[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 51197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17918]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee: National Academic Affiliations Council, 
Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of VA's National Academic 
Affiliations Council (NAAC) will be held September 28, 2022-September 
29, 2022, at the Orlando VA Health Care System, 13800 Veterans Way, 
Orlando, FL 32827. The meetings are open to the public, except when the 
NAAC is conducting tours of VA facilities. Tours of VA facilities are 
closed to protect Veterans' privacy and personal information, in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    The purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary on matters 
affecting partnerships between VA and its academic affiliates.
    On September 28, 2022, the Council will convene an open session 
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The agenda will include a presentation on 
Innovative Academic Relationships: A National Perspective. The Council 
will also have a presentation from VISN 8 and Orlando VA Health Care 
System on Academic Relationships and Accomplishments and receive 
updates from the Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee, the Strategic 
Academic Advisory Council (SAAC), VA's Electronic Health Record 
Modernization Work Group related to education and research; and a 
status update on Mission Act Section 403. In the afternoon, the Council 
will begin the closed portion of the meeting from 12:45 p.m. to 3:00 
p.m., as it tours the Orlando VA Health Care System. Tours of VA 
facilities are closed to protect Veterans' privacy and personal 
information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). The Council will 
reconvene at 3:00 p.m. for discussions and recommendations. The meeting 
will adjourn day one at 4:00 p.m.
    On September 29, 2022, at 12:00 p.m., the Council will reconvene 
for day two. The day two agenda includes a panel discussion with 
Orlando VA Health Care System leadership and trainees related to 
Diversity in Trainee Recruitment and Retention. The Council will have a 
question-and-answer session, followed by Council discussions and 
recommendations. The Council will receive public comments from 1:15 
p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will adjourn the meeting at 1:45 p.m.
    Interested persons may attend and present oral statements to the 
Council. A sign-in sheet for those who want to give comments will be 
available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to submit a 
1-2-page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for 
inclusion in the official meeting record. Oral presentations will be 
limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of 
participants. Interested parties may also provide written comments for 
review by the Council prior to the meeting, or at any time via email to 
[email protected]. Any member of the public wishing to attend or 
seeking additional information should contact Ms. Emory via email or by 
phone at (915) 269-0465. Because the meeting will be held in a 
government building, anyone attending must be prepared to submit to 
security screening and present a valid photo I.D. Please allow at least 
30 minutes prior to the meeting for this process.

    Dated: August 16, 2022.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-17918 Filed 8-18-22; 8:45 am]
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