[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60147-60148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24321]


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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 the Advisory Committee on Minority 
Veterans will meet on December 3-5, 2019, at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Sonny Montgomery Conference Room 230, 
Washington, DC. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:

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                   Dates                                Times
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December 3, 2019..........................  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.--
                                             Eastern Standard Time
                                             (EST).
December 4, 2019..........................  8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.
December 5, 2019..........................  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.
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    Note: On December 5th, the morning session will begin at 8:00 a.m. 
and adjourn at 11:00 a.m. The afternoon session will reconvene at 1:00 
p.m. in room 530 and adjourn at 4:00 p.m.
    All meeting sessions are open to the public.
    The purposes of the Committee are to advise the Secretary on the 
administration of VA benefits and services to minority Veterans; assess 
the needs of minority Veterans; and evaluate whether VA compensation, 
medical and rehabilitation services, outreach, and other programs are 
meeting those needs. The Committee makes recommendations to the 
Secretary regarding such activities.
    On December 3, the Committee will receive briefings and updates 
from the Office of Transition and Economic Development, Center for 
Minority Veterans, National Cemetery Administration, Veterans 
Experience Office, National Center for Veterans Analysis, Office of 
Tribal Government Relations, Million Veteran Program and Veterans 
Benefits Administration. On December 4, the Committee will receive 
briefings and updates from the Board of Veterans Appeals, Veterans 
Health Administration, Center for Women Veterans, Women's Health 
Services, Mental Health, Office of Telehealth,

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Office of Rural Health and Office of Health Equity. On December 5, the 
Committee will receive a briefing and update on Office of Diversity & 
Inclusion, Ex-Officio Update and hold an exit briefing with VBA, VHA 
and NCA. The Committee will receive public comments from 10:00 a.m. to 
10:15 a.m. After the Leadership Exit Briefing, the Committee will 
continue to work on their report.
    A sign-in sheet for those who want to give comments will be 
available at the meeting. 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 meeting record. Members of the public may 
also submit written statements for the Committee's review to Ms. 
Juanita Mullen, Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Minority 
Veterans (00M), 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 begins for 
this process. Any member of the public wishing to attend or seeking 
additional information should contact Ms. Mullen or Mr. Dennis May at 
(202) 461-6191 or by fax at (202) 273-7092.

    Dated: November 4, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-24321 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
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