Advisory Committee Charter Renewals
| Citation | 84 FR 26510 |
| Record Number | 2019-11867 |
| Published date | 06 June 2019 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Veterans Affairs Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26510-26511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11867]
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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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Committee name Committee description Charter renewed on
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Cooperative Studies Scientific Provides advice on VA May 14, 2018.
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, and are
efficiently and economically
conducted.
Health Services Research and Development Provides advice on the fair and May 14, 2018.
Service Scientific Merit Review Board. equitable selection of the most
meritorious research projects
for support by VA research
funds; ensures the high quality
and mission relevance of VA's
legislatively mandated research
and development program;
advises on the scientific and
technical merit, originality,
feasibility, and mission
relevance of individual
research proposals; and advises
on the adequacy of protection
of human and animal subjects.
Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Provides advice on the May 14, 2018.
Development and Clinical Science scientific quality, budget,
Research and Development Services safety, and mission relevance
Scientific Merit Review Board. of investigator-initiated
research proposals submitted
for VA merit review
consideration.
Rehabilitation Research and Development Provides advice on the fair and May 14, 2018.
Service Scientific Merit Review Board. equitable 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 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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Committee name Committee description Charter renewed on
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Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Provides advice on how to March 7, 2019.
Service National Advisory Committee. coordinated and promote
volunteer activities within VA
health care facilities.
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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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Committee name Committee description Charter renewed on
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Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners Provides advice on the June 21, 2018.
of War. administration of benefits for
Veterans who are former
prisoners of war, their
survivors, and the needs of
such Veterans and their
families in the areas of
service-connected compensation,
dependency and indemnification
compensation, health care, and
rehabilitation.
Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Provides advice on all matters July 16, 2018.
Committee. pertaining to geriatrics and
gerontology.
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Provides advice on proposed January 30, 2019.
Veterans' Illnesses. research studies, research
plans, or research strategies
relating to the health effects
of military service in
Southwest Asia during Gulf War.
Advisory Committee on Structural Safety Provides advice on structural March 12, 2019.
of Department of Veterans Affairs safety in the construction and
Facilities. remodeling of VA facilities,
and to recommend standards for
use by VA in the construction
and alteration of facilities.
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Provides advice on the March 12, 2019.
Education. administration of education and
training programs for Veterans
and Servicepersons, Reservists,
and dependents of Veterans
under Chapters 30, 32, 35, and
36 of Title 38, and Chapter
1606 of Title 10, United States
Code.
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National Research Advisory Council...... Provides advice on research and May 14, 2019.
development sponsored and/or
conducted by the Veterans
Health Administration, to
include policies and programs
of the Office of Research and
Development.
Veterans' Family, Caregiver, and Provides advice related to May 15, 2019.
Survivor Advisory Committee. Veterans' 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 are and
benefits services; Veterans'
family, caregiver, and survivor
experiences, and VA policies,
regulations, and administrative
requirements related to the
transition of Service members
from the Department of Defense
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' family, caregivers,
and survivors.
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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]. To view a copy of a
VA Federal advisory committee charters, please visit http://www.va.gov/advisory.
Dated: June 3, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-11867 Filed 6-5-19; 8:45 am]
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