[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 5622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01616]


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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. Ch. 10, that the Advisory 
Committee on Minority Veterans will meet on February 20-22, 2024, at 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Conference 
Room 230, Washington, DC. The meeting sessions will begin and end as 
follows:

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              Date                           Time                      Location                Open session
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February 20, 2024...............  8:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m.         810 Vermont Avenue (NW),   Yes.
                                   Eastern Standard Time       Washington, DC 20420,
                                   (EST).                      Room 230.
February 21, 2024...............  8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. EST..  810 Vermont Avenue (NW),   Yes.
                                                               Washington, DC 20420,
                                                               Room 530.
February 21, 2024...............  12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EST..  300 Army Navy Drive,       Yes.
                                                               Arlington, VA 22202.
February 22, 2024...............  8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST..  810 Vermont Avenue (NW),   Yes.
                                                               Washington, DC 20420,
                                                               Room C-7.
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    This meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary on the 
administration of VA benefits by the Department for Veterans who are 
minority group members, by reviewing reports and studies on 
compensation, health care, rehabilitation, outreach, and other benefits 
and services administered by the Department. The Committee makes 
recommendations to the Secretary regarding such activities.
    On February 20th, the Committee will receive briefings and updates 
from the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits 
Administration, National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Experience 
Office, and Center for Women Veterans. On February 21st, the Committee 
will receive briefings and updates from the National Association of 
State Directors of Veterans Affairs. On February 22nd, the Committee 
will receive briefings and updates from the Office of Equity Assurance 
and the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs. The Committee 
will receive public comments from 11:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. EST. 
Afterwards, 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 Mr. Dwayne 
E. Campbell, 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 Mr. Campbell or Mr. Ronald 
Sagudan at (202) 461-6191, or by fax at (202) 273-7092.

    Dated: January 23, 2024.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-01616 Filed 1-26-24; 8:45 am]
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