[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee 
on Women Veterans will meet on August 20-24, 2012, in the Dennis 
Auditorium, 2B-137, at the VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS), 10 
North Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each 
day.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs regarding the needs of women Veterans with respect to health 
care, rehabilitation, compensation, outreach, and other programs and 
activities administered by VA designed to meet such needs. The 
Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary regarding such 
programs and activities.
    On August 20, the agenda will include overview briefings on the 
VAMHCS and the VA Capitol Health Care Network (Veterans Integrated 
Service Network 5) facilities, programs, demographics and women 
Veterans programs. On August 21, the Committee will receive briefings 
from VAMHCS program offices on homeless, outreach, and mental health. 
The Committee will also receive a benefits briefing from the Baltimore 
Regional Office and a briefing by staff from the Baltimore Vet Center. 
On August 22, the Committee will receive in depth briefings on several 
VAMHCS programs on Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom 
and Operation New Dawn as well as military sexual trauma, domiciliary, 
inpatient mental health, Million Veteran, caregiver support, 
telehealth, public and community relations. In the afternoon, the 
Committee will convene a closed session in order to protect patient 
privacy as the Committee tours the VA Medical Center and the 
Comprehensive Women's Health Care Clinic. In the morning of August 23, 
the Committee will convene a closed session to protect patient privacy 
as they tour the McVets Center. The Committee will reconvene in an open 
session as they tour the Baltimore National Cemetery. In the afternoon, 
the Committee will reconvene in a closed session to protect patient 
privacy as they tour the Loch Raven VA Community Living and 
Rehabilitation Center. Closing portions of the sessions are in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). On August 24, the Committee will 
convene in open session to meet with VAMHCS leadership, and conduct a 
town hall meeting with the women Veterans community and other 
stakeholders.
    With the exception of the town hall meeting, there will be no time 
for public comment during the meeting. Members of the public may submit 
written statements for the Committee's review to Ms. Shannon L. 
Middleton at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Women 
Veterans (00W), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, fax at 
(202) 273-7092, or email at [email protected]. Any member of the public 
wishing to attend or seeking additional information should contact Ms. 
Middleton at (202) 273-7092.

    Dated: August 7, 2012.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19725 Filed 8-10-12; 8:45 am]
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