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Dated: August 6, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17108 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Creating Options for Veterans 

Expedited Recovery (COVER) 

Commission; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the Creating 

Options for Veterans Expedited 

Recovery (COVER) Commission gives 

notice that the second meeting will be 

held on August 21 and August 22, 2018 

at the JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20004–1710. The meeting will 

convene at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 5:00 

p.m. EST on both days. The meeting 

will be open to the public through the 

entirety of Day One, August 21, and 

again on Day Two, August 22 through 

the 2:00 p.m. session. On August 22, the 

meeting will be closed from 3:00 p.m. to 

5:00 p.m. under S.C. 552b(c) under 

(9)(B) because it would reveal 

information the disclosure of which 

would, ‘‘in the case of an agency, be 

likely to significantly frustrate 

implementation of a proposed agency 

action.’’ This closed session would 

include continued discussion and final 

decisions on ground rules, decision 

making protocol, and strategy. Any 

precipitous release of those discussions 

through an open session will frustrate 

implementation and potentially our 

Veterans who we consider our greatest 

customer/benefactor of the commission. 

Day 1 will focus on CARA Legislation 

(full scope) and integration with 

COVER, current VHA Mental Health 

Services and Resources and Current 

Process, Specialty and Recreational 

Therapies, Hyper Baric Therapy, 

Integrative Health, and a Question and 

Answer Panel by VA leading experts in 

CARA legislation, Mental Health and 

Whole Health Practices. Day 2 will 

include further review and discussion 

on past surveys of Veterans Mental 

Health and approach to a way forward. 

A listening line will be available to the 

public who prefer to call in rather than 

attend the open sessions at the JW 

Marriott. This listening line number will 

be activated 10 minutes before each of 

the two open sessions. The listening 

line number is 800–767–1750; access 

code 48664#. 

The purpose of the COVER 

Commission is to examine the evidencebased therapy treatment model used by 

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

for treating mental health conditions of 

Veterans and the potential benefits of 

incorporating complementary and 

integrative health approaches as 

standard practice throughout the 

Department. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should email 

COVERCommission@va.gov. The 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

Commission is Ms. Sheila B. Hickman. 

She and the staff will be monitoring and 

responding to questions or comments 

sent to this email box. The Committee 

will also accept written comments 

which may be sent to the same email 

box. In the public’s communications 

with the Committee, the writers must 

identify themselves and state the 

organizations, associations, or persons 

they represent. 

Dated: August 7, 2018. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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