[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 68138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30227]


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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 hold a 
meeting on December 18, 2003, at the Hotel Washington, Pennsylvania 
Avenue at 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004. The meeting will 
begin at 10 a.m. and will end at 4 p.m. and 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 is reviewing 
and reaching decisions on recommendations in the Draft National CARES 
Plan. The Commission also takes into consideration recommendations 
submitted by veterans service organizations, individual veterans, 
Congress, medical and nursing school affiliates, VA employees, local 
governments, community groups and others. Following its assessment, the 
Commission will make specific recommendations to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs on the realignment and allocation