[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58369-58370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25596]


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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-

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463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the Advisory 
Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials will be held November 5-6, 2003, 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810 Vermont Ave, 
NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will be held in Room 930, beginning at 
8 a.m. and concluding at 4:30 p.m. on both days. 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 and soldiers' lots 
and plots and on 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 November 5, the Committee will receive updates on the National 
Cemetery Administration's National Shrine Commitment, organizational 
assessment, and other issues related to the administration and 
maintenance of national cemeteries. The Committee will travel to 
Alexandria National Cemetery for talks related to the National Shrine 
Commitment.
    On November 6, the Committee will receive an update on the 
construction of new national cemeteries and meeting veterans' burial 
needs. The meeting will conclude with any unfinished business and 
recommendations for future programs, meeting sites, and agenda topics.
    No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the 
public. Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting is 
requested to contact Ms. Cynthia Riddle, Designated Federal Officer, at 
(202) 273-5223. The Committee will accept written comments; however, 
the writers must identify themselves and state the organizations, 
associations, or person(s) they represent. 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.

    Dated: October 2, 2003.

    By Direction of the Secretary.

E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-25596 Filed 10-8-03; 8:45 am]
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