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minimum national standards for state 

programs approved under the Act. 

Robert Dahl, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

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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 Public Law 

92–463 (Federal Advisory Committee 

Act) that a meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Minority Veterans will be 

held on April 23–26, 2012, at the below 

times and locations. The sessions will 

be open to the public on April 23 (9 a.m. 

to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., April 

24–25, and April 26 (3 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m.). 

April 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Audie 

L. Murphy VA Medical Center, 7400 Merton 

Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, TX; 

April 24, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Fort Sam 

Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry 

Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, TX; and VA 

South Bexar County Community Outpatient 

Center, 4610 South Cross, San Antonio, TX; 

April 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Audie 

L. Murphy VA Medical Center; April 26, 

from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; VA Health Care 

Center at Harlingen, 2701 South 77 Sunshine 

Strip, Harlingen, TX; and University of Texas 

Health Center, Regional Academic Health 

Center, 2102 Treasure Hills Boulevard, 

Harlingen, TX. 

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. 

In the morning of April 23, the 

Committee will meet with key staff at 

the VA Medical Center to discuss 

services, benefits, delivery challenges, 

and successes. The Committee will 

convene a closed session in order to 

protect patient privacy as the Committee 

tours the VA Medical Center (VAMC) 

and Polytrauma Center. In the 

afternoon, the Committee will 

reconvene in open session to receive a 

briefing by Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA) staff; and meet 

with a panel of local Veteran Service 

Organizations to discuss San Antonio 

area Veterans’ issues. 

In the morning of April 24, the 

Committee will meet with key staff at 

the Fort Sam Houston National 

Cemetery (FSHNC) to discuss services, 

benefits, delivery challenges and 

successes. In the afternoon, the 

Committee will meet with key staff at 

the VA South Bexar County Community 

Outpatient Center. At 6:30 p.m., the 

Committee will hold a Veterans Town 

Hall meeting at the Veterans of Foreign 

Wars, Harlandale Memorial Post 4815, 

3111 Commercial Avenue, San Antonio, 

TX. 

In the morning of April 25, the 

Committee will conduct an exit briefing 

with leadership from the VAMC, VBA, 

and FSHNC. In the afternoon, the 

Committee will work on their report to 

the Secretary. 

In the morning of April 26, select 

Committee members will convene in a 

closed session to protect patient privacy 

as they tour the VA Health Care Center 

at Harlingen (VAHCCH). They will 

reconvene in an open session to meet 

with key staff to discuss services, 

benefits, delivery challenges, and 

successes. In the afternoon, the 

Committee members will meet with a 

panel of local Veteran Service 

Organizations to discuss Harlingen area 

Veterans’ issues; and will conduct an 

exit briefing with VAHCCH key staff. 

Closing portions of these sessions is in 

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

Time will be allocated for receiving 

public comments on April 23, at 3 p.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-served basis. 

Individuals who speak are invited to 

submit 1–2 page summaries of their 

comments at the time of the meeting for 

inclusion in the official meeting record. 

The public may submit written 

statements for the Committee’s review 

to Mr. Ronald Sagudan, Program 

Analyst, Center for Minority Veterans 

(00M), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20420, or email at 

Ronald.sagudan@va.gov. Any member 

of the public wishing to attend the 

meeting or seeking additional 

information should contact Mr. Sagudan 

or Mr. Dwayne E. Campbell at (202) 

461–6191. 

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

Vivian Drake, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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