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using genetic information to optimize 

clinical care of veterans and to enhance 

the study and development of 

diagnostic tests and treatments for 

diseases of particular relevance to 

veterans. 

Dated: February 22, 2008. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–910 Filed 2–29–08; 8:45 am] 

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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 March 31–April 3, 2008 at the 

following locations: Fayetteville, 

Salisbury, and Winston-Salem, North 

Carolina. The sessions will be open to 

the public. 

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, 

medical and rehabilitation services, 

outreach, and other programs are 

meeting those needs. The Committee 

will make recommendations to the 

Secretary regarding such activities. 

On March 31, 2008, the Committee 

will meet from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the 

Fayetteville VA Medical Center 

(VAMC), 2300 Ramsey Street, 

Fayetteville, North Carolina. The 

Committee will hold panel discussions 

with key staff members from the VAMC 

and with local Veterans Service 

Organizations (VSOs) on services and 

benefits delivery challenges, successes, 

and concerns affecting Fayetteville area 

veterans. Additionally, the Committee 

will hold a town hall meeting at the 

Holiday Inn I-95 located at 1944 Cedar 

Creek Road in Fayetteville beginning at 

6:30 p.m. 

On April 1, 2008, the Committee will 

meet from 9 am. to 12 noon at the 

Womack Army Medical Center (AMC) 

located in Building 4–2817 at Ft. Bragg 

for a briefing from the Womack AMC 

leadership, a tour of the facility, and to 

visit with patients. Following this visit, 

the Committee will depart for the 

Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to meet 

with tribal representatives at 2709 

Union Chapel Road, Pembroke, North 

Carolina from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

On April 2, 2008, the Committee will 

meet from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 

the Salisbury National Cemetery, 501 

Statesville Blvd, Salisbury, North 

Carolina for a tour and briefing. The 

Committee will then depart at 12:45 

p.m. for Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 

The Committee will meet from 2 p.m. to 

4 p.m. at the Winston-Salem VA 

Regional Office at the Federal Building, 

251 North Main Street, in WinstonSalem. The Committee will hold 

discussions with key staff members 

from the Winston-Salem VA Regional 

Office on services and benefits, delivery 

challenges, and successes. Additionally, 

the Committee will hold a second town 

hall meeting at the Winston-Salem 

Marriott (460 N. Cherry Street) 

beginning at 6:30 p.m. to hear comments 

from the Winston-Salem area veterans. 

The town hall meeting will adjourn at 

8:30 p.m. 

On April 3, 2008, the Committee will 

meet from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 

Holiday Inn I-95, Conference Room 

Section III, 1944 Cedar Creek Road, 

Fayetteville, North Carolina. The 

Committee will conduct an exit briefing 

with each of the VA teams involved in 

the Committee’s activities on March 31–

April 2. The Committee will also work 

on its annual report. 

The Committee will accept written 

comments from interested members of 

the public on issues outlined in the 

meeting agenda, as well as other issues 

affecting minority veterans. Such 

comments should be referred to the 

Committee at the following address: 

Advisory Committee on Minority 

Veterans, Center for Minority Veterans 

(00M), U.S. Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. 

For additional information about the 

meeting, please contact Ms. Juanita 

Mullen or Mr. Ronald Sagudan at (202) 

461–6191. 

Dated: February 27, 2008. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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