[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21351-21352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08370]


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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 in New York 
City, New York from April 29-May 1, 2014, at the below times and 
locations:
    On April 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the James J. Peters VA 
Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Rd., Bronx, New York; 4:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m., at the Yonkers Community Clinic, 124 New Main St., Yonkers, 
NY;
    On April 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at the Long Island 
National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Ave., Farmingdale, NY; from 12:45 p.m. 
to 2:00 p.m., at the NY Regional Benefit Office, 245 W Houston St., New 
York, NY; 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., conducting a Town Hall Meeting at the 
Bronx Community College, 2155 University Avenue, Colston Community Hall 
(lower level), Bronx, NY; and
    On May 1, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., at the James J. Peters VA 
Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Rd., Bronx, NY.
    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 and pension, medical and rehabilitation services, memorial 
services outreach, and other programs are meeting those needs. The 
Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such 
activities subsequent to the meeting.
    On the morning of April 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the 
Committee will meet in open session with key staff at the James J. 
Peters VA Medical Center to discuss services, benefits, delivery 
challenges, and successes. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Committee 
will convene a closed session in order to protect patient privacy as 
the Committee tours the VA Medical Center. In the afternoon from 1:30 
p.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Committee will reconvene in open session to be 
briefed by senior Veterans Benefits Administration staff from the NY 
Regional Benefit Office. The Committee will travel to the Yonkers 
Community Clinic and will convene a closed session to meet with key 
staff at the Yonkers Community Clinic in order to protect patient 
privacy as the Committee tours the facility.
    On the morning of April 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., the 
Committee will convene in open session at the Long Island National 
Cemetery followed by a tour of the cemetery. The Committee will meet 
with key staff to discuss services, benefits, delivery challenges and 
successes. In the afternoon from 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Committee 
will convene a closed session to tour the NY Regional Benefit Office. 
In the evening, the Committee will hold a Veterans Town Hall meeting at 
the Bronx Community College, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
    On the morning of May 1 from 8:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee 
will convene in open session at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center 
to conduct an exit briefing with leadership from the James J. Peters VA 
Medical Center, New York Regional Benefit Office, and Long Island 
National Cemetery. In the afternoon, the Committee will convene in open 
session, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Committee will work on 
drafting recommendations for the annual report to the Secretary.
    Portions of these visits are closed to the public in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. Sec.  552(c)(6). Exemption 6 permits to Committee to 
close those portions of a meeting that are likely to disclose 
information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. During the closed 
sessions the Committee will discuss VA beneficiary and patient 
information in which there is a clear privacy interest. The

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disclosure of such information is likely to constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of the Veteran or beneficiary privacy.
    Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on May 1, at 
10 a.m. Public comments will be limited to three minutes each. 
Individuals wishing to make oral statements before the Committee will 
be accommodated on a first-come first serve basis. Individuals who 
speak are invited to submit a 1-2 page summaries of their comments at 
the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official record. 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 sent to Ms. 
Juanita Mullen, Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Center for 
Minority Veterans (00M), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or email at [email protected]. 
Because the meeting will be in a Government building, anyone attending 
must be prepared to show a valid photo ID for checking in. Please allow 
15 minutes before the meeting beings for this process. For additional 
information about the meeting, please contact Ms. Juanita Mullen at 
(202) 461-6199.

    Dated: April 9, 2014.
Jelessa Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-08370 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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