81_FR_19009 81 FR 18946 - Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Notice of Meeting

81 FR 18946 - Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 63 (April 1, 2016)

Page Range18946-18947
FR Document2016-07325

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 63 (Friday, April 1, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18946-18947]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07325]


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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 a meeting of the 
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans will be held in Jacksonville, 
Florida from April

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12-14, 2016, at the below times and locations:
    On April 12, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Lake City VA 
Medical Center, Building 100, Room A123 (Director's Conference Room) 
619 S. Marion Avenue, Lake City, Florida;
    On April 13, from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., at the Jacksonville 
National Cemetery, 4083 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, FL; from 1:45 p.m. 
to 3:30 p.m., at the Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic, Room 2L 103-106, 
1536 N. Jefferson St., Jacksonville, FL; 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., 
conducting a Town Hall Meeting at the University of Florida, LRC 
Auditorium, Learning Resource Center-1st Floor, 653-1 West 8t Street, 
Jacksonville, FL .
    On April 14, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., at the Jacksonville 
Outpatient Clinic, Room 2L 103-106, 1536 N. Jefferson St., 
Jacksonville, FL.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary on the 
administration of VA benefits and services to minority Veterans, to 
assess the needs of minority Veterans and to evaluate whether VA 
compensation and pension, medical and rehabilitation services, memorial 
services outreach, and other programs are meeting those needs. The 
Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such 
activities subsequent to the meeting.
    On the morning of April 12 from 8:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the 
Committee will meet in open session with key staff at the Lake City VA 
Medical Center to discuss services, benefits, delivery challenges, and 
successes. From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee will convene a 
closed session in order to protect patient privacy as the Committee 
tours the VA Medical Center. In the afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 
p.m., the Committee will reconvene as the Committee is briefed by 
senior Veterans Benefits Administration staff from the St. Petersburg 
Regional Benefit Office.
    On the morning of April 13 from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., the 
Committee will convene in open session at the Jacksonville National 
Cemetery followed by a tour of the cemetery. The Committee will meet 
with key staff to discuss services, benefits, delivery challenges and 
successes. In the afternoon from 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Committee 
will reconvene in open session to be briefed and tour the VA 
Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic. In the evening, the Committee will hold 
a Veterans Town Hall meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m., at the University 
of Florida LRC Auditorium.
    On the morning of April 14 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the 
Committee will convene in open session at the VA Jacksonville 
Outpatient Clinic to conduct an exit briefing with leadership from the 
Lake City VA Medical Center, St. Petersburg Regional Benefit Office, 
and Jacksonville National Cemetery. In the afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m., the Committee will work on drafting recommendations for the 
annual report to the Secretary.
    Portions of these visits are closed to the public in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Exemption 6 permits to Committee to close 
those portions of a meeting that is likely to disclose information of a 
personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy. During the closed sessions the Committee 
will discuss VA beneficiary and patient information in which there is a 
clear unwarranted invasion of the Veteran or beneficiary privacy.
    Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on April 14, 
at 10 a.m. Public comments will be limited to three minutes each. 
Individuals wishing to make oral statements before the Committee will 
be accommodated on a first-come first serve basis. Individuals who 
speak are invited to submit a 1-2 page summaries of their comments at 
the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official record. The 
Committee will accept written comments from interested parties on 
issues outlined in the meeting agenda, as well as other issues 
affecting minority Veterans. Such comments should be sent to Ms. 
Juanita Mullen, Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Center for 
Minority Veterans (00M), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or email at [email protected]. 
For additional information about the meeting, please contact Ms. 
Juanita Mullen at (202) 461-6199.

