
                                 enrolled Veterans and
                                 other matters
                                 pertinent to the
                                 operations of the
                                 Veterans Health
                                 Administration.
Advisory Committee on Women     Provides advice on the  October 14,
 Veterans.                       administration of       2021.
                                 benefits for women
                                 Veterans; reports and
                                 studies pertaining to
                                 women Veterans; and
                                 the needs of women
                                 Veterans with respect
                                 to health care,
                                 rehabilitation
                                 benefits,
                                 compensation,
                                 outreach, and other
                                 relevant programs
                                 administered by VA.
Veterans' Advisory Committee    Provides advice on the  January 18,
 on Rehabilitation.              administration of       2022.
                                 Veterans'
                                 rehabilitation
                                 programs under title
                                 38, U.S.C.
Advisory Committee on Minority  Provides advice on the  March 25, 2022.
 Veterans.                       administration of VA
                                 benefits for Veterans
                                 who are minority
                                 group members, by
                                 reviewing reports and
                                 studies on
                                 compensation, health
                                 care, rehabilitation,
                                 outreach, and other
                                 benefits and services
                                 administered by the
                                 Department.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Moragne, Committee Management 
Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Advisory Committee Management 
Office (00AC), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420; telephone 
(202) 714-1578; or email at [email protected]. To view a copy of a 
VA Federal advisory committee charters, please visit http://www.va.gov/advisory.

    Dated: May 11, 2022.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-10452 Filed 5-13-22; 8:45 am]
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