[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 69176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27540]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities
Programs; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that a meeting of the
Federal Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities
Programs will be held on December 3-4, 2013, in room 230 at 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on
both days, and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on December 3 and at 12 noon
on December 4. The meeting is open to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs on VA's prosthetics programs designed to provide state-of-the-
art prosthetics and the associated rehabilitation research,
development, and evaluation of such technology. The Committee also
provides advice to the Secretary on special-disabilities programs,
which are defined as any program administered by the Secretary to serve
Veterans with spinal cord injuries, blindness or visual impairments,
loss of extremities or loss of function, deafness or hearing
impairment, and other serious incapacities in terms of daily life
functions.
On December 3, the Committee will receive briefings on Health Care
Eligibility, Ophthalmology and Optometry, Polytrauma System of Care,
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services, Spinal Cord Injury and
Disorders, Orthotic and Prosthetic Program, Clothing Benefits, and
Integrated Disability Evaluation System.
On December 4, the Committee will receive a briefing on
Rehabilitation Research and Development.
No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the
public; however, members of the public may direct questions or submit
written statements for review by the Committee in advance of the
meeting to Mr. Larry N. Long, Designated Federal Officer, Veterans
Health Administration, Patient Care Services, Rehabilitation and
Prosthetic Services (10P4RR), VA, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20420, or by email at [email protected]. Because the meeting is being
held in a government building, a photo I.D. must be presented at the
Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance process. Therefore, you should
allow an additional 15 minutes before the meeting begins. Any member of
the public wishing to attend the meeting should contact Mr. Long at
(202) 461-7354.
William F. Russo,
Deputy Director, Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-27540 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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