[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16728-16729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05554]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Special Medical Advisory Group, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 10, that the Special Medical 
Advisory Group (the Committee) will meet on Thursday, April 20, 2023, 
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), at the Board of 
Veterans Appeals, 425 I St. NW (Conference Room 4E.400) in Washington, 
DC 20001. Members of the Committee may join in person or virtually. The 
public may attend virtual and in person. Limited public stakeholder 
seating will be made available due to on-going safety/health protocols 
in place in the meeting location.
    The meeting is open to the public, except when the Committee is 
discussing Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) updates 
between 9:30 a.m. ET-11:30 p.m. EST. The EHRM updates discussion is 
closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(c)(2)(4). Any related 
presentation material will not be available to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and the Under Secretary for Health on the care and treatment of 
Veterans, and other matters pertinent to the Veterans Health 
Administration.
    On April 20, 2023, in addition to EHRM updates, the agenda for the 
meeting will include discussions on clinical practice management 
optimization best practices, partnering with the community to enroll 
Veterans in care in support of the PACT Act and

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cancer moonshot from a health equity perspective.
    The meeting can be joined by phone at 404-397-1596 (Access code: 
27601528045) and via Webex at: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m0d7a095d00079c9b038bdace87060c3d. Please 
contact the point of contact below for assistance connecting.
    Members of the public may submit written statements for review by 
the Committee to: Department of Veterans Affairs, Special Medical 
Advisory Group--Office of Under Secretary for Health (10), Veterans 
Health Administration, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420 or by 
email at [email protected]. Comments will be accepted until close of 
business on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting or seeking 
additional information should email [email protected] or call 202-461-
7000.

    Dated: March 14, 2023.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05554 Filed 3-17-23; 8:45 am]
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