[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 39816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17205]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER)
Commission; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Creating
Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Commission gives notice
that the second meeting will be held on August 21 and August 22, 2018
at the JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20004-1710. The meeting will convene at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 5:00
p.m. EST on both days. The meeting will be open to the public through
the entirety of Day One, August 21, and again on Day Two, August 22
through the 2:00 p.m. session. On August 22, the meeting will be closed
from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. under S.C. 552b(c) under (9)(B) because it
would reveal information the disclosure of which would, ``in the case
of an agency, be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a
proposed agency action.'' This closed session would include continued
discussion and final decisions on ground rules, decision making
protocol, and strategy. Any precipitous release of those discussions
through an open session will frustrate implementation and potentially
our Veterans who we consider our greatest customer/benefactor of the
commission.
Day 1 will focus on CARA Legislation (full scope) and integration
with COVER, current VHA Mental Health Services and Resources and
Current Process, Specialty and Recreational Therapies, Hyper Baric
Therapy, Integrative Health, and a Question and Answer Panel by VA
leading experts in CARA legislation, Mental Health and Whole Health
Practices. Day 2 will include further review and discussion on past
surveys of Veterans Mental Health and approach to a way forward. A
listening line will be available to the public who prefer to call in
rather than attend the open sessions at the JW Marriott. This listening
line number will be activated 10 minutes before each of the two open
sessions. The listening line number is 800-767-1750; access code
48664#.
The purpose of the COVER Commission is to examine the evidence-
based therapy treatment model used by the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) for treating mental health conditions of Veterans and the
potential benefits of incorporating complementary and integrative
health approaches as standard practice throughout the Department.
Any member of the public seeking additional information should
email [email protected]. The Designated Federal Officer for the
Commission is Ms. Sheila B. Hickman. She and the staff will be
monitoring and responding to questions or comments sent to this email
box. The Committee will also accept written comments which may be sent
to the same email box. In the public's communications with the
Committee, the writers must identify themselves and state the
organizations, associations, or persons they represent.
Dated: August 7, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17205 Filed 8-9-18; 8:45 am]
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