[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54121-54122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25369]


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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 November 2-5, 2009, in the 
Pan American Room at the Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., each day. 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 November 2, the agenda will include briefings and updates on the 
role of the advisory committee, ethics,

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Center for Minority Veterans, Office of Policy and Planning, Veterans 
Health Administration, and a round table discussion with ex-officio 
members. On November 3, the agenda will include briefings and updates 
on the Veterans Employment Coordination Service, Center for Veterans 
Enterprise, National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Benefits 
Administration, and a round table discussion with VA's Advisory 
Committee on Homeless Veterans and the Advisory Committee on Women 
Veterans. On November 4, the agenda will include briefings and updates 
on the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of 
Diversity and Inclusion, and the Committee will be meeting with the 
Chief of Staff. On November 5, the agenda will include briefings and 
updates from Congressional Staff members. In the afternoon, the 
Committee will work on their after action report.
    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: October 15, 2009.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25369 Filed 10-20-09; 8:45 am]
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