Special Medical Advisory Group; Notice of Meeting, 42924 [E8-16932]

Download as PDF 42924 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 23, 2008 / Notices Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual data collection instrument. Comments must be submitted on or before August 22, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information through https://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–7316. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 0556’’ in any correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 7485, fax (202) 273–0443 or e-mail denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0556.’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: VA Advance Directive: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, VA Form 10–0137. OMB Control Number: 2900–0556. Abstract: Claimants admitted to a VA medical facility complete VA Form 10– 0137 to appoint a health care agent to make decisions about his or her medical treatment and to record specific instructions about their treatment preferences in the event they no longer can express their preferred treatment. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:14 Jul 22, 2008 Jkt 214001 VA’s health care professionals use the data to carry out the claimant’s wish. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on May 14, 2008 at page 27894. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 171,811 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes. Frequency of Response: One time. Estimated Number of Respondents: 343,622. Dated: July 15, 2008. By direction of the Secretary. Denise McLamb, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E8–16809 Filed 7–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Special Medical Advisory Group; Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Special Medical Advisory Group will meet on September 23, 2008, PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 in Room 830, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the Group is to advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Under Secretary for Health on the care and treatment of disabled veterans, and other matters pertinent to the Department’s Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The agenda for the meeting will include discussions of the evolving relationship between VA and the Department of Defense, an update on mental health services, academic affiliations, safety/quality initiatives, the political climate, and VHA’s public relations campaign. Any member of the public wishing to attend should contact Juanita Leslie, Committee Manager, Office of Administrative Operations (10B2), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs at (202) 461–7019. No time will be set aside at this meeting for receiving oral presentations from the public. Statements, in written form, may be submitted to Juanita Leslie before the meeting or within 10 days after the meeting. Dated: July 16, 2008. By direction of the Secretary. E. Philip Riggin, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E8–16932 Filed 7–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16932]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Special Medical Advisory Group; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Special Medical 
Advisory Group will meet on September 23, 2008, in Room 830, from 8:30 
a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Group is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and the Under Secretary for Health on the care and treatment of 
disabled veterans, and other matters pertinent to the Department's 
Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
    The agenda for the meeting will include discussions of the evolving 
relationship between VA and the Department of Defense, an update on 
mental health services, academic affiliations, safety/quality 
initiatives, the political climate, and VHA's public relations 
campaign.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend should contact Juanita 
Leslie, Committee Manager, Office of Administrative Operations (10B2), 
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs at (202) 
461-7019. No time will be set aside at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. Statements, in written form, may be 
submitted to Juanita Leslie before the meeting or within 10 days after 
the meeting.

    Dated: July 16, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.

E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-16932 Filed 7-22-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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