[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15559-15560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06163]


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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 
Albuquerque, New Mexico from April 11-13, 2017, at the below times and 
locations:

    On April 11, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., at the New Mexico VA 
Health Care System (HCS), Building 41, Main Hospital, 4th Floor, 
Performance Improvement Conference Room 4A-160, 1501 San Pedro Dr. 
SE., Albuquerque, New Mexico; from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the 
Albuquerque Regional Benefit Office, Dennis Chavez Federal Building, 
500 Gold Avenue SW., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    On April 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., at the Santa Fe 
National Cemetery, 501 North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NM; from 
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., conducting a Town Hall Meeting at the Indian 
Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St. NW., Albuquerque, NM.
    On April 13, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., at the New Mexico VA 
Health Care System (HCS), Building 41, Main Hospital, 4th Floor, 
Performance Improvement Conference Room 4A-160, 1501 San Pedro Dr. 
SE., Albuquerque, NM.

    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 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the 
Committee will meet in open session with key staff at the New Mexico 
Health Care System to discuss services, benefits, delivery challenges, 
and successes. From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee will

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convene a closed session in order to protect patient privacy as the 
Committee tours the VA Health Care System. In the afternoon from 1:45 
p.m. to 3:15 p.m., the Committee will reconvene as the Committee is 
briefed by senior Veterans Benefits Administration staff from the 
Albuquerque Regional Benefit Office. From 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the 
Committee will convene a closed session in order to protect patient 
records as the Committee tours the Regional Benefit office.
    On the morning of April 12 from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., the 
Committee will convene in open session at the Santa Fe 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 evening, the Committee will hold a Veterans Town Hall 
meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m., at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
    On the morning of April 13 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the 
Committee will convene in open session at the New Mexico Health Care 
System to conduct an exit briefing with leadership from the New Mexico 
Health Care System, Albuquerque Regional Benefit Office, and Santa Fe 
National Cemetery. In the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 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. 552b(c)(6). Exemption 6 permits to Committee to close 
those portions of a meeting that is 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 unwarranted invasion of the Veteran or beneficiary privacy.
    Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on April 13, 
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]. 
For additional information about the meeting, please contact Ms. 
Juanita Mullen at (202) 461-6199.

    Dated: March 23, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-06163 Filed 3-28-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P