81 FR 79120 - Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 218 (November 10, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-27198

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2016)

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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 meet on December 6-8, 2016, at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Conference Room 
230, Washington, DC. On December 6th and 7th, the sessions will begin 
at 8:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. On December 8th, the session will 
reconvene at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 1:00 p.m. This meeting is open to 
the public.
    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 6, the Committee will receive briefings and updates 
from the Center for Minority Veterans, National Cemetery 
Administration, National Center for Veterans Analysis, Office of Tribal 
Government Relations, MyVA Initiatives, and Veterans Benefits 
Administration. On December 7, the Committee will receive briefings and 
updates on the Office of Health Equity, Center for Women Veterans, 
Veterans Health Administration, Board of Veterans Appeals, Community 
Veterans Engagement Boards, Office of Rural Health, and Women's Health 
Services. On December 8, the Committee will receive a briefing and 
update on Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Ex-Officios Update and hold 
an exit briefing with VBA, VHA and NCA. The Committee will receive 
public comments from 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. After the Leadership Exit 
Briefing, 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 summaries 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 Ms. 
Juanita Mullen, 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 Ms. Mullen or Ms. Denise Wright 
at (202) 461-6191 or by fax at (202) 273-7092.

    Dated: November 7, 2016.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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different locations and combinations of the Draft EIS, the comparisons of medical and rehabilitation services,
facilities serving as a community-based impacts for each resource area, and outreach, and other programs are
outpatient clinic (CBOC), a multi- input received on the Draft EIS, meeting those needs. The Committee
specialty outpatient clinic (MSOC), and including the identification of a new makes recommendations to the
a residential rehabilitation treatment hybrid alternative A–2. Based on the Secretary regarding such activities.
program (RRTP) facility; expanding, information presented in the Final EIS, On December 6, the Committee will
renovating, or vacating existing VA has identified Alternative A–2— receive briefings and updates from the
facilities; and taking no action. The new operation of a CBOC in a renovated Center for Minority Veterans, National
preferred Alternative, referred to as A– Building 12 on the existing Hot Springs Cemetery Administration, National
2 in the Final EIS, is a hybrid of campus and a new MSOC and RRTP in Center for Veterans Analysis, Office of
Alternatives A and C evaluated in the Rapid City—as its preferred alternative Tribal Government Relations, MyVA
Draft EIS. It was identified by consulting in the Final EIS. Initiatives, and Veterans Benefits
parties during the public comment Administration. On December 7, the
Signing Authority
period on the Draft EIS and includes Committee will receive briefings and
renovating Building 12 on the existing The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or updates on the Office of Health Equity,
Hot Springs campus to operate as a designee, approved this document and Center for Women Veterans, Veterans
CBOC a new MSOC (replacing the authorized the undersigned to sign and Health Administration, Board of
existing leased CBOC), and a 100-bed submit the document to the Office of the Veterans Appeals, Community Veterans
RRTP in Rapid City. Federal Register for publication Engagement Boards, Office of Rural
VA is substituting the implementation electronically as an official document of Health, and Women’s Health Services.
and review procedures of Section 102 of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina On December 8, the Committee will
NEPA for consultation under Section S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff, receive a briefing and update on Office
106 of the NHPA. This process meets Department of Veterans Affairs, of Diversity & Inclusion, Ex-Officios
the integration intent of the NEPA approved this document on November Update and hold an exit briefing with
regulations (40 CFR 1500.2(c) and 4, 2016, for publication. VBA, VHA and NCA. The Committee
1502.25(a)) and the substitution intent Dated: November 4, 2016. will receive public comments from
of the NHPA regulations (36 CFR Jeffrey Martin, 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. After the
800.8(c)). This process follows the joint Leadership Exit Briefing, the Committee
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation
CEQ–ACHP guidance for integrating Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, will continue to work on their report.
NEPA and Section 106 compliance Department of Veterans Affairs. A sign-in sheet for those who want to
(CEQ–ACHP 2013). The EIS includes [FR Doc. 2016–27207 Filed 11–9–16; 8:45 am] give comments will be available at the
identification and evaluation of impacts meeting. Individuals who speak are
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to historic properties. Formal invited to submit a 1–2 page summaries
consultation and identification and of their comments at the time of the
resolution of effects to historic DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS meeting for inclusion in the official
properties are documented throughout AFFAIRS meeting record. Members of the public
the Final EIS. may also submit written statements for
In the Final EIS, VA has analyzed the Advisory Committee on Minority the Committee’s review to Ms. Juanita
environmental impacts of the Proposed Veterans, Notice of Meeting Mullen, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Action/Preferred Alternative, a Center for Minority Veterans (00M), 810
reasonable range of alternatives, and a The Department of Veterans Affairs Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
No Action Alternative. (VA) gives notice under the Federal 20420, or email at Juanita.Mullen@
The Final EIS considers comments on Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. va.gov. Because the meeting will be in
the Draft EIS, including those submitted 2 that the Advisory Committee on a Government building, anyone
during the public comment period that Minority Veterans will meet on attending must be prepared to show a
officially began on November 6, 2015, December 6–8, 2016, at the Department valid photo ID for checking in. Please
and ended on June 20, 2016, following of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont allow 15 minutes before the meeting
three comment period extensions. The Avenue NW., Conference Room 230, begins for this process. Any member of
extensions were provided in response to Washington, DC. On December 6th and the public wishing to attend or seeking
requests from the public and other 7th, the sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. additional information should contact
stakeholders, including consulting and end at 5:00 p.m. On December 8th, Ms. Mullen or Ms. Denise Wright at
parties participating in the NEPA/NHPA the session will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. (202) 461–6191 or by fax at (202) 273–
substitution and consultation process. and adjourn at 1:00 p.m. This meeting 7092.
As indicated above, VA’s purpose and is open to the public.
need is to improve the availability of The purposes of the Committee are to: Dated: November 7, 2016.
high quality, safe and accessible health Advise the Secretary on the Jelessa M. Burney,
care services for Veterans residing in the administration of VA benefits and Federal Advisory Committee Management
VA BHHCS service area. services to minority Veterans; assess the Officer.
While developing the Final EIS, VA needs of minority Veterans; and [FR Doc. 2016–27198 Filed 11–9–16; 8:45 am]
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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 79120