Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2023 / Notices 58637 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18399 Filed 8–25–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee: National 

Academic Affiliations Council, Notice 

of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. ch. 

10, that a meeting of VA’s National 

Academic Affiliations Council (Council) 

will be held September 27, 2023– 

September 28, 2023. The meetings will 

begin and end as follows: 

Public participation will commence 

as follows: 

Date Time Location Open 

session 

September 27, 2023 .. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time 

(CST).

Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic, 8921 South 

Mingo Road, Tulsa, OK, 74133–5841.

Yes. 

September 28, 2023 .. 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. CST .................................... Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic, 8921 South 

Mingo Road, Tulsa, OK, 74133–5841.

No. 

Sessions are open to the public, 

except when the Council is conducting 

tours of VA facilities. Tours of VA 

facilities are closed to protect Veterans’ 

privacy and personal information, by 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). 

The purpose of the Council is to 

advise the Secretary on matters affecting 

partnerships between VA and its 

academic affiliates. 

On September 27, 2023, the Council 

will convene an open session and 

receive presentations and updates. The 

morning agenda will include a 

presentation from Oklahoma VA on 

Academic Relationships and 

Accomplishments, a presentation and 

update of Communities Helping Invest 

through Property and Improvements 

Needed for Veterans Act, discussions 

with the Tribal Advisory Committee and 

Office of Tribal and Government 

relations, and a comprehensive MISSON 

ACT Section 403 presentation. In the 

afternoon, the Council will continue 

discussions with VA leadership 

including a panel discussion with 

Oklahoma VA trainees as it relates to 

diversity and rural health, and will 

receive updates from the Strategic 

Academic Advisory Council (SAAC). 

The Council will receive public 

comments from 3:40 p.m. to 4:00p.m. 

CST. The meeting will adjourn day one 

at 4:00 p.m. CST. 

On September 28, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. 

CST, the Council will reconvene for day 

two. Day two of the meeting will be 

closed to the public, as the council will 

tour Indian Health Service (IHS) 

medical facilities. Tours of medical 

facilities are closed to protect privacy 

and personal information, in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). The meeting 

will adjourn at 2:15 p.m. CST. 

Interested persons may attend and 

present oral statements to the Council 

on day 1 during the public comment 

period. 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. Oral 

presentations will be limited to three to 

five minutes, depending on the number 

of participants. Interested parties may 

also provide written comments for 

review by the Council prior to the 

meeting, or at any time via email to 

nellie.mitchell@va.gov. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Ms. Mitchell via email or by phone at 

(608) 358–9902. Because the meeting 

will be held in a government building, 

anyone attending must be prepared to 

submit to security screening and present 

a valid photo I.D. Please allow at least 

30 minutes prior to the meeting for this 

process. 

Dated: August 22, 2023. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18412 Filed 8–25–23; 8:45 am] 

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