[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25048-25049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11115]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans' Rural Health Advisory Committee
Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App. 2 that the Veterans' Rural
Health Advisory Committee will meet on June 27-29, 2017.
On June 27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the meeting will be held at the
Loannis A. Louganis VA Medical Center (LAL VAMC), Tahoe Room--5th FL,
975 Kirman Avenue, Reno, NV. On June 28, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the
meeting will be at the Sierra Nevada Health Care System Patient
Education Resource Center, 975 Kirman Avenue, Reno, Nevada. The
Committee will also tour the following facilities:
Veterans Outreach Center, 350 Capitol Hill, Reno, Nevada;
Banner Community Hospital, 801 E. Williams Avenue, Fallon, Nevada;
Lahontan Valley Outpatient Clinic, 345 West A Street, Fallon, Nevada;
and
American Legion Hall Post 16, 90 North Ada Street, Fallon, Nevada.
On June 29, the meeting will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the
LAL VAMC. From 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., the Committee will visit the
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony--Tribal Health Center, 1715 Kuenzli Street,
Reno, Nevada, and will resume at the LAL VAMC.
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs on Health care issues that affect enrolled Veterans who reside
in rural areas. The Committee examines programs and policies that
impact the delivery of VA health care to rural Veterans, and recommend
improvements.
The meeting will include updates from LAL VAMC leadership; Acting
Executive Director of the Office of Rural Health; and Committee
Chairwoman, as well as presentations by local health care subject
matter experts.
Public comments will be received at 4:30 p.m. on June 29, 2017.
Interested parties who plan to attend should contact Ms. Judy Bowie, by
email at [email protected], or by fax 202-632-8609, 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.
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Dated: May 24, 2017.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11115 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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