82 FR 17524 - Advisory Committee Charter Renewals

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 68 (April 11, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17524-17525]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07216]


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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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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 charter, visit http://www.va.gov/advisory.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee ACT (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 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
         Committee name               description     Charter renewed on
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Department of Veterans Affairs    Provides advice on  January 19, 2017.
 Voluntary Service National        how to coordinate
 Advisory Committee.               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
         Committee name               description     Charter renewed on
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Research Advisory Committee on    Authorized by       January 27, 2017.
 Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.     Public Law 105-
                                   368 Sec.   104.
                                   Provides advice
                                   on proposed
                                   research studies,
                                   research plans,
                                   or research
                                   strategies
                                   relating to the
                                   health effects of
                                   military service
                                   in Southwest Asia
                                   during the Gulf
                                   War.
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    Dated: April 6, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-07216 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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