Notice2024-14679
Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs, Notice of Meeting
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July 3, 2024
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Veterans Affairs Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55309-55310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14679]
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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, FACA 5 U.S.C. ch. 10, that a meeting of
the Federal Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities
Programs will be held on Thursday, July 25-Friday, July 26, 2024. The
meeting will be a hybrid meeting, held in-person at the New Orleans
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Boulevard,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, and virtually via WebEx. The meeting
sessions will begin and end as follows:
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Date Time (Central Daylight Time)
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July 25, 2024............................. 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
July 26, 2024............................. 8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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This 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 July 25, 2024, the Committee will convene open (hybrid)
sessions, from 8:15 a.m.-3:00 p.m. CDT, with introductory remarks from
the Committee Acting Chair; and the Executive Director and Deputy
Executive Director of Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services. The
Committee will have presentations from Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation and the Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury System of
Care. The Committee will also hear from Physical Therapy and
Occupational Therapy programs. The afternoon will include presentations
from the Polytrauma/Amputation System of Care; and Orthotic, Prosthetic
and Pedorthic Clinical Services. After Program Office presentations,
the Committee will attend National Veteran Wheelchair Games events
starting at 3:15 p.m. CDT that will be open to anyone present at the
events.
On July 26, 2024, the Committee members will convene open (hybrid)
sessions from 8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CDT, beginning with introductory
remarks and review of day one. Immediately following there will be
presentations on Chiropractic Care; and Spinal Cord Injury and
Disorders programs.
Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on July 26,
2024, beginning at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Individuals wishing to present
public comments should contact Ms. Linda Picon, M.C.D., Designated
Federal Officer, Veterans Health Administration at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#226e4b4c46430c724b414d4c6254430c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05496c6b61642b556c666a6b4573642b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>
or at 202-870-1155 no later than close of business on July 12, 2024.
Only the first 4 members
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of the public who have confirmed registrations to present public
comment will be allowed to speak at this meeting. In the interest of
time, each speaker will be held to a 5-minute time limit. Members of
the public who are unable to attend may submit written comments for
Committee review. Written comments may be received no later than July
17, 2024, for Committee discussion and inclusion in the official
meeting record. Please send these comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#64280d0a00054a340d070b0a2412054a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3efcacdc7c28df3cac0cccde3d5c28dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Members of the public should contact Linda Picon and provide your
name, professional affiliation, email address, and phone number to
obtain a copy of the agenda or seek additional information. Members of
the public may attend the meeting in person or by joining the WebEx
link below: <a href="https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=medb02dbc6c87eeab5d10f4f408a04906">https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=medb02dbc6c87eeab5d10f4f408a04906</a>.
Audio Only 404.397.1596/Access Code 2822 111 1294.
Dated: June 28, 2024.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-14679 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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