[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 23525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10858]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
Commission; Notice fo 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 hold its 
fourth meeting on Tuesdays and Wednesday, May 13 and 14, 2003, at 
Sofitel Lafayette Square Hotel, 806 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20005. On May 13, the session will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. 
On May 14, the session will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. The 
meeting is 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.
    On May 13, the Commission will decide whether the National CARES 
Planning Office reasonably adhered to uniform application of policy 
guidance and made consistent application of the data when establishing 
the Planning Initiatives. A status report on the review of the CARES 
Model will be presented and briefings will be provided on the potential 
impact of homeland security issues on VA health care delivery, and by 
representatives from the President's Task Froce to Improve Health Care 
Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans and the Office of Management and 
Budget.
    On May 14, a summary of the staff review of Market Plans will be 
presented. Briefings will be provided on mental health care and on 
enhanced use of capital assets. A briefing will also be presented by a 
representative from the General Accounting Office.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting 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, 
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 the address above or 
at (202) 501-2000.

    Dated: April 25, 2003.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-10858 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]
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