Notice2022-07476
Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs; Notice of Meeting
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April 8, 2022
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Veterans Affairs Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 20938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07476]
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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 virtual
meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-
Disabilities Programs will be held on Monday, May 23-Tuesday, May 24,
2022. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:
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Date: Time (eastern standard time):
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May 23, 2022........................ 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
May 24, 2022........................ 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
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The virtual meeting sessions are 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 May 23, 2022, the Committee will convene open virtual sessions
on Overview of the Federal Advisory Committee Act; Chiropractic Care;
and Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders System of Care. The Committee will
also hear greeting from Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Senior
Leadership on the Secretary's priorities.
On May 24, 2022, the Committee members will convene open virtual
sessions on Clinical Orthotic and Prosthetic Services; Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation; Polytrauma System of Care; and Amputation
System of Care.
No time will be allocated at this virtual meeting for receiving
oral presentations from the public. However, the public may submit 1-2-
page summaries of their written statements for the Committee's review.
Public comments may be received no later than May 16, 2022, for
inclusion in the official meeting record. Please send these comments to
Dr. Lauren Racoosin, Designated Federal Officer, Rehabilitation and
Prosthetic Services, Veterans Health Administration, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6aa8793948388c8b487858989958f88a69087c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d29eb3a7a0b7bcfc80b3b1bdbda1bbbc92a4b3fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Members of the public should contact Dr. Lauren Racoosin, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ec2effbfcebe0a0dcefede1e1fde7e0cef8efa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="703c110502151e5e2211131f1f03191e3006115e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>, and provide your name, professional
affiliation, email address, and phone number, who wish to obtain a copy
of the agenda. For any members of the public that wish to attend
virtually, they may use the WebEx link: <a href="https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=mcbf371e6df08d87e4d6d66c350a60c73">https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=mcbf371e6df08d87e4d6d66c350a60c73</a>, meeting number (access
code) 2761 941 8151; meeting password: urNYcxs3@86 audio only:
404.397.1596/27619418151##. Real time closed captioning will be
available.
Dated: April 4, 2022.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07476 Filed 4-7-22; 8:45 am]
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