[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 23636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09186]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Public Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that meetings of the
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans will be held in Chicago,
Illinois from April 23-25, 2013, at the below times and locations:
On April 23, from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA
Medical Hospital, 5000 South 5th Avenue, Hines, Illinois; 4:30 p.m. to
5 p.m., at the VA Regional Office, 2122 West Taylor Street, Chicago,
IL;.
On April 24, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Abraham Lincoln
National Cemetery, 20953 West Hoff Road, Elwood Illinois; from 2 p.m.
to 3 p.m., at the VA Joliet Community Outpatient Center (CBOC), 1201
Eagle Street, Joliet, Illinois; St. Luke Church of God in Christ, 914
North Orleans Street, Chicago, IL; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., St. Luke Church
of God in Christ, 914 North Orleans Street, Chicago, IL; and
On April 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Edward Hines, Jr.
VA Medical Hospital.
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary on the
administration of VA benefits and services to minority Veterans, to
assess the needs of minority Veterans and to evaluate whether VA
compensation and pension, medical and rehabilitation services, memorial
services outreach, and other programs are meeting those needs. The
Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such
activities subsequent to the meeting.
On the morning of April 23, the Committee will meet in open session
with key staff at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Medical Hospital to discuss
services, benefits, delivery challenges, and successes. From 11:45 a.m.
to noon, the Committee will convene a closed session in order to
protect patient privacy as the Committee tours the VA Polytrauma
Center. In the afternoon, the Committee will reconvene in open session
to meet with local Veterans Service Organizations to discuss Chicago
area Veterans' issues and be briefed by senior Veterans Benefits
Administration staff. The Committee will travel to the VA Regional
Office and reconvene in a closed session from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in
order to protect patient privacy as the Committee tours the facility.
Closing these sessions is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
On the morning of April 24, the Committee will convene in open
session at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. The Committee will
meet with key staff to discuss services, benefits, delivery challenges
and successes. In the afternoon from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Committee
will convene a closed session to meet with key staff at the VA Joliet
CBOC to tour the facility. In the evening, the Committee will hold a
Veterans Town Hall meeting at the St. Luke Church of God in Christ,
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
On the morning of April 25, the Committee will convene in open
session to conduct an exit briefing with leadership from the VA
Hospital, Chicago Regional Office, and Abraham Lincoln National
Cemetery. In the afternoon, the Committee will work on their report to
the Secretary.
Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on April 25,
at 10 a.m. Public comments will be limited to three minutes each.
Individuals wishing to make oral statements before the Committee will
be accommodated on a first-come first served basis. Individuals who
speak are invited to submit a 1-2 page summaries of their comments at
the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official record. The
Committee will accept written comments from interested parties on
issues outlined in the meeting agenda, as well as other issues
affecting minority Veterans. Such comments should be sent to Mr. Ronald
Sagudan, Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Center for Minority
Veterans (00M), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, or email at [email protected]. For additional
information about the meeting, please contact Mr. Sagudan or Mr. Dwayne
E. Campbell at (202) 461-6191.
Dated: April 15, 2013.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-09186 Filed 4-18-13; 8:45 am]
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