[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80814-80815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25598]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and Freely Associated
States, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. ch. 10, that the
Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States
(hereinafter the Committee) will hold its first inaugural meeting on
December 12-December 14, 2023, at the San Juan VA Medical Center in San
Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting sessions will be conducted in the
Education Center, Room 2M240, 2nd floor, as a hybrid meeting (in-person
and virtual). Virtual attendance will be available via the Microsoft
Teams platform. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:
Public participation will commence as follows:
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Dates Times Locations Open session
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December 12, 2023................... 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. San Juan VA Medical Center, Yes.
Atlantic Standard Time 10 Calle Casia, Education
(AST). Center, RM 2M240, San
Juan, Puerto Rico 00921.
December 13, 2023................... 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. AST San Juan VA Medical Center, Yes.
10 Calle Casia, Education
Center, RM 2M240, San
Juan, Puerto Rico 00921.
December 13, 2023................... 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. AST San Juan VBA Regional No.
Office, 50 Carr 165,
Guaynabo, San Juan, Puerto
Rico 00934 and San Juan VA
Medical Center, 10 Calle
Casia, Education Center,
RM 2M240, San Juan, Puerto
Rico 00921.
December 13, 2023................... 4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. AST San Juan VA Medical Center, Yes.
10 Calle Casia, Education
Center, RM 2M240, San
Juan, Puerto Rico 00921.
December 14, 2023................... 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. San Juan VA Medical Center, Yes.
AST. 10 Calle Casia, Education
Center, RM 2M240, San
Juan, Puerto Rico 00921.
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Sessions are open to the public, except when the Committee is
conducting a tour of VA facilities. Tours of VA facilities are closed
to protect Veterans' privacy and personal information by 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6).
The Committee's purpose is to advise the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs on covered Veterans. The term covered Veteran is defined here
as a Veteran residing in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the
United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. The Committee advises on
improving VA programs and services to serve covered Veterans better.
On December 12, 2023, the Committee will convene an open session
from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. AST at the San Juan VA Medical Center
(location shown in table above). The agenda will include opening
remarks by the Committee Chairman, Committee member introductions;
welcoming remarks from the Executive Director, Outreach, Transition and
Economic Development; a briefing on the Veterans Benefits
Administration's (VBA) efforts to assist covered Veterans, Family
Members, Caregivers, and Survivors by the Principal Deputy Under
Secretary for Benefits; remarks by the Deputy Secretary of VA; a FACA-
101 briefing conducted by the Advisory Committee Management Office; a
review of the Committee Charter and Ethics; Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) initiatives and updates; and briefings regarding
the Foreign Medical Program; Medical Disability Examination Office;
Education benefits; Compensation Services; and Transition Assistance.
On December 13, 2023, the Committee will convene an open session
from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. AST at the San Juan VA Medical Center
(location shown in table above), where the Committee will receive
information about the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our
Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act); learn about the
role of Regional Offices (RO); and receive an Overview of Survivor
Benefits. From 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. AST, the Committee will reconvene a
closed session as it tours the San Juan VBA Regional Office and San
Juan VA Medical Center (location shown in table above). Tours of VA
facilities are closed to protect Veterans' privacy and personal
information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). The Committee will
reconvene an open session from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. AST at the San
Juan VA Medical Center for a daily closeout with updates and reminders.
On December 14, 2023, the Committee will convene an open session
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. AST at the San Juan VA Medical Center. The
Committee will discuss observations from the San Juan VBA RO and VHA/VA
Medical Center tours; receive updates on National Cemetery
Administration Initiatives; receive public comments and hear from VA's
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs. The Committee will hold
a daily closeout with updates and reminders to address follow-up and
action items. The
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Committee meeting will adjourn at 12 p.m. AST.
On December 14, 2023, the public is invited to address the
Committee during the public comment period, which will be open for 30
minutes from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. AST. Individuals will be allowed
3-5 minutes to speak. Additionally, individuals who wish to provide
public comments are invited to submit a one-page summary of their
comments no later than December 5, 2023, for inclusion in the official
meeting record. Members of the public may also submit written
statements for the Committee's review to Mr. Bernard Johnson at
[email protected].
Members of the public may attend open sessions of the Committee
meeting in person or virtually. Approximately 10 seats will be
available for public stakeholders in attendance. The limited number of
seats is due to the meeting room's capacity.
Members of the public who wish to attend virtually can do so by
dialing into the Microsoft Teams conference or click here https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjRiYjY0NzQtY2M3Yi00ZWM1LWI0YjUtN2JhOGRlYTA3NjM0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22ceb1fc63-1a07-4176-8b72-f5cfa7b95dd5%22%7d.
Meeting ID: 285 717 370 382 or call only 1-205-235-3524.
Meeting ID: 641 975 916#.
Attendees requiring reasonable accommodation should notify Mr.
Bernard Johnson at [email protected] no later than December 8,
2023.
Dated: November 15, 2023.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-25598 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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