81_FR_42924 81 FR 42798 - Special Medical Advisory Group, Notice of Meeting

81 FR 42798 - Special Medical Advisory Group, Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 126 (June 30, 2016)

Page Range42798-42798
FR Document2016-15576

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 42798]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15576]


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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. App. 2, that the Special 
Medical Advisory Group will meet on September 1, 2016, at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810 Vermont Ave. NW., 
Conference Room 830, Washington, DC 20420 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
ET. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Group 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 Department's Veterans 
Health Administration (VHA).
    The agenda for the meeting will include a review of MyVA Access, 
the Center for Compassionate Innovation/Fellowship Program, Strategic 
Partnerships and Rebuilding Relationships.
    Thirty (30) minutes will be allocated for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. Members of the public may submit written 
statements for review by the Committee to Donna Wells-Taylor, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Specialty Care Services 
(10P4), Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420, or by email at [email protected].
    Because the meeting is being held in a VA Central Office, a photo 
I.D. is required at the entrance as a part of the clearance process. 
Therefore, you should plan to arrive 15 minutes before the meeting 
begins to allow time for the clearance process. Any member of the 
public wishing to attend the meeting or seeking additional information 
should contact Ms. Donna Wells-Taylor at (202) 461-1025 or by email.

    Dated: June 27, 2016.
Jelessa Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-15576 Filed 6-29-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Affected Public: Businesses or other                  clearance process. Any member of the                      ** This notice is amended to reflect
                                                  for-profits; Individuals or households;                 public wishing to attend the meeting or                changes in one or more of the meetings
                                                  Not-for-profit institutions; and Farms.                 seeking additional information should                  (i.e., date, time, etc.).
                                                    Estimated Total Number of                             contact Ms. Donna Wells-Taylor at (202)                   The purpose of the Board is to review
                                                  Respondents: 806,500.                                   461–1025 or by email.                                  health services research and
                                                    Estimated Total Annual Burden                           Dated: June 27, 2016.                                development applications involving:
                                                  Hours: 320,208.                                                                                                The measurement and evaluation of
                                                                                                          Jelessa Burney,
                                                  Brenda Simms,
                                                                                                                                                                 health care services; the testing of new
                                                                                                          Federal Advisory Committee Management
                                                                                                          Officer.                                               methods of health care delivery and
                                                  Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–15576 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                 management; and nursing research.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–15532 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                 Applications are reviewed for scientific
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                                                                                                                                                                 and technical merit, mission relevance,
                                                                                                                                                                 and the protection of human and animal
                                                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                 subjects. Recommendations regarding
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                                                                         funding are submitted to the Chief
                                                                                                          AFFAIRS
                                                  AFFAIRS                                                                                                        Research and Development Officer.
                                                                                                          Health Services Research and                              Each subcommittee meeting of the
                                                  Special Medical Advisory Group,                                                                                Board will be open to the public the first
                                                                                                          Development Service, Scientific Merit
                                                  Notice of Meeting                                                                                              day for approximately one half-hour at
                                                                                                          Review Board; Amended Notice of
                                                     The Department of Veterans Affairs                   Meetings                                               the start of the meeting on August 23
                                                  (VA) gives notice under the Federal                                                                            (HSR 6), August 23–24 (HSR 1, 2, 4),
                                                                                                             The Department of Veterans Affairs                  August 24–25 (HSR 3, 5), August 25
                                                  Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
                                                                                                          (VA) gives notice under the Federal                    (HSR 0, 6, 8), August 25–26 (CDA), and
                                                  2, that the Special Medical Advisory                    Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
                                                  Group will meet on September 1, 2016,                                                                          August 26 (NRI) to cover administrative
                                                                                                          2, that the Health Services Research and               matters and to discuss the general status
                                                  at the Department of Veterans Affairs                   Development Service Scientific Merit
                                                  Central Office, 810 Vermont Ave. NW.,                                                                          of the program. Members of the public
                                                                                                          Review Board will conduct in-person                    who wish to attend the open portion of
                                                  Conference Room 830, Washington, DC                     and teleconference meetings of its seven
                                                  20420 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.                                                                          the subcommittee meetings may dial 1–
                                                                                                          Health Services Research (HSR)                         800–767–1750, participant code 10443#.
                                                  The meeting is open to the public.                      subcommittees on the dates below from
                                                     The purpose of the Group is to advise                                                                          The remaining portion of each
                                                                                                          8:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m.                   subcommittee meeting will be closed for
                                                  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
                                                                                                          (unless otherwise listed) at the Hilton                the discussion, examination, reference
                                                  Under Secretary for Health on the care
                                                                                                          Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis                     to, and oral review of the intramural
                                                  and treatment of Veterans, and other
                                                                                                          Highway, Crystal City, VA 22202                        research proposals and critiques. During
                                                  matters pertinent to the Department’s
                                                                                                          (unless otherwise listed):                             the closed portion of each subcommittee
                                                  Veterans Health Administration (VHA).                      • HSR 1—Health Care and Clinical
                                                     The agenda for the meeting will                                                                             meeting, discussion and
                                                                                                          Management on August 23–24, 2016;                      recommendations will include
                                                  include a review of MyVA Access, the                       • HSR 2—Behavioral, Social, and
                                                  Center for Compassionate Innovation/                                                                           qualifications of the personnel
                                                                                                          Cultural Determinants of Health and
                                                  Fellowship Program, Strategic                                                                                  conducting the studies (the disclosure of
                                                                                                          Care on August 23–24, 2016;
                                                  Partnerships and Rebuilding                                • HSR 3—Healthcare Informatics on                   which would constitute a clearly
                                                  Relationships.                                          August 24–25, 2016;                                    unwarranted invasion of personal
                                                     Thirty (30) minutes will be allocated                   • HSR 4—Mental and Behavioral                       privacy), as well as research information
                                                  for receiving oral presentations from the               Health on August 23–24, 2016;                          (the premature disclosure of which
                                                  public. Members of the public may                          • HSR 5—Health Care System                          would likely compromise significantly
                                                  submit written statements for review by                 Organization and Delivery on August                    the implementation of proposed agency
                                                  the Committee to Donna Wells-Taylor,                    24–25, 2016;                                           action regarding such research projects).
                                                  Department of Veterans Affairs, Office                     • HSR 6—Post-acute and Long-term                    As provided by subsection 10(d) of
                                                  of Specialty Care Services (10P4),                      Care on August 23, 2016;                               Public Law 92–463, as amended by
                                                  Veterans Health Administration, 810                        • HSR 8—Randomized Program                          Public Law 94–409, closing the meeting
                                                  Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC                      Evaluations from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.               is in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
                                                  20420, or by email at donna.wells-                                                                             552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
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                                                                                                          on August 25, 2016; HSR 0—Precision
                                                  taylor@va.gov.                                          Mental Health from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00                      No oral or written comments will be
                                                     Because the meeting is being held in                 p.m. on August 25, 2016;                               accepted from the public for either
                                                  a VA Central Office, a photo I.D. is                       • CDA—Career Development Award                      portion of the meetings. Those who plan
                                                  required at the entrance as a part of the               Meeting on August 25–26, 2016; and                     to participate during the open portion of
                                                  clearance process. Therefore, you                          • NRI—Nursing Research Initiative                   a subcommittee meeting should contact
                                                  should plan to arrive 15 minutes before                 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on August                  Ms. Liza Catucci, Administrative
                                                  the meeting begins to allow time for the                26, 2016.                                              Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs,
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 42798 

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