[Federal Register: March 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 46)]
[Notices]
[Page 10717-10718]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Sunshine Act Meeting; Independent Review Group To Report on
Rehabilitative Care and Administrative Processes at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs);
DoD.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix as amended ), the Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the following
meeting notice is announced.
Name of Committee: Independent Review Group To Report on Rehabilitative
Care and Administrative Processes at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
and National Naval Medical Center--a subcommittee of the Defense Health
Board (DHB).
Dates: March 13, 2007 (Open Session). March 14, 2007 (Open Session).
Times: 13:30 p.m.-15 p.m. (March 13, 2007). 13:30 p.m.-15 p.m. (March
14, 2007).
Location: Joel Auditorium, Building 1, Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
16th Street, Washington, DC 20307 (March 13, 2007) and Clark
Auditorium, Building 10, National Naval Medical
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Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889
(March 14, 2007).
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the
mechanisms the Independent Review Group to Report on Rehabilitative
Care and Administrative Processes at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
and National Naval Medical Center (hereafter referred to as the
``Independent Review Group'') is using and will use to identify
critical shortcomings in and opportunities to improve rehabilitative
care, administrative processes, and quality of life for injured and
sick members of the Armed Forces at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center
(SRAMC) and the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC)--in order to make
recommendations for corrective actions. This meeting is intended as one
of these mechanisms as interested individuals and groups will be given
an opportunity to provide relevant input directly to the Independent
Review Group.
Agenda: The Honorable John O. Marsh (Co-chair) will open both sessions
and present a short summary of mechanisms the Independent Review Group
is using and will use to identify shortcomings and opportunities for
improvement. After comments from group members, members of the public
invited to make oral presentations (in accordance with procedures
described in this notice) will be given an opportunity to orally
provide relevant information. The Honorable Togo West (Co-chair) will
close each session, reviewing mechanisms members of the public may use
to provide additional information to the Independent Review Group.
Members of the public wishing to provide input to the Independent
Review Group at either open sessions should submit written statements
in accordance with 41 CFR 102-3.140(C), section 10(a)(3) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, and the procedures described in this notice.
Written statements should be no longer than two type-written pages and
must address the following detail: The issue, discussion, and a
recommended course of action. Supporting documentation may be included
as needed to establish the appropriate historical context and to
provide any necessary background information.
Individuals submitting written statements must submit their
statements to the Defense Health Board's Designated Federal Officer at
the address detailed below and should provide a fax copy directly to
the Independent Review Group Staff Director at 703-602-6989. If a
written statement is not received at least 1 calendar day prior to the
sessions which are the subject of this notice, then it may not be
possible to arrange for an opportunity to present at one of the
sessions. Regardless of whether a written statement leads to oral
presentation at one of the sessions, it will still be provided to the
members of the Independent Review Group for their review.
The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely submissions
with the Independent Review Group Co-Chairs and ensure they are
provided to members of the Independent Review Group before the sessions
that are subject to this notice. After reviewing the written
statements, the Chairperson and the Designated Federal Officer may
choose to invite those who submit statement to orally present their
issues during the sessions.
The Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the
Independent Review Group Co-Chairs, may, if desired, allot a specific
amount of time for members of the public to orally present their issues
for review and discussion by the members of the Independent Review
Group.
On March 1, 2007 the members of the Independent Review Group had an
administrative working meeting to discuss administrative matters
pertaining to the Independent Review Group, and to receive
administrative information from the Department of Defense. During the
meeting the members of the Independent Review Group indicated that they
wanted to hold a public meeting at the earliest opportunity, and the
earliest that a meeting could be scheduled was March 13-14, 2007. Since
these dates are within the 15-calendar day notification window, the
Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to
41 CFR 102-3,150(b), grants the Independent Review Group a waiver to
the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Roger L. Gibson, Executive
Secretary, Defense Health Board, Five Skyline Place, 5111 Leesburg
Pike, Room 810, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3206, (703) 681-3279, Ext.
123, (roger.gibson@ha.osd.mil)
Editorial note: This document was received at the Office of the
Federal Register March 7, 2007.
Dated: March 6, 2005.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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