[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11634-11635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05874]
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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
Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Advisory Committee
on Minority Veterans will be held in Houston, TX from April 9-11, 2019,
at the below times and locations:
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Date: Time: Location:
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April 9, 2019................. 8:45 a.m. to Michael E. DeBakey VA
11:00 a.m.. Medical Center, 2002
Holcombe Blvd.,
Houston TX 77030.
2:00 p.m. to 3:45 Houston Regional
p.m.. Office, 6900 Almeda
Road, Houston, TX
77030.
April 10, 2019................ 9:00 a.m. to Houston National
11:00 a.m.. Cemetery Admin
Bldg., Conference
Room 10410 Veterans
Memorial Drive,
Houston, TX 77038.
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 Town Hall Meeting at
p.m.. the United Way of
Greater Houston
Community Resource
Center, 50 Waugh
Drive, Houston, TX
77007.
April 11, 2019................ 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 Michael E. DeBakey VA
p.m.. Medical Center, 2002
Holcombe Blvd,
Houston, TX 77030.
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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 minority
Veterans and those who provide services to minority Veterans.
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 9 from 8:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the
Committee will meet in open session with key staff at the Michael E.
DeBakey VA Medical Center (VAMC) to discuss suicide prevention,
outreach to minority, women and homeless Veterans, leadership training
programs, and MISSION Act/rural health initiatives. From 11:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m., the Committee will convene with a closed tour of the
Houston VAMC. 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 afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., the Committee will
reconvene at the Houston Regional Office as the Committee is briefed by
senior Veterans Benefits Administration staff from the Houston Regional
Office to discuss outreach activities to minority Veterans, women and
homeless/incarcerated Veterans, leadership training programs, intake
sites, catchment area discussion, claims processing, and the home loan
program/transformation initiatives. From 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the
Committee will conduct a tour of the Houston Regional Office (closed to
the public). Tours of VA facilities are closed to protect Veterans'
privacy and personal information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec.
552b(c)(6).
On the morning of April 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the
Committee will convene in open session at the Houston 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 United Way of Greater Houston--Community
Resource Center.
On the morning of April 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the
Committee will convene in open session at the Michael E. DeBakey VA
Medical Center (VAMC) to conduct an exit briefing with leadership from
the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (VAMC), Houston Regional
Office, and Houston 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.
Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on April 11,
at 10:00 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 summary 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 from March 15 through April 5, 2019. 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
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contact Ms. Juanita Mullen at (202) 461-6199.
Dated: March 22, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-05874 Filed 3-26-19; 8:45 am]
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