[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 23803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09378]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee: National Academic Affiliations Council;
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
National Academic Affiliations Council will be held May 5, 2016-May 6,
2016 in the Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) Conference Room, 1800
G Street NW., Suite 870, Washington, DC. The May 5, 2016 session will
begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The May 6, 2016 session will
begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 12:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the
public.
The purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary on matters
affecting partnerships between VA and its academic affiliates.
On May 5, 2016, the Council will host two expert panels with
representatives from veterans' service organizations and professional
staff from the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees. Following
the expert panels, the Council will receive updates on the Graduate
Medical Education (GME) expansion authorized by the 2014 Veterans
Access, Choice, and Accountability (VACAA) Act; the progress towards
the establishment of joint ventures with academic affiliates; the role
of academic affiliates in the proposed VA tiered networks; and
challenges involving the timely issuance of personal identity
verification cards to trainees. In the afternoon, the Council will host
a conversation with Dr. David A. Shulkin, the Under Secretary for
Health. On May 6, 2016, the Council will receive updates on the
Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation methodology, and VA policy
guidance on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. At the conclusion
of the May 6, 2016 session, the VA Advisory Committee Management Office
will provide an informational briefing to Council members. The Council
will receive public comments from 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on May 6, 2016
and again from 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on May 6, 2016.
Interested persons may attend and present oral statements to the
Council. A sign-in sheet for those who want to give comments will be
available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to submit a
1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for
inclusion in the official meeting record. Oral presentations will be
limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of
participants. Interested parties may also provide written comments for
review by the Council prior to the meeting or at any time, by email to,
[email protected], or by mail to Stephen K. Trynosky JD, MPH, MMAS,
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations (10A2D),
810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Any member of the public
wishing to attend or seeking additional information should contact Mr.
Trynosky via email or by phone at (202) 461-6723. Because the meeting
will be in a Government building, anyone attending must be prepared to
show a valid photo I.D. Please allow 15 minutes before the meeting
begins for this process.
Dated: April 19, 2016.
Jelessa Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09378 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
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