83 FR 15455 - Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Amended Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 69 (April 10, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-07323

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Amended Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice that the 
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans will be held in Saint Louis, 
Missouri from April 17-19, 2018, at the below times and locations:
    On April 17, from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the VA St. Louis 
Health Care System--John Cochran Division, Bldg. 2, Education Wing, 
Room 141 & 142, 915 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri.
    On April 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Jefferson 
National Cemetery, 2900 Sheridan Road, Saint Louis, MO; from 4:30 p.m. 
to 6:30 p.m., conducting a Town Hall Meeting at the Harris-Stowe State 
University (HSSU) William L. Clay Sr. Early Childhood Center's 
Professional Development Auditorium--Room 204, 3026 Laclede Ave., Saint 
Louis, MO.
    On April 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the VA St. Louis 
Health Care System--John Cochran Division, Bldg. 2, Education Wing, 
Room 141 & 142, 915 North Grand Blvd., Saint Louis, MO.
    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 17 from 8:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the 
Committee will meet in open session with key staff at the VA Saint 
Louis Health Care System--John Cochran Division 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 Health Care System. The 
Committee will reconvene in a closed session from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 
p.m. as it receives the Veterans' benefits briefing and tours the 
Veterans Benefits Administration staff from the Saint Louis Regional 
Benefit Office.
    On the morning of April 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the 
Committee will convene in open session at the Jefferson Barracks 
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 evening, the Committee will hold a 
Veterans Town Hall meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m., at the Harris-Stowe 
State University (HSSU) William L. Clay Sr. Early Childhood Center in 
the Professional Development Auditorium--Room204.
    On the morning of April 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the 
Committee will convene in open session at the VA Saint Louis Health 
Care System--John Cochran Division to conduct an exit briefing with 
leadership from the VA Saint Louis Health Care System, Saint Louis 
Regional Benefit Office, and Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. In 
the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Committee will work on 
drafting recommendations for the annual report to the Secretary.
    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 from disclosure Veterans' information the disclosure 
of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy.
    Time will be allocated for receiving public comments on April 19, 
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: April 5, 2018.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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Abstract: This request for an 17–19, 2018, at the below times and Committee will hold a Veterans Town
extension is for VAAR 832.202–4, locations: Hall meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m., at
Security for Government Financing. On April 17, from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 the Harris-Stowe State University
FAR subpart 32.2 authorizes the use of p.m., at the VA St. Louis Health Care (HSSU) William L. Clay Sr. Early
certain types of Government financing System—John Cochran Division, Bldg. Childhood Center in the Professional
on commercial item purchases. 41 2, Education Wing, Room 141 & 142, Development Auditorium—Room204.
U.S.C. 255(f) requires the Government to 915 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis,
On the morning of April 19 from 8:30
obtain adequate security for Missouri.
On April 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee will
Government financing. However, FAR convene in open session at the VA Saint
32.202–4(a)(2) provides that, subject to a.m., at the Jefferson National Cemetery,
2900 Sheridan Road, Saint Louis, MO; Louis Health Care System—John
agency regulations, the contracting Cochran Division to conduct an exit
officer may determine that an offeror’s from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., conducting
a Town Hall Meeting at the Harris- briefing with leadership from the VA
financial condition is adequate security. Saint Louis Health Care System, Saint
VAAR 832.202–4, Security for Stowe State University (HSSU) William
L. Clay Sr. Early Childhood Center’s Louis Regional Benefit Office, and
Government Financing, specifies the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. In
type of information that the contracting Professional Development
Auditorium—Room 204, 3026 Laclede the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00
officer may obtain to determine whether
Ave., Saint Louis, MO. p.m., the Committee will work on
or not the offeror’s financial condition
On April 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 drafting recommendations for the
constitutes adequate security.
The information that is gathered p.m., at the VA St. Louis Health Care annual report to the Secretary.
under VAAR 832.202–4 will be used by System—John Cochran Division, Bldg. Sessions are open to the public,
the VA contracting officer to assess 2, Education Wing, Room 141 & 142, except when the Committee is
whether or not the contractor’s overall 915 North Grand Blvd., Saint Louis, conducting tours of VA facilities,
financial condition represents adequate MO. participating in off-site events, and
security to warrant paying the The purpose of the Committee is to participating in workgroup sessions.
contractor in advance. advise the Secretary on the Tours of VA facilities are closed, to
An agency may not conduct or administration of VA benefits and protect from disclosure Veterans’
sponsor, and a person is not required to services to minority Veterans, to assess information the disclosure of which
respond to a collection of information the needs of minority Veterans and to would constitute a clearly unwarranted
unless it displays a currently valid OMB evaluate whether VA compensation and invasion of personal privacy.
control number. The Federal Register pension, medical and rehabilitation
services, memorial services outreach, Time will be allocated for receiving
Notice with a 60-day comment period public comments on April 19, at 10 a.m.
soliciting comments on this collection and other programs are meeting those
needs. Public comments will be limited to
of information was published at Volume three minutes each. Individuals wishing
The Committee will make
83, No. 7, January 10, 2018, pages 1286. to make oral statements before the
recommendations to the Secretary
Affected Public: Business or other for- Committee will be accommodated on a
regarding such activities subsequent to
profit and not-for-profit institutions. first-come first serve basis. Individuals
Estimated Annual Burden: VAAR the meeting.
On the morning of April 17 from 8:45 who speak are invited to submit a 1–2
832.202–4—10 Burden Hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the Committee will page summaries of their comments at
Respondent: VAAR 832.202–4—1 Hour. meet in open session with key staff at the time of the meeting for inclusion in
Frequency of Response: On occasion. the VA Saint Louis Health Care the official record. The Committee will
Estimated Number of Respondents: System—John Cochran Division to accept written comments from
VAAR 832.202–4 —10. discuss services, benefits, delivery interested parties on issues outlined in
challenges, and successes. From 11:00 the meeting agenda, as well as other
By direction of the Secretary.
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Committee will issues affecting minority Veterans. Such
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, convene a closed session in order to comments should be sent to Ms. Juanita
Department Clearance Officer, Office of protect patient privacy as the Committee Mullen, Advisory Committee on
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of tours the VA Health Care System. The Minority Veterans, Center for Minority
Veterans Affairs.
Committee will reconvene in a closed Veterans (00M), Department of Veterans
[FR Doc. 2018–07342 Filed 4–9–18; 8:45 am] session from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. as Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P it receives the Veterans’ benefits briefing Washington, DC 20420, or email at
and tours the Veterans Benefits Juanita.Mullen@va.gov. For additional
Administration staff from the Saint information about the meeting, please
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Louis Regional Benefit Office. contact Ms. Juanita Mullen at (202) 461–
AFFAIRS On the morning of April 18 from 9:00 6199.
a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the Committee will
Advisory Committee on Minority Dated: April 5, 2018.
convene in open session at the Jefferson
Veterans, Amended Notice of Meeting Jelessa M. Burney,
Barracks National Cemetery followed by
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(VA) gives notice that the Advisory will meet with key staff to discuss Officer.
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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 15455