[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 9214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04597]


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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 the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Advisory Committee on Women 
Veterans (Committee) will conduct a site visit on April 1-5, 2019, in 
North Carolina/VISN 6: VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network. Sessions 
are open to the public, except when the Committee is conducting tours 
of VA facilities, and participating in off-site events. Tours of VA 
facilities are closed to protect Veterans' privacy and personal 
information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(c)(6). The site 
visit will also include a town hall meeting for women Veterans and 
those who provide services to women Veterans.
    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 Monday, April 1, the Committee will convene an open session at 
the Durham VA Health Care System (508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705), 
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The agenda will include overview briefings 
from the VISN 6 leadership, Durham VA Health Care System leadership on 
the facilities, programs, demographics, women Veterans programs, and 
other services available for Veterans. In the afternoon, the Committee 
will reconvene a closed meeting from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., as it tours 
the Durham VA Health Care System. Tours of VA facilities are closed to 
protect Veterans' privacy and personal information, in accordance with 
5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(c)(6).
    In the morning of Tuesday, April 2, the Committee will convene an 
open session at the Fayetteville VA Health Care Center (7300 South 
Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304), from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The 
agenda will include overview briefings from Fayetteville VA Medical 
Center/Fayetteville VA Health Care Center leadership on the facilities, 
programs, demographics, women Veterans programs, and other services 
available. In the afternoon, the Committee will reconvene a closed 
session from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., as it tours the Fayetteville VA Health 
Care Center. Tours of VA facilities are closed to protect Veterans' 
privacy and personal information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec. 
552b(c)(6). From 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Committee will observe a 
women Veterans town hall meeting at the Fayetteville VA Health Care 
Center; this session is open to the public.
    In the morning of Wednesday, April 3, the Committee will convene a 
closed session, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon, as it tours the women's clinic 
at the W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center (1601 Brenner Avenue, 
Salisbury, NC 28144). In the afternoon of Wednesday, April 3, the 
Committee will convene a closed session, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., as it 
tours and the Salisbury National Cemetery (501 Statesville Boulevard, 
Salisbury, NC 28144). Tours of VA facilities are closed to protect 
Veterans' privacy and personal information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 
Sec. 552b(c)(6).
    In the morning of Thursday, April 4, the Committee will convene an 
open meeting at the Kernersville Health Care Center (1695 Kernersville 
Medical Parkway, Kernersville, NC 27284), from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The 
agenda will include overview briefings on programs and other services 
available for Veterans at the Kernersville Health Care Center, as well 
as overview briefings from the Winston-Salem Regional Office. In the 
afternoon, the Committee will reconvene a closed meeting from 2:00 p.m. 
to 4:00 p.m., as it tours the Kernersville Health Care Center. Tours of 
VA facilities are closed to protect Veterans' privacy and personal 
information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(c)(6).
    In the morning of Friday, April 5, the Committee will convene an 
open session at the Durham VA Health Care System (508 Fulton Street, 
Durham, NC 27705), from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., as it conducts an out-
briefing with leadership from the Salisbury National Cemetery/Salisbury 
VA Medical Center/Fayetteville VA Medical Center/Durham VA Health Care 
System/Kernersville Health Care Center/Winston-Salem Regional Office.
    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 [email protected], or by 
fax at (202) 273-7092. Any member of the public and media planning to 
attend or seeking additional information should notify Shannon L. 
Middleton at (202) 461-6193, or [email protected].

    Dated: March 8, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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