    Dated: March 28, 2016.
Jelessa Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Office.
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Clark, Designated anticipate and monitor taxpayer The Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Officer, Voluntary Service methods of payment and to ensure that (VA) gives notice under the Federal Office (10B2A), Department of Veterans taxes are remitted in the appropriate Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., form, as chosen by the taxpayer. 2, that the annual meeting of the Washington, DC 20420, or by email at Estimated Total Annual Burden Department of Veterans Affairs Sabrina.Clark@va.gov. Any member of Hours: 1. Voluntary Service (VAVS) National the public wishing to attend the meeting OMB Number: 1513–0100. Advisory Committee (NAC) will be held or seeking additional information Type of Review: Extension of a May 4–6, 2016, at the Albuquerque should contact Ms. Clark at (202) 461– currently approved collection. Marriott, 2101 Louisiana Boulevard NE., 7300. Title: Applications, Notices, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 63 / Friday, April 1, 2016 / Notices 18947 12–14, 2016, at the below times and a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee will meeting that is likely to disclose locations: convene a closed session in order to information of a personal nature where On April 12, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 protect patient privacy as the Committee disclosure would constitute a clearly p.m., at the Lake City VA Medical tours the VA Medical Center. In the unwarranted invasion of personal Center, Building 100, Room A123 afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., privacy. During the closed sessions the (Director’s Conference Room) 619 S. the Committee will reconvene as the Committee will discuss VA beneficiary Marion Avenue, Lake City, Florida; Committee is briefed by senior Veterans and patient information in which there On April 13, from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 Benefits Administration staff from the is a clear unwarranted invasion of the a.m., at the Jacksonville National St. Petersburg Regional Benefit Office. Veteran or beneficiary privacy. Cemetery, 4083 Lannie Road, On the morning of April 13 from 9:15 Jacksonville, FL; from 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 Time will be allocated for receiving a.m. to 11:15 a.m., the Committee will public comments on April 14, at 10 a.m. p.m., at the Jacksonville Outpatient convene in open session at the Clinic, Room 2L 103–106, 1536 N. Public comments will be limited to Jacksonville National Cemetery three minutes each. Individuals wishing Jefferson St., Jacksonville, FL; 4:30 p.m. followed by a tour of the cemetery. The to 6:30 p.m., conducting a Town Hall to make oral statements before the Committee will meet with key staff to Committee will be accommodated on a Meeting at the University of Florida, discuss services, benefits, delivery LRC Auditorium, Learning Resource first-come first serve basis. Individuals challenges and successes. In the who speak are invited to submit a 1–2 Center-1st Floor, 653–1 West 8t Street, afternoon from 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Jacksonville, FL . page summaries of their comments at the Committee will reconvene in open the time of the meeting for inclusion in On April 14, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 session to be briefed and tour the VA the official record. The Committee will p.m., at the Jacksonville Outpatient Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic. In the accept written comments from Clinic, Room 2L 103–106, 1536 N. evening, the Committee will hold a interested parties on issues outlined in Jefferson St., Jacksonville, FL. The purpose of the Committee is to Veterans Town Hall meeting beginning the meeting agenda, as well as other advise the Secretary on the at 4:30 p.m., at the University of Florida issues affecting minority Veterans. Such administration of VA benefits and LRC Auditorium. comments should be sent to Ms. Juanita services to minority Veterans, to assess On the morning of April 14 from 8:45 Mullen, Advisory Committee on the needs of minority Veterans and to a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee will Minority Veterans, Center for Minority evaluate whether VA compensation and convene in open session at the VA Veterans (00M), Department of Veterans pension, medical and rehabilitation Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic to Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., services, memorial services outreach, conduct an exit briefing with leadership Washington, DC 20420, or email at and other programs are meeting those from the Lake City VA Medical Center, Juanita.Mullen@va.gov. For additional needs. The Committee will make St. Petersburg Regional Benefit Office, information about the meeting, please recommendations to the Secretary and Jacksonville National Cemetery. In contact Ms. Juanita Mullen at (202) 461– regarding such activities subsequent to the afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 6199. the meeting. p.m., the Committee will work on Dated: March 28, 2016. On the morning of April 12 from 8:45 drafting recommendations for the a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the Committee will annual report to the Secretary. Jelessa Burney, meet in open session with key staff at Portions of these visits are closed to Federal Advisory Committee Management the Lake City VA Medical Center to the public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Office. discuss services, benefits, delivery 552b(c)(6). Exemption 6 permits to [FR Doc. 2016–07325 Filed 3–31–16; 8:45 am] challenges, and successes. From 11:00 Committee to close those portions of a BILLING CODE 8320–01–P asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Mar 31, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM 01APN1


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