[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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