[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15559-15560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06163]
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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
Albuquerque, New Mexico from April 11-13, 2017, at the below times and
locations:
On April 11, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., at the New Mexico VA
Health Care System (HCS), Building 41, Main Hospital, 4th Floor,
Performance Improvement Conference Room 4A-160, 1501 San Pedro Dr.
SE., Albuquerque, New Mexico; from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the
Albuquerque Regional Benefit Office, Dennis Chavez Federal Building,
500 Gold Avenue SW., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
On April 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., at the Santa Fe
National Cemetery, 501 North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM; from
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., conducting a Town Hall Meeting at the Indian
Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St. NW., Albuquerque, NM.
On April 13, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., at the New Mexico VA
Health Care System (HCS), Building 41, Main Hospital, 4th Floor,
Performance Improvement Conference Room 4A-160, 1501 San Pedro Dr.
SE., Albuquerque, NM.
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 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the
Committee will meet in open session with key staff at the New Mexico
Health Care System to discuss services, benefits, delivery challenges,
and successes. From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee will
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convene a closed session in order to protect patient privacy as the
Committee tours the VA Health Care System. In the afternoon from 1:45
p.m. to 3:15 p.m., the Committee will reconvene as the Committee is
briefed by senior Veterans Benefits Administration staff from the
Albuquerque Regional Benefit Office. From 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the
Committee will convene a closed session in order to protect patient
records as the Committee tours the Regional Benefit office.
On the morning of April 12 from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., the
Committee will convene in open session at the Santa Fe 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 evening, the Committee will hold a Veterans Town Hall
meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m., at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
On the morning of April 13 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the
Committee will convene in open session at the New Mexico Health Care
System to conduct an exit briefing with leadership from the New Mexico
Health Care System, Albuquerque Regional Benefit Office, and Santa Fe
National Cemetery. In the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 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. 552b(c)(6). Exemption 6 permits to Committee to close
those portions of a meeting that is 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 unwarranted invasion of the Veteran or beneficiary privacy.
Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on April 13,
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].
For additional information about the meeting, please contact Ms.
Juanita Mullen at (202) 461-6199.
Dated: March 23, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-06163 Filed 3-28-17; 8:45 am]
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