[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 51655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20952]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that the Advisory
Committee on Women Veterans will conduct a site visit on September 21-
24, 2015, in Washington, DC. Meetings are open to the public, except
when the Committee is off site for facility tours. Sessions at the
Washington DC VA Medical Center and Walter Reed National Military
Medical Center will be closed, to protect patient privacy during tours
of medical facilities. Closing portions of the sessions are in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Briefings at VA Central Office
will be open to the public. The site visit will also include a town
hall meeting.
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs regarding the needs of women Veterans with respect to health
care, rehabilitation, compensation, outreach, and other programs and
activities administered by VA designed to meet such needs. The
Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary regarding such
programs and activities.
On September 21, the Committee will convene an open session at VA
Central Office, room 930, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The agenda will
include a status review of recommendations from the Committee's 2010,
2012, 2014 reports; an overview of VA initiatives, and a working
session for the Committee to develop its response to a Congressionally-
mandated study.
On the morning of September 22, the Committee will convene a closed
session from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., as it visits the Washington DC VA
Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW., Washington, DC 20422. The
Committee will reconvene an open session in the afternoon, as it
conducts a town hall meeting with the women Veterans community and
other stakeholders at the Women's Memorial, located at the ceremonial
entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, VA. The town
hall meeting will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
On September 23, the Committee will convene an open session at VA
Central Office, in the G.V. Sonny Montgomery Conference Center, room
230, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Briefings will include an update on
VA's National Women Veterans Campaign, various women health issues,
education and employment initiatives; an update briefing on the 2014
Report of the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; and continuation of
the Committee's working session.
On the morning of September 24, the Committee will convene a closed
session, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. as it visits Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889. In
the afternoon, the Committee will reconvene an open session at VA
Central Office, in the G.V. Sonny Montgomery Conference Center, room
230 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., to conduct a brief after action
discussion.
Members of the public may submit a written statement for the
Committee's review to [email protected], or by fax at (202) 273-7092. Any
member of the public wishing to attend, appear before, or seeking
additional information should contact Shannon L. Middleton at (202)
461-6193.
Dated: August 20, 2015.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-20952 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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