82 FR 47079 - Veterans' Research and Health Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 194 (October 10, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 47079]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21770]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Research and Health Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Veterans' Rural Health Advisory 
Committee will meet on November 1-2, 2017. The meeting will be held at 
333 John Carlyle St., 4th Floor Conference Room, in Alexandria, VA 
22314 on November 1-2; both meeting sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. 
(EST) each day and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. (EST). The meetings are open to 
the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on rural health care issues affecting Veterans. The Committee 
examines Programs and policies that impact the delivery of VA rural 
health care to Veterans and discusses ways to improve and enhance VA 
access to rural health care services for Veterans.
    The agenda will include updates from Department leadership, the 
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Services, 
Director Office of Rural Health and Committee Chairman, as well as 
presentations on general health care access.
    Public comments will be received at 4:30 p.m. on November 1, 2017. 
Interested parties should contact Ms. Judy Bowie, via email at 
[email protected], via fax at (202) 632-8615, or by mail at 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., (10P1R), Washington, DC 20420. Individuals wishing to speak 
are invited to submit a 1-2 page summary of their comment for inclusion 
in the official meeting record. Any member of the public seeking 
additional information should contact Ms. Bowie at the phone number or 
email address noted above.

    Dated: October 4, 2017.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-21770 Filed 10-6-17; 8:45 am]
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