[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 63454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24909]


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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, 5 U.S.C. App 2., that the Advisory 
Committee on Minority Veterans will virtually meet on December 7-9, 
2021. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:

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                   Dates                                Times
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December 7, 2021..........................  11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.--
                                             Eastern Standard Time
                                             (EST).
December 8, 2021..........................  11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EST.
December 9, 2021..........................  11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EST.
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    This meeting is open to the public. To access the meeting, please 
click the link: Adobe Connect: http://va-eerc-ees.adobeconnect.com/cmv_admin/.
    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 7, the Committee will receive briefings and updates 
from the Center for Minority Veterans, National Cemetery 
Administration, Veterans Experience Office, National Center for 
Veterans Analysis and Statistics, Office of Tribal Government 
Relations, and Veterans Benefits Administration. On December 8, the 
Committee will receive briefings and updates from the Board of Veterans 
Appeals, Veterans Health Administration, Center for Women Veterans, 
Mental Health, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) Task 
Force, Office of Rural Health and Office of Health Equity. On December 
9, the Committee will receive briefings and updates on Office of 
Diversity & Inclusion, Senior Advisor for Pacific Strategies and ex 
officio updates. The Committee will then hold a leadership exit 
briefing with Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health 
Administration and National Cemetery Administration. The Committee will 
receive public comments from 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. The Committee will 
conduct an after-action review.
    Individuals who wish to provide public comment are invited to 
submit a 1-2-page summary of their comments no later than November 29, 
2021 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, at [email protected]. Any member of the public 
seeking additional information should contact Ms. Juanita Mullen or Mr. 
Dwayne Campbell at (202) 461-6191.

    Dated: November 9, 2021.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-24909 Filed 11-15-21; 8:45 am]
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