[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 51058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21311]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice that a meeting 
of the Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials, authorized by 38 
U.S.C. 2401, will be held Saturday, September 9, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. 
and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 10, 2000, from 9 a.m. 
and adjourn at 5 p.m., at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn, 3180 West Market 
Street, Akron, OH 44333-3365 in Akron, OH. This will be the Committee's 
second meeting of 2000.
    The purpose of the Committee is to review the administration of 
VA's cemeteries and burial benefits program.
    On Saturday, September 9, the Committee will be updated on National 
Cemetery Administration (NCA) issues, including cemetery construction, 
budget, legislation, military funeral honors and other issues related 
to the provision of headstones and markers. Additionally, the Committee 
will also be updated on the 50th anniversary of the Korean War 
commemoration and the progress of the construction of the WWII 
Memorial. In the afternoon, the Committee will tour and continue the 
meeting at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. The Committee 
will be briefed by the cemetery director on issues related to the 
opening and dedication of the new national cemetery.
    On Sunday, September 10, the committee will convene at 9 a.m. to 
discuss NCA issues and make recommendations and endorsements. In the 
afternoon, the committee will participate in the dedication ceremony of 
the new Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, OH.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Individuals wishing to 
attend the meeting should contact Mrs. Paige Lowther, National Cemetery 
Administration, [phone (202) 273-5157] no later than 12 noon (ET), 
September 1, 2000.
    Any interested person may attend, appear before, or file a 
statement with the committee. Individuals wishing to appear before the 
committee should indicate this in a letter to Mrs. Paige Lowther, 
Designated Federal Official, National Cemetery Administration (40), 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. In any such letters, the 
writers must fully identify themselves and state the organization, 
association or person(s) they represent. In addition, to the extent 
practicable, letters should indicate the subject matter to be 
discussed. Oral presentations should be limited to 10 minutes in 
duration. Individuals wishing to file written statements to be 
submitted to the Committee must also mail, or otherwise deliver, them 
to Mrs. Lowther.
    Letters and written statements as discussed above must be mailed or 
delivered in time to reach Mrs. Lowther by 12 noon (ET), September 1, 
2000. Oral statements will be heard between 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 
(ET), September 9, 2000, at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn, 3180 West Market 
Street, Akron, OH 44333-3365 in Akron, OH.

    Dated: August 8, 2000.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Marvin R. Eason,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-21311 Filed 8-21-00; 8:45 am]
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