82 FR 41681 - Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 169 (September 1, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41681]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18573]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Advisory Committee on Women 
Veterans (Committee) will conduct a site visit on September 18-22, 
2016, in Muskogee, OK. Sessions are open to the public, except when the 
Committee is conducting tours of VA facilities, participating in off-
site events, and participating in workgroup sessions. Tours of VA 
facilities are closed, to protect Veterans' privacy and personal 
information. The site visit will also include a town hall meeting for 
women Veterans and those who provide services to women Veterans.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs regarding the needs of women Veterans with respect to health 
care, rehabilitation, compensation, outreach, and other programs and 
activities administered by VA designed to meet such needs. The 
Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary regarding such 
programs and activities.
    On Monday September 18, the Committee will convene an open session 
at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1011 Honor Heights Drive, 
Muskogee, OK 74401, in Downing Room, Room 2B-54, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. The agenda will include overview briefings from the Jack C. 
Montgomery VA Medical Center leadership on the facilities, programs, 
demographics, women Veterans programs, and other services available for 
Veterans in Muskogee.
    On the morning of Tuesday, September 19, the Committee will convene 
an open session at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1011 Honor 
Heights Drive, Muskogee, OK 74401, in Downing Room, Room 2B-54, from 
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The agenda will include a continuation of 
briefings from the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center leadership on 
the facilities, programs, demographics, women Veterans programs, and 
other services available for Veterans in Muskogee. In the afternoon, 
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Committee will reconvene a closed 
session, as it tours the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1011 
Honor Heights Drive, Muskogee, OK 74401.
    On Wednesday, September 20, the Committee will convene closed 
sessions, as it tours the Fort Gibson National Cemetery (1423 Cemetery 
Road, Fort Gibson, OK 74434) and the Muskogee Regional Benefit Office 
(125 South Main Street, Muskogee, OK 74401).
    On Thursday, September 21, the Committee will convene a closed 
session, as it tours the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic, 9322 E. 
41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74145. Additionally, the Committee will convene 
a closed session, as it tours the Tulsa Vet Center, 14002 E. 21st 
Street, Tulsa, OK 74134.
    On the morning of Friday, September 22, the Committee will convene 
an open session at the Muskogee Civic Center, 425 Boston St, Muskogee, 
OK 74401, as it conducts an out-briefing with Jack C. Montgomery VA 
Medical Center/Muskogee Regional Benefit Office/Fort Gibson National 
Cemetery leadership, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The Committee will 
have an open session, as it conducts a town hall meeting with the women 
Veterans and other stakeholders. The town hall meeting will begin at 
10:00 a.m. and end promptly at noon.
    With the exception of the town hall meeting, there will be no time 
for public comment during the meeting. Members of the public may submit 
written statements for the Committee's review to [email protected], or by 
fax at (202) 273-7092. Any member of the public wishing to attend or 
seeking additional information should contact Shannon L. Middleton at 
(202) 461-6193.

    Dated: August 29, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-18573 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am]
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