[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 69801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22761]


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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 on December 6-
8, 2005 in the Monticello Room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1480 Crystal 
Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The sessions will begin at 9 a.m. each day. 
The sessions will end at 2 p.m. on December 6, 5 p.m. on December 7 and 
1 p.m. on December 8. The meeting is open to the public.
    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, medical and rehabilitation services, outreach, and other 
programs are meeting those needs. The Committee will make 
recommendations to the Secretary regarding such activities.
    On December 6, the Committee will hold discussions with key staff 
members of the Veterans Health Administration and the VA Office of 
Human Resources and Administration regarding healthcare challenges and 
successes, as well as hiring practices for minority veterans. 
Additionally, the Committee will meet with staff of the National Guard 
Bureau regarding transition concerns for returning combat wounded 
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Service members.
    On December 7, the Committee will meet with staff members of the 
Veterans Benefits Administration regarding benefit services and 
delivery of benefits to minority veterans. The Committee will also 
discuss burial benefits delivery for minority veterans with staff 
members of the National Cemetery Administration.
    On December 8, the Committee will engage in discussions with the 
Executive Director of the Veterans Disability Benefits Commission and 
the Director of the VA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization.
    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 referred to the 
Committee at the following address: Advisory Committee on Minority 
Veterans, Center for Minority Veterans (00M), U.S. Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420.
    For additional information about the meeting, please contact Ms. 
Elizabeth Olmo at (202) 273-6708.

    Dated: November 8, 2005.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22761 Filed 11-16-05; 8:45 am]
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