Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices 94883 

Signing Authority 

The Senior Agency Official for 

Privacy, or designee, approved this 

document and authorized the 

undersigned to sign and submit the 

document to the Office of the Federal 

Register for publication electronically as 

an official document of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs. John Oswalt, Chief 

Privacy Officer and Chair of the Data 

Integrity Board, Department of Veterans 

Affairs approved this document on 

November 8, 2024 for publication. 

Dated: November 25, 2024. 

Amy L. Rose, 

Government Information Specialist, VA 

Privacy Service, Office of Compliance, Risk 

and Remediation, Office of Information and 

Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28029 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Solicitation of Nomination for 

Appointment to the Veterans’ Rural 

Health Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), is seeking 

nominations of qualified candidates to 

be considered for appointment as 

members of the Veterans’ Rural Health 

Advisory Committee (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘the VRHAC’’). 

DATES: Nominations for membership on 

the Committee must be received by 

January 21, 2025, no later than 4 p.m., 

eastern standard time. Packages 

received after this time will not be 

considered for the current membership 

cycle. 

ADDRESSES: All nomination packages 

should be emailed to Mr. Paul Boucher, 

Committee Manager at paul.boucher@

va.gov and cc: Dr. Peter Kaboli, 

Designated Federal Officer at 

peter.kaboli@va.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannon Middleton, Assistant 

Designated Federal Officer, Center for 

Women Veterans, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW (00W), Washington, DC 20420, 

telephone 202–461–6194. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

carrying out the duties set forth, the 

Committee responsibilities include, but 

are not limited to, 

(1) Providing a letter to the Secretary 

and congress outlining 

recommendations to improve and 

enhance VA’s delivery of services to 

rural Veterans. 

(2) Meeting with VA officials, Veteran 

Service Organizations, and other 

stakeholders to assess the Department’s 

efforts in providing access to healthcare, 

outreach and education services offered 

to rural Veterans. 

(3) Making annual site visits and 

holding town hall meetings with 

Veterans to address their concerns. 

Management and support services for 

the Committee are provided by the 

Office of Rural Health (ORH). 

Authority: The Committee was 

established pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3121 

and operates under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) to advise the Secretary through 

the Under Secretary for Health on ways 

to improve and enhance access to VA 

health care services for Veterans 

residing in rural areas by reviewing 

current program activities and 

identifying barriers to accessing care 

and services. 

Membership Criteria: The VRHAC is 

requesting nominations for upcoming 

vacancies on the Committee. The 

committee is composed of 12 members, 

in addition to ex-officio members. As 

required by statute, the members of the 

Committee are appointed by the 

Secretary from the general public, 

including, but not limited to: 

(1) Representatives of Veterans 

Service Organizations. 

(2) Persons who have distinguished 

themselves in the public, academic 

affiliation, community healthcare 

organizations, and private sector. 

(3) Ex-officio members of the 

Committee may include one 

representative from U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services, Indian 

Health Service, Federal Office of Rural 

Health Policy, Department of Defense, 

and the Department of Agriculture. 

To the extent possible, the Secretary 

seeks members who have diverse 

professional and personal qualifications. 

We ask that nominations include 

information of this type so that VA can 

ensure a balanced Committee 

membership. Individuals appointed to 

the Committee by the Secretary shall be 

invited to serve a three-year term. The 

Secretary may reappoint a member for 

an additional term of service. In 

accordance with Federal Travel 

Regulation, Committee members will 

receive travel expenses and a per diem 

allowance for any travel made in 

association with duties as members of 

the Committee and within Federal travel 

guidelines. Self- nominations are 

acceptable. Any letters of nomination 

from organizations or other individuals 

should accompany the package when it 

is submitted. Non-Veterans are also 

eligible for nomination. 

Requirements for Nomination 

Submission: Nominations should be 

typed (one nomination per nominator). 

Nomination package should include: 

https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/ 

VRHAC-Application-Form_7-31-18.pdf. 

(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 that he/she is a U.S. 

citizen and is 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 resume or 

curriculum vitae. the nominee’s 

curriculum vitae. 

(4) A summary of the nominee’s 

experience and qualifications relative to 

the membership considerations 

described above. 

(5) A statement confirming that he/ 

she is not a federally-registered lobbyist. 

The Department makes every effort to 

ensure that the membership of VA 

Federal advisory committees is balanced 

in terms of points of view represented 

and the committee’s function. 

Appointments to this Committee shall 

be made without discrimination based 

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

sexual orientation, gender identity, 

national origin, age, disability, or 

genetic information. Nominations must 

state that the nominee appears to have 

no conflict of interest that would 

preclude membership. An ethics review 

is conducted for each selected nominee. 

Dated: November 25, 2024. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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