Notice2023-13291
Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States; Notice of Establishment
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June 22, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40928-40929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13291]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and Freely Associated
States; Notice of Establishment
As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs hereby gives notice of the
establishment of the Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas and
Freely Associated States. The Advisory Committee on U.S. Outlying Areas
and Freely Associated States (Committee) is a statutory committee
established as required by subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 38,
U.S.C., amended to include section 548. The Committee operates in
accordance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.
The Committee provides advice and guidance to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs on all matters relating to covered Veterans residing
in: American Samoa; Guam; Puerto Rico; The Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands; The Virgin Islands of the United States; The Federated
States of Micronesia; The Republic of the Marshall Islands; and The
Republic of Palau.
The Committee shall be comprised of 15 voting Members selected by
the Secretary from among individuals nominated as specified under the
subsection below and shall be designated as Special Government
Employees, Regular Government Employees or Representatives:
A. Appointment Authority
i. At least one member of the Committee represents the American
Samoa; Guam; Puerto Rico; The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
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Islands; The Virgin Islands of the United States; The Federated States
of Micronesia; The Republic of the Marshall Islands; and The Republic
of Palau.
ii. The Secretary may consult with any Member of Congress who
represents an area specified.
iii. Not fewer than half of the members appointed are covered
Veterans, unless the Secretary determines that an insufficient number
of qualified covered Veterans are available.
B. Terms/Vacancies: The Chair and Committee members shall be
appointed for a term of two years; and may be reappointed to serve an
additional 2-year term. Not later than 180 days after the Secretary (or
in the case of Ex-officio member, the Secretary of State or the
Secretary of the Interior, as the case may be) receives notice of a
vacancy in the Committee, the vacancy shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment. Additionally, a member may be
reappointed for one additional term at the Secretary's discretion.
The Committee shall be comprised of such Ex-officio members as the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior shall appoint from
among employees of the Department of State and the Department of the
Interior.
Any member of the public seeking additional information should
contact Mr. Bernard Johnson, Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration--
Outreach, Transition and Economic Development, via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#febc9b8c909f8c9ad0b4919096908d9190ccbe889fd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f4d6a7d616e7d6b2145606167617c60613d4f796e21686079">[email protected]</span></a>, or (404) 210-1680.
Dated: June 16, 2023.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13291 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
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