[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 14474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7005]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
Commission; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Capital Asset 
Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission will meet on April 
2-4, 2003, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. The sessions on April 2-4 will begin at 
8:30 a.m. each day and end by 4 p.m. on April 2, by 5 p.m. on April 3, 
and by 12 noon on April 4. The meetings are open to the public.
    The purpose of the Commission is to conduct an external assessment 
of VA's capital asset needs and to assure that stakeholder and 
beneficiary concerns are fully addressed. The Commission will consider 
recommendations prepared by VA's Under Secretary for Health, veterans 
service organizations, individual veterans, Congress, medical school 
affiliates, VA employees, local government entities, community groups 
and others. Following its assessment, the Commission will make specific 
recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding the 
realignment and allocation of capital assets necessary to meet the 
demands for veterans health care services over the next 20 years.
    The April meeting is the third meeting of the Commission. On the 
morning of April 2, there will be a detailed briefing and discussion of 
how the Market Planning Template was applied in the solution planning 
process. On the afternoon of April 2, a status report on the reviews of 
the CARES Model will be presented. Also, on the afternoon of April 2 
and continued on April 3, there will be briefings on the issues facing 
nursing and medical school affiliations with VA facilities, such as the 
impact of changes in resident work hour requirements, and the interplay 
with VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics. On April 3, there will also 
be a briefing and discussion of the CARES Planning Initiatives and 
adherence to Planning Guidance. On April 4, the Commission will receive 
briefings from stakeholders and other governmental offices.
    No time will be allocated at these meetings for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. However, interested persons may either 
attend or file statements with the Commission. Written statements may 
be filed either before the meeting or within 10 days after the meeting 
and addressed to: Department of Veterans Affairs, CARES Commission 
(OOCARES), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. Any member of 
the public wishing additional information should contact Mr. Richard E. 
Larson, Executive Director, CARES Commission, at (202) 501-2000.

    Dated: March 18, 2003.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-7005 Filed 3-24-03; 8:45 am]
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