[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 81992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23269]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities 
Programs, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10, that a virtual meeting 
of the Federal Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-
Disabilities Programs will be held on October 21-22, 2024. The meeting 
sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and end at 
3:00 p.m. EST on both days. The meeting sessions are open to the 
public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on VA's prosthetics programs designed to provide state-of-the-
art prosthetics and the associated rehabilitation research, 
development, and evaluation of such technology. The Committee also 
provides advice to the Secretary on special-disabilities programs, 
which are defined as any program administered by the Secretary to serve 
Veterans with spinal cord injuries, blindness or visual impairments, 
loss of extremities or loss of function, deafness or hearing 
impairment, and other serious incapacities in terms of daily life 
functions.
    On Monday October 21, 2024, the Committee will convene open 
(virtual) sessions with introductory remarks from the Committee Chair; 
the Executive Director for Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services; 
Department Senior Leaders and a presentation from the Advisory 
Committee Management Office. The Committee will hear presentations from 
various Veterans Health Administration National Program Offices on 
National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events, Extended Care for 
Aging Populations, Integration of Sensory Health into Whole Health, and 
VA Care Across the Continuum from Amputation Prevention to Life-Long 
Care.
    On Tuesday October 22, 2024, the Committee will hear presentations 
on Collaborative Pain Management for Veterans with Disabilities, 
creative arts, adaptive sports programs, and blind and low vision 
Veterans. An update will be presented from Workforce Management and 
Consulting on recruitment and retention of rehabilitation and 
prosthetic professions.
    The public is invited to address the Committee during the public 
comment period, which will be open for 30 minutes from 1:30 p.m. to 
2:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. In the interest of time, 
each speaker will be held to a 3-minute time limit. Members of the 
public who are unable to attend virtually may submit one-page summaries 
of their written statements for Committee review. Written comments may 
be received no later than October 14, 2024, for Committee discussion 
and inclusion in the official meeting record. Please send these 
comments to Ms. Linda Picon, M.C.D., Designated Federal Officer, 
Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services, Veterans Health Administration 
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ad6f3f4fefbb4caf3f9f5f4daecfbb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b3712151f1a552b121814153b0d1a551c140d">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-870-1155.
    Members of the public seeking additional information or those who 
wish to obtain a copy of the agenda should contact Linda Picon. Members 
of the public may attend the meeting by joining the WebEx link below:

https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m069d89ed3bd8134bcc42d0655c113194
Audio Only 404.397.1596/Access Code 2820 175 8989

    Dated: October 3, 2024.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-23269 Filed 10-8-24; 8:45 am]
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