[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62621-62622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25218]
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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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SUMMARY: 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 committees are vital to
the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and renewing
their charters would be in the public interest. Consequently, the
charters for the following Federal advisory committees are renewed for
a two-year period, beginning on the dates listed below:
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Committee name Committee description Charter renewed on
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Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Provides advice on the scientific March 13, 2012.
Committee. and ethical issues related to
the establishment, development,
and operation of a genomic
medicine program within VA.
Veterans' Rural Health Advisory Committee Provides advice on health care June 21, 2012.
issues affecting enrolled
veterans residing in rural areas.
Clinical Science Research and Development Provides advice on VA cooperative July 12, 2012.
Service Cooperative Studies Scientific studies, multi-site clinical
Evaluation Committee. research activities, and
policies related to conducting
and managing these efforts while
ensuring that new and ongoing
projects maintain high quality,
are based upon scientific merit,
and are efficiently and
economically conducted.
Health Services Research and Development Provides advice on the fair and July 12, 2012.
Service Scientific Merit Review Board. equitable selection of the most
meritorious research projects
for support by VA research funds
and ensuring the high quality
and mission relevance of VA's
legislatively mandated research
and development program. Also
advises on the adequacy of
protection of human and animal
subjects.
Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Provides advice on the scientific July 12, 2012.
Development and Clinical Science quality, budget, safety, and
Research and Development Services mission relevance of
Scientific Merit Review Board. investigator-initiated research
proposals submitted for VA merit
review consideration. The
proposals may address research
questions within the general
areas of biomedical and
behavioral research or clinical
science research.
Rehabilitation Research and Development Provides advice on the July 12, 2012.
Service Scientific Merit Review Board. rehabilitation needs of disabled
veterans and the administration
of VA's rehabilitation programs.
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The Secretary has also renewed the charters for the following
statutorily authorized Federal advisory committees for a two-year
period, beginning on the dates listed below:
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Committee name Committee description Charter renewed on
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Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.. Authorized by 38 U.S.C. 544. March 13, 2012.
Provides advice on the
administration of VA benefits
for veterans who are minority
group members in the areas of
compensation, health care,
rehabilitation, outreach, and
other services.
Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Authorized by 38 U.S.C. 543. March 13, 2012.
Special Disabilities-Programs. Provides advice on VA
prosthetics programs and
rehabilitation research,
development, and evaluation of
prosthetics technology. Assesses
VA programs that serve veterans
with spinal cord injury,
blindness, or vision impairment,
loss of or loss of use of
extremities, deafness or hearing
impairment, or other serious
incapacities.
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.. Authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2066. March 15, 2012.
Provides advice on benefits and
services provided to homeless
veterans by VA.
Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of Authorized by 38 U.S.C. 541. March 20, 2012.
War. Provides advice on the
administration of benefits for
veterans who are former
prisoners of war, and assesses
the needs of such veterans in
the areas of service-connected
compensation, health care, and
rehabilitation.
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Authorized by 38 U.S.C. 3692. March 21, 2012.
Provides advice on the
administration of education and
training programs for veterans
and servicepersons, reservists,
and dependents of veterans under
chapters 30, 32, 33, 35, and 36
of title 38, and chapters 1606
and 1607 of title 10, United
States Code.
Special Medical Advisory Group........... Authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7312. April 4, 2012.
Provides advice on matters
relating to the care and
treatment of veterans and
matters pertinent to the
operations of the Veterans
Health Administration (i.e.
research, education, training of
health care professionals, and
VA's role in support of the
missions of the Departments of
Defense and Homeland Security).
Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7315. July 5, 2012.
Committee. Provides advice on all matters
pertaining to geriatrics and
gerontology by assessing the
capability of VA health care
facilities to meet the medical,
psychological, and social needs
of older veterans, and
evaluating VA facilities
designated as Geriatric
Research, Education, and
Clinical Centers.
Advisory Committee on Structural Safety Authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8105. September 27, 2012.
of Department of Veterans Affairs Provides advice on structural
Facilities. safety in the construction and
remodeling of VA facilities, and
recommends standards for use by
VA in the construction and
alteration of facilities.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vivian Drake, Committee Management
Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Advisory Committee Management
Office (00AC), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420; telephone
(202) 461-7028; or email at vivian.drake@va.gov. To view a copy of a VA
Federal advisory committee charter, visit http://www.va.gov/advisory.
Dated: October 9, 2012.
By direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-25218 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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