[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25497]


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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 under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the 
Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials will be held October 28-
31, 2002, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. On October 28, the meeting will be 
held in Room 930 beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding at 3:30 p.m. On 
October 29 and 30, the meeting will be held in Room 630, and at several 
cemetery sites, beginning at 8 a.m. and concluding at 5 p.m. On October 
31, the meeting will be held in Room 930 beginning at 8 a.m. and 
concluding at noon. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on the administration of national cemeteries, soldiers' lots 
and plots, and the selection of new national cemetery sites, the 
erection of appropriate memorials, and the adequacy of Federal burial 
benefits. The Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary 
regarding these activities.
    On October 28, new appointees to the Committee will receive an 
orientation briefing on the VA, the National Cemetery Administration 
(NCA), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and their roles and 
responsibilities as Committee members. On October 29, the Committee 
will receive updates on NCA's ``National Shrine Commitment'' as it 
relates to historic preservation issues. The Committee will travel to 
Baltimore and Loudon Park National Cemeteries to view monuments and 
structures at those two historic cemeteries. On October 30, the 
Committee will be briefed on new cemetery construction, the State 
Cemetery Grants Program, legislative initiatives, and other issues 
related to the administration and maintenance of national cemeteries. 
The Committee will also visit Arlington National Cemetery. On October 
31, the Committee will conclude with discussions of any unfinished 
business, make program recommendations, and future meeting sites and 
agenda topics.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting is requested 
to contact Ms. Paige Lowther, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 273-
5164. The Committee will accept written comments. Comments can be 
transmitted electronically to the Committee at 
[email protected] or mailed to National Cemetery Administration 
(40), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. In the letter, the 
writers must identify themselves and state the organizations, 
associations or person(s) they represent.

    Dated: September 27, 2002.
Nora E. Egan,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-25497 Filed 10-7-02; 8:45 am]
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