[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55309-55310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14679]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities 
Programs, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, FACA 5 U.S.C. ch. 10, that a meeting of 
the Federal Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities 
Programs will be held on Thursday, July 25-Friday, July 26, 2024. The 
meeting will be a hybrid meeting, held in-person at the New Orleans 
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Boulevard, 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, and virtually via WebEx. The meeting 
sessions will begin and end as follows:

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                   Date                     Time (Central Daylight Time)
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July 25, 2024.............................  8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
July 26, 2024.............................  8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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    This meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on VA's prosthetics programs designed to provide state-of-the-
art prosthetics and the associated rehabilitation research, 
development, and evaluation of such technology. The Committee also 
provides advice to the Secretary on special-disabilities programs, 
which are defined as any program administered by the Secretary to serve 
Veterans with spinal cord injuries, blindness or visual impairments, 
loss of extremities or loss of function, deafness or hearing 
impairment, and other serious incapacities in terms of daily life 
functions.
    On July 25, 2024, the Committee will convene open (hybrid) 
sessions, from 8:15 a.m.-3:00 p.m. CDT, with introductory remarks from 
the Committee Acting Chair; and the Executive Director and Deputy 
Executive Director of Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services. The 
Committee will have presentations from Physical Medicine & 
Rehabilitation and the Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury System of 
Care. The Committee will also hear from Physical Therapy and 
Occupational Therapy programs. The afternoon will include presentations 
from the Polytrauma/Amputation System of Care; and Orthotic, Prosthetic 
and Pedorthic Clinical Services. After Program Office presentations, 
the Committee will attend National Veteran Wheelchair Games events 
starting at 3:15 p.m. CDT that will be open to anyone present at the 
events.
    On July 26, 2024, the Committee members will convene open (hybrid) 
sessions from 8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CDT, beginning with introductory 
remarks and review of day one. Immediately following there will be 
presentations on Chiropractic Care; and Spinal Cord Injury and 
Disorders programs.
    Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on July 26, 
2024, beginning at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Individuals wishing to present 
public comments should contact Ms. Linda Picon, M.C.D., Designated 
Federal Officer, Veterans Health Administration at [email protected] 
or at 202-870-1155 no later than close of business on July 12, 2024. 
Only the first 4 members

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of the public who have confirmed registrations to present public 
comment will be allowed to speak at this meeting. In the interest of 
time, each speaker will be held to a 5-minute time limit. Members of 
the public who are unable to attend may submit written comments for 
Committee review. Written comments may be received no later than July 
17, 2024, for Committee discussion and inclusion in the official 
meeting record. Please send these comments to [email protected].
    Members of the public should contact Linda Picon and provide your 
name, professional affiliation, email address, and phone number to 
obtain a copy of the agenda or seek additional information. Members of 
the public may attend the meeting in person or by joining the WebEx 
link below: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=medb02dbc6c87eeab5d10f4f408a04906.
    Audio Only 404.397.1596/Access Code 2822 111 1294.

    Dated: June 28, 2024.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-14679 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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