[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 56 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 13869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1430]


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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 the Advisory 
Committee on Minority Veterans will meet at VA Central Office, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC on April 16-19, 2007. The meeting 
is open to the public.
    The meeting sessions and locations are as follows:
    April 16, 2007 from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., Room 230.
    April 17, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Room 230.
    April 18, 2007 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Room 230.
    April 19, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Room 530.
    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 April 16, the agenda will include briefings and updates from the 
Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
Readjustment Counseling Service, CARES, Loan Guaranty Service, and 
Policy & Program Management. On April 17, the agenda will include 
briefings and updates of the National Cemetery Administration, Human 
Resources Administration, National Veterans Employment Program, VA 
Strategic Plan, Telehealth, and the presentation of Certificates of 
Appointment to five new Committee members.
    On April 18, the agenda will include briefings and updates on the 
Center for Women Veterans, seamless transition activities, the Fisher 
House/Center for the Intrepid, VA Office of Research and Development, 
homeless veterans programs, and DC National Guard. The agenda will also 
feature a panel of OIF/OEF soldiers from Walter Reed Army Medical 
Center. On April 19, the Committee will review and analyze comments 
presented during the meeting to prepare for the Committee's annual 
report and recommendations to the Secretary.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend should contact Ms. 
Juanita J. Mullen, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for 
Minority Veterans (OOM), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 
Ms. Mullen may be contacted either by phone at (202) 273-6708, fax at 
(202) 273-7092, or e-mail at [email protected]. Interested persons 
may attend, appear before, or file statements with the Committee. 
Written statements must be filed before the meeting, or within 10 days 
after the meeting.

    Dated: March 19, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-1430 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]
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