[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 53 (Friday, March 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11997-11998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6109]


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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 on April 6-10, 2009. On April 
6-7, the Committee will meet in Room 230 at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
On April 8-10, the Committee will meet at the Baltimore Marriott Inner 
Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore,

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Maryland, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 makes recommendations 
to the Secretary regarding such activities.
    On April 6, the agenda will include briefings and updates on the 
Center for Minority Veterans and the United States Court of Appeals for 
Veteran Claims. On April 7, the agenda will include briefings and 
updates on the Center for Women Veterans, Women Veterans Health 
Strategic Health Care Group, Human Resources, Veterans Health 
Administration, National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Benefits 
Administration, and Board of Veterans Appeals. In the evening, the 
Committee will hold a town hall meeting at the Washington, DC, VA 
Medical Center, 50 Irving St., NW., Washington, DC, beginning at 6:30 
p.m. On April 8, the agenda will include briefings and updates on the 
American Indian/Alaska Native Ad Hoc Work Group, and from a Veterans 
Service Organizations panel. In the afternoon, the Committee will tour 
the Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training. On April 9, 
the agenda will include briefings and a tour of the Baltimore VA 
Medical Center and Regional Office. In the evening, the Committee will 
hold a town hall meeting at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at 
Camden Yards, 110 S. Eutaw St., Baltimore, MD, beginning at 6:30 p.m. 
On April 10, the Committee will review and analyze comments presented 
during the meetings to prepare a draft of the meeting minutes and to 
discuss future site visits and areas of focus.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend should contact Juanita 
J. Mullen or Ron Sagudan, Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for 
Minority Veterans (00M), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 
They may be contacted either by phone at (202) 461-6191, fax at (202) 
273-7092, or e-mail at [email protected] or [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 13, 2009.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-6109 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]
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