VA National Academic Affiliations Council

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 to file. SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs intends to reestablish the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Academic Affiliations Council for a 2-year period. The Secretary has determined that the Council is necessary and in the public interest. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Moragne, Committee Management Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Advisory Committee Management Office (00AC), 811 ( printed page 45877) 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, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs intends to reestablish the VA National Academic Affiliations Council (NAAC or Council) for two (2) years from the filing date. The purpose of the Council is charged with developing and recommending ways to enhance the unique partnership between the VA and the nation's universities, health professions schools, and teaching hospitals.. The Council's activities include the following: Developing and recommending strategies for effective communication on academic affiliations between VA and relevant stakeholder organizations, including recommendations about the optimal function of affiliation partnership councils; Developing and recommending mechanisms to expand the number and type of mutually advantageo…