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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veronica Anderson, Program Manager 

for Numismatic and Bullion; United 

States Mint; 801 9th Street NW; 

Washington, DC 20220; or call 202–354– 

7500. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5111(a)(2) 

Dated: July 27, 2018. 

David J. Ryder, 

Director, United States Mint. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Appointment to the Geriatrics and 

Gerontology Advisory Committee 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) Office of Geriatrics and 

Extended Care is seeking nominations of 

qualified candidates to be considered 

for appointment as a member of the 

Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory 

Committee (‘‘Committee’’). The 

Committee advises VA on all matters 

pertaining to geriatrics and gerontology. 

DATES: Nominations of qualified 

candidates are being sought to fill two 

vacancies on the Committee. 

Nominations for membership on the 

Committee must be received no later 

than 5:00 p.m. EST on September 30, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be 

mailed to Ms. Alejandra Paulovich, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 

Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory 

Committee (GGAC), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 

(10NC4), Washington, DC 20420 or 

emailed to Alejandra.Paulovich@va.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Alejandra Paulovich, DFO, GGAC, by 

phone at (202) 461–6016 or by email at 

Alejandra.Paulovich@va.gov. A copy of 

the Committee charter and list of the 

current membership can also be 

obtained by contacting Ms. Paulovich. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee is authorized by statute, title 

38 U.S.C § 7315, to advise on all matters 

pertaining to geriatrics and gerontology 

and to (1) assess (through an evaluation 

process that includes a site visit 

conducted no later than 3 years after its 

establishment) each new VA Geriatric 

Research, Education, and Clinical 

Center on its ability to achieve its 

established mission; (2) assess the 

capability of VA to provide high-quality 

geriatric, extended, and other health 

care services to eligible Veterans, taking 

into consideration the likely demand for 

such services from such Veterans; (3) 

assess the current and projected needs 

of eligible Veterans for geriatric, 

extended care, and other health care 

services from VA and its activities and 

plans designed to meet such needs; and 

(4) perform such additional functions as 

the Secretary or Under Secretary for 

Health may direct. The Committee 

provides, not later than December 1 of 

each year, an annual report 

summarizing its activities for the 

preceding year. 

Membership Criteria and 

Qualifications: The Committee is 

comprised of not more than 12 nonFederal employee members appointed 

for a 4-year term. The Committee’s 

membership includes individuals who 

have demonstrated interest and 

expertise in research, education, and 

clinical activities relating to aging. 

The expertise sought includes, but is 

not limited to, the following: 

a. familiarity or experience with VA 

and/or non-VA health systems; 

b. familiarity or experience with 

academic geriatric and gerontology 

programs; 

c. familiarity or experience with 

palliative medicine, home and 

community-based care, and nursing 

home care; 

d. familiarity or experience with 

grant-funded academic research; 

e. familiarity or experience with 

clinical and health policies concerning 

the elderly; 

f. familiarity or experience with the 

partnerships between VA academic 

programs; 

g. familiarity with the history of 

geriatrics in the VA and in the U.S.; 

h. familiarity or experience with VA’s 

Geriatric Research, Education, and 

Clinical Centers. 

Membership Requirements: The 

Committee holds at least one face-toface meeting in Washington DC and 

conducts 4–5 site visits a year. The ideal 

candidate will be willing to travel 3–5 

times per year to help the Committee 

fulfill its objectives. In accordance with 

Federal Travel Regulations, VA will 

cover travel expenses—to include per 

diem—for all members of the 

Committee, for any travel associated 

with official Committee duties. 

The Committee’s membership is 

characterized by a range of backgrounds 

and knowledge appropriate to carry out 

its statutory obligations in advising VA. 

VA strives to develop a Committee 

membership that includes diversity in 

military service (e.g. rank, branch and 

era of service, deployments), diversity of 

professional experience and work with 

Veterans, diversity of subject matter 

expertise, and diversity in race/ 

ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, 

geographical background, and 

profession. We ask that nominations 

include information of this type so that 

VA can ensure diverse Committee 

membership. 

Requirements for Nomination 

Submission: Nominations should be 

typed (one nomination per nominator). 

Nomination package should include: 

(1) A letter of nomination that clearly 

states the name and affiliation of the 

nominee, the basis for the nomination 

(i.e. specific attributes which qualify the 

nominee for service in this capacity), 

and a statement from the nominee 

indicating the willingness to serve as a 

member of the Committee; 

(2) The nominee’s contact 

information, including name, mailing 

address, telephone numbers, and email 

address; 

(3) The nominee’s curriculum vitae; 

and 

(4) A summary of the nominee’s 

experience and qualifications relative to 

the membership considerations 

described above. 

The Department makes every effort to 

ensure that the membership of VA 

federal advisory committees is diverse 

in terms of points of view represented 

and the committee’s capabilities. 

Appointments to this Committee shall 

be made without discrimination because 

of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, 

sexual orientation, gender identify, 

national origin, age, disability, or 

genetic information. 

Dated: July 26, 2018. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans’ Illnesses; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that the 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans’ Illnesses will meet on 

September 18, 2018 at the Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 in 

Room 230, at 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

(EST) on September 18, 2018. All 

sessions will be open to the public, and 

for interested parties who cannot attend 

in person, there is a toll-free telephone 


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