[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21351-21352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08370]
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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 a meeting of
the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans will be held in New York
City, New York from April 29-May 1, 2014, at the below times and
locations:
On April 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the James J. Peters VA
Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Rd., Bronx, New York; 4:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m., at the Yonkers Community Clinic, 124 New Main St., Yonkers,
NY;
On April 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at the Long Island
National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Ave., Farmingdale, NY; from 12:45 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m., at the NY Regional Benefit Office, 245 W Houston St., New
York, NY; 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., conducting a Town Hall Meeting at the
Bronx Community College, 2155 University Avenue, Colston Community Hall
(lower level), Bronx, NY; and
On May 1, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., at the James J. Peters VA
Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Rd., Bronx, NY.
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 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the
Committee will meet in open session with key staff at the James J.
Peters VA Medical Center to discuss services, benefits, delivery
challenges, and successes. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Committee
will convene a closed session in order to protect patient privacy as
the Committee tours the VA Medical Center. In the afternoon from 1:30
p.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Committee will reconvene in open session to be
briefed by senior Veterans Benefits Administration staff from the NY
Regional Benefit Office. The Committee will travel to the Yonkers
Community Clinic and will convene a closed session to meet with key
staff at the Yonkers Community Clinic in order to protect patient
privacy as the Committee tours the facility.
On the morning of April 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., the
Committee will convene in open session at the Long Island National
Cemetery followed by a tour of the cemetery. The Committee will meet
with key staff to discuss services, benefits, delivery challenges and
successes. In the afternoon from 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Committee
will convene a closed session to tour the NY Regional Benefit Office.
In the evening, the Committee will hold a Veterans Town Hall meeting at
the Bronx Community College, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
On the morning of May 1 from 8:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee
will convene in open session at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center
to conduct an exit briefing with leadership from the James J. Peters VA
Medical Center, New York Regional Benefit Office, and Long Island
National Cemetery. In the afternoon, the Committee will convene in open
session, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Committee will work on
drafting recommendations for the annual report to the Secretary.
Portions of these visits are closed to the public in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552(c)(6). Exemption 6 permits to Committee to
close those portions of a meeting that are likely to disclose
information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. During the closed
sessions the Committee will discuss VA beneficiary and patient
information in which there is a clear privacy interest. The
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disclosure of such information is likely to constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of the Veteran or beneficiary privacy.
Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on May 1, 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 serve 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 Ms.
Juanita Mullen, 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].
Because the meeting will be in a Government building, anyone attending
must be prepared to show a valid photo ID for checking in. Please allow
15 minutes before the meeting beings for this process. For additional
information about the meeting, please contact Ms. Juanita Mullen at
(202) 461-6199.
Dated: April 9, 2014.
Jelessa Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-08370 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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