80_FR_67189 80 FR 66979 - National Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

80 FR 66979 - National Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)

Page Range66979-66979
FR Document2015-27680

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 66979]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27680]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


National Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2, that the National 
Research Advisory Council will hold a meeting on Wednesday, December 9, 
2015, at 810 Vermont Ave. NW., Conference Room 730, Washington, DC 
20420. The meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m., and 
is open to the public. Anyone attending must show a valid photo ID to 
building security and be escorted to the meeting. Please allow 15 
minutes before the meeting begins for this process.
    The agenda will include a review of the Million Veteran Program and 
a joint meeting with the Association of American Medical Colleges.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. Members of the public wanting to attend, 
or needing further information may contact Pauline Cilladi-Rehrer, 
Designated Federal Officer, ORD (10P9), Department of Veterans Affairs, 
810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 443-5607, or by 
email at [email protected], at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: October 27, 2015.
Rebecca Schiller,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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                                              have been considered and are included                   730, Washington, DC 20420. The                        VAMC Activation Team Office, 800
                                              where relevant within the Draft EIS.                    meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. and                 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206 or
                                                 The VA BHHCS Reconfiguration Draft                   end at 4:00 p.m., and is open to the                  by email to LouisvilleReplacement
                                              EIS is available for viewing on the VA                  public. Anyone attending must show a                  HospitalComments@va.gov.
                                              BHHCS Web site www.blackhills.va.gov/                   valid photo ID to building security and               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA
                                              vablackhillsfuture/ and at the Hot                      be escorted to the meeting. Please allow              proposes to construct and operate a new
                                              Springs, Rapid City Downtown, Sturgis,                  15 minutes before the meeting begins for              104-bed hospital, which will include
                                              Chadron, Alliance, Lied Scottsbluff, and                this process.                                         diagnostic and treatment facilities, a
                                              Pierre (Rawlins Municipal) public                         The agenda will include a review of                 Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
                                              libraries; as well as in Pine Ridge at the              the Million Veteran Program and a joint               regional office, and required site
                                              Oglala Lakota College Pine Ridge Center                 meeting with the Association of                       amenities and improvements on a new
                                              library on the high school campus.                      American Medical Colleges.                            campus. This proposed project would
                                                 Information related to the EIS process                 No time will be allocated at this                   replace the existing Robley Rex VA
                                              is also available for viewing on the VA                 meeting for receiving oral presentations              Medical Center (VAMC), three
                                              BHHCS Web site www.blackhills.va.gov/                   from the public. Members of the public                community-based outpatient clinics,
                                              vablackhillsfuture/.                                    wanting to attend, or needing further                 and the existing VBA regional office
                                                                                                      information may contact Pauline                       with new facilities of sufficient capacity
                                              Meetings
                                                                                                      Cilladi-Rehrer, Designated Federal                    to meet the current and projected future
                                                Interested parties are invited to                     Officer, ORD (10P9), Department of                    healthcare needs of Veterans in the
                                              participate in any of six public meetings               Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue                  Louisville service area. The proposed
                                              summarizing the results of the Draft EIS.               NW., Washington, DC 20420, at (202)                   project is needed because the existing
                                              These meetings will be held in Rapid                    443–5607, or by email at pauline.cilladi-             Louisville VAMC facilities on Zorn
                                              City, SD; Hot Springs, SD; Pine Ridge,                  rehrer@va.gov, at least 5 days prior to               Avenue have reached the end of their
                                              SD; Chadron, NE; Alliance, NE; and                      the meeting date.                                     serviceable lives. The building
                                              Scottsbluff, NE. The dates, times, and
                                                                                                        Dated: October 27, 2015.                            conditions and site configuration at the
                                              locations for these meetings will be
                                                                                                      Rebecca Schiller,                                     existing 63-year old VAMC are
                                              published online at www.blackhills.va.
                                                                                                      Advisory Committee Management Officer.                inadequate to effectively and efficiently
                                              gov/vablackhillsfuture/.
                                                                                                                                                            meet the expanding needs of VA’s
                                                At the public meetings, interested                    [FR Doc. 2015–27680 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                            health care mission and VBA services in
                                              parties will also have the opportunity to               BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
                                                                                                                                                            the region. Within the Louisville service
                                              comment regarding the National
                                                                                                                                                            area, 60,943 Veterans were enrolled to
                                              Historic Preservation Act Section 106
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                receive care in Fiscal Year 2014.
                                              process, which has been integrated into
                                                                                                      AFFAIRS                                               Enrollment is expected to increase to
                                              this NEPA process.
