Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Veterans Affairs AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice of intent for reestablishment. SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs intends to reestablish the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee for a 2-year period. The Secretary has determined that the Committee is necessary and in the public interest. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Moragne, Committee Management Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, Advisory Committee Management Office (00AC), 811 Vermont Avenue, 4th Floor, NW, Washington, DC 20420; telephone (202) 714-1578; or email at Jeffrey.Moragne@va.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee ACT, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to reestablish the Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee (Committee or VRHAC) for two (2) years from the filing date of the charter's reestablishment. The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of VA on rural health care issues affecting Veterans. The VHRAC examines programs and policies that impact the delivery of VA rural health care to Veterans and discusses ways to improve and enhance VA access to rural health care services for Veterans. In addition, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.65 , the Department of Veterans Affairs provides this written notice determination stating that the Committee is in the public interest and found to be in accordance with the Fede…