80 FR 66980 - Commission on Care Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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

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FR Document		2015-27589

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

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27589]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Commission on Care Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., 
App. 2, the Commission on Care gives notice that it will meet on 
Monday, November 16, 2015, and Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at the J.W. 
Marriott, Jr. ASAE Conference Center, 1575 I St. NW., Washington, DC 
20005. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. on 
both days. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Commission, as described in section 202 of the 
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, is to examine 
the access of Veterans to health care from the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and strategically examine how best to organize the Veterans 
Health Administration, locate health care resources, and deliver health 
care to Veterans during the next 20 years.
    On the mornings of November 16 and 17, the Commission will hear 
from experts who will provide insights on work to be done by the 
Commission. On the afternoons of November 16 and 17, and the morning of 
November 18, the Committee will convene closed sessions in accordance 
with The Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and 
(c)(9)(B).
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. The public may submit written statements 
for the Commission's review to Sharon Gilles or John Goodrich, 
Designated Federal Officers, Commission on Care, at 
[email protected] or [email protected], respectively. Any member 
of the public wanting to attend may contact Ms. Gilles or Mr. Goodrich.

    Dated: October 26, 2015.
Sharon Gilles,
Designated Federal Officer, Commission on Care.
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regional office are currently located in near the proposed new locations, and DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
leased spaces, for which the leases other interested members of the public AFFAIRS
would not be renewed under either throughout the scoping and public draft
action alternative. VA has tentatively reviews for the two EAs. These Commission on Care Meeting
determined that renovating the existing comments remain in the project record In accordance with the Federal
Robley Rex VAMC is not a reasonably and are being incorporated as identified Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App.
foreseeable alternative and would scoping issues for this EIS. 2, the Commission on Care gives notice
adversely affect VA’s ability to provide
VA does not intend to hold a public that it will meet on Monday, November
needed services to Veterans.
scoping event specific to this EIS, 16, 2015, and Tuesday, November 17,
Environmental topics that will be
anticipating that any input would 2015, at the J.W. Marriott, Jr. ASAE
addressed in the EIS include aesthetics,
largely reiterate issues that have been Conference Center, 1575 I St. NW.,
air quality, cultural resources and
previously identified. Upon specific Washington, DC 20005. The meeting
historic properties, geology and soils,
request, VA will consider whether an will convene at 8:30 a.m. and end at
hydrology and water quality, wildlife
additional in-person scoping event 12:30 p.m. on both days. The meeting is
and habitat, noise, land use, floodplains
would enhance public involvement in open to the public.
and wetlands, socioeconomics,
this EIS. The event would be at a The purpose of the Commission, as
community services, solid waste and
Louisville venue at which a project fact described in section 202 of the Veterans
hazardous materials, transportation and
sheet would be available in hard copy, Access, Choice, and Accountability Act
traffic, utilities, and environmental
of 2014, is to examine the access of
justice. Best management practices and posters summarizing the EIS process
Veterans to health care from the
mitigation measures that could alleviate would be available for viewing, and
Department of Veterans Affairs and
any identified environmental effects members of the public could submit strategically examine how best to
will be included where relevant. written comments using either comment organize the Veterans Health
Two prior environmental assessments forms or their own written format. There Administration, locate health care
(EAs) addressed aspects of VA’s would be no formal presentation by VA resources, and deliver health care to
proposal. In June 2012, VA completed a or verbal public comment opportunity. Veterans during the next 20 years.
Programmatic EA of the Proposed Site The comment form (this form is not a On the mornings of November 16 and
Selection, Construction, and Operation required format for submitting scoping 17, the Commission will hear from
of a Replacement Louisville VA Medical comments), the fact sheet, and the two experts who will provide insights on
Center. This analysis concluded with a previous EAs are available online at work to be done by the Commission. On
Finding of No Significant Impact for www.louisville.va.gov/ the afternoons of November 16 and 17,
selecting and acquiring the Brownsboro newmedicalcenter/, along with other and the morning of November 18, the
Site for the replacement Louisville information related to the EIS process. Committee will convene closed sessions
VAMC, with the provision that in accordance with The Government in
mitigation measures would be identified The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)
in a subsequent site-specific EA to and (c)(9)(B).
ensure that impacts would not be authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the No time will be allocated at this
significant. In December 2014, VA meeting for receiving oral presentations
published a Draft Site-Specific EA: Federal Register for publication
from the public. The public may submit
Proposed Replacement VA Medical electronically as an official document of
written statements for the Commission’s
Center Campus, Louisville, Kentucky. the Department of Veterans Affairs. review to Sharon Gilles or John
However, upon further review before Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff, Goodrich, Designated Federal Officers,
publishing a Final Site-Specific EA, VA Department of Veterans Affairs, Commission on Care, at sharon.gilles@
concluded that an EIS was the approved this document on October 22, va.gov or john.goodrich@va.gov,
appropriate level of NEPA 2015, for publication. respectively. Any member of the public
documentation for evaluating the wanting to attend may contact Ms.
Dated: October 27, 2015.
potential for adverse impacts from Gilles or Mr. Goodrich.
constructing and operating a Michael Shores,
replacement campus at the Brownsboro Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Dated: October 26, 2015.
Site. This Notice of Intent initiates the Policy & Management, Office of the General Sharon Gilles,
EIS for the replacement Louisville Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs. Designated Federal Officer, Commission on
VAMC campus. [FR Doc. 2015–27658 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] Care.
Extensive public input was provided BILLING CODE 8320–01–P [FR Doc. 2015–27589 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am]
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FR Citation		80 FR 66980