[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 29973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09832]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Department of Veterans 
Affairs Facilities, Notice of Meeting, Amended

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10, that a meeting of the Advisory 
Committee on Structural Safety of Department of Veterans Affairs 
Facilities will be held on May 16-18, 2023. The meeting sessions will 
take place at VA Caribbean Healthcare System, 10 Calle Casia 
(Administration Building 40, Room 2M230), San Juan, Puerto Rico 00921. 
The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:

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             Dates                       Times            Open session
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May 16, 2023..................  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  No.
                                 Atlantic Standard
                                 Time (AST).
May 17, 2023..................  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  No.
                                 AST.
May 18, 2023..................  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Yes.
                                 AST.
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    The meeting sessions are closed to the public when the Committee is 
conducting tours of VA other Veteran service facilities and 
administrative workgroup sessions. Tours of VA facilities are closed, 
to protect Veterans' privacy and personal information in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(6).
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on matters of structural safety in the construction and 
remodeling of VA facilities and to recommend standards for use by VA in 
the construction and alteration of its facilities.
    On May 16 and May 17, 2023, the Committee will conduct tours of VA 
and other Veteran service facilities and administrative workgroup 
sessions. Tours of VA and Veteran service facilities are closed, to 
protect Veterans' privacy and personal information in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    On May 18, the meeting will be a hybrid, held in-person and the 
Committee will receive appropriate briefings and presentations on 
current seismic, natural hazards, and fire safety issues that are 
particularly relevant to facilities owned and leased by the Department. 
The Committee will also discuss appropriate structural and fire safety 
recommendations for inclusion in VA's construction standards.
    No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the 
public. However, the Committee will accept written comments. Comments 
should be emailed to Donald Myers, Director, Facilities Standards 
Service, Office of Construction & Facilities Management (003C2B), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, at [email protected]. In the 
communication, writers must identify themselves and state the 
organization, association, or person(s) they represent. For any members 
of the public that wish to attend virtually, they may use the Microsoft 
Teams link or call in with the phone number and Phone Conference ID 
below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NDM0NWNjMjQtMDIzNC00YmVlLWJhYzYtZjM1MzNkZjRmNjU4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d2eb6490-e84d-4737-b9ce-b5664e018fd6%22%7d, Meeting ID: 283 180 861 958, Passcode: q3gSdL, or 
to join by phone (audio only): +1 872-701-0185, Phone Conference ID: 
913 918 924#.
    Those seeking additional information or wishing to attend should 
contact Mr. Myers at the email address noted above or by phone at 202-
632-5388.

    Dated: May 4, 2023.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-09832 Filed 5-8-23; 8:45 am]
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