                                                                                                                                                            more than 68,000 by FY 2024. During
                                              Signing Authority                                       Notice of Intent To Prepare an                        this same time period, outpatient clinic
                                                The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or                 Environmental Impact Statement for a                  stops are expected to increase from
                                              designee, approved this document and                    Replacement Robley Rex Veterans                       763,104 to over 963,000. The existing
                                              authorized the undersigned to sign and                  Affairs Medical Center, Louisville,                   Louisville VAMC facility is insufficient
                                              submit the document to the Office of the                Kentucky                                              to meet the current and the increasing
                                              Federal Register for publication                                                                              future needs of VA’s health care mission
                                                                                                      AGENCY:   Department of Veterans Affairs.             in the region. Therefore, VA conducted
                                              electronically as an official document of
                                                                                                      ACTION:   Notice of intent.                           studies beginning in 2009 that
                                              the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                              Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff,                                                                          recommended new facilities be
                                                                                                      SUMMARY:   Pursuant to the National
                                              Department of Veterans Affairs,                                                                               constructed on a new site that would be
                                                                                                      Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
                                              approved this document on October 26,                                                                         better suited to meet future needs.
                                                                                                      U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), VA intends to
                                              2015, for publication.                                                                                           VA has identified two potential action
                                                                                                      prepare an Environmental Impact
                                                                                                                                                            alternatives to be analyzed in detail in
                                                Dated: October 27, 2015.                              Statement (EIS) for constructing and
                                                                                                                                                            this EIS: Construction and operation of
                                              Michael Shores,                                         operating a new campus to replace the
                                                                                                                                                            a replacement VAMC campus at the
                                              Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation              existing VA Medical Center, Veterans
                                                                                                                                                            ‘‘Brownsboro Site’’ at 4906 Brownsboro
                                              Policy & Management, Office of the General              Benefits Administration office, and
                                                                                                                                                            Road, Louisville; and construction and
                                              Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.                three community-based outpatient
                                                                                                                                                            operation of a replacement VAMC
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–27684 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am]            clinics in Louisville, Kentucky. VA
                                                                                                                                                            campus at the ‘‘St. Joseph Site,’’ on a
                                                                                                      seeks public scoping input on the EIS.
                                              BILLING CODE 8320–01–P                                                                                        parcel located east of I–265 and south of
                                                                                                      DATES: Interested parties are invited to              Factory Lane in Louisville. The
                                                                                                      submit scoping comments for the                       Brownsboro and St. Joseph Sites were
                                              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                  Replacement Louisville VAMC EIS by                    identified through a site selection
                                              AFFAIRS                                                 Monday, November 30, 2015.                            process conducted by VA in 2011. The
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: Submit scoping comments                    Brownsboro Site was acquired by VA in
                                              National Research Advisory Council;                     online through www.Louisville-EIS.com,                2012 as the proposed location for the
                                              Notice of Meeting                                       by email to LouisvilleReplacement                     replacement VAMC. In addition to these
                                                                                                      HospitalComments@va.gov, or by
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                                                 The Department of Veterans Affairs                                                                         two action alternatives, the EIS also will
                                              (VA) gives notice under the Federal                     regular mail to Robley Rex VAMC, Attn:                evaluate the impacts associated with No
                                              Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App.                  Replacement VAMC Activation Team                      Action or ‘‘status quo’’ as required by
                                              2, that the National Research Advisory                  Office, 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY               the National Environmental Policy Act
                                              Council will hold a meeting on                          40206.                                                (NEPA) and its implementing
                                              Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at 810                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      regulations. The three community-based
                                              Vermont Ave. NW., Conference Room                       Robley Rex VAMC, Attn: Replacement                    outpatient clinics and the existing VBA


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FR Citation80 FR 66979 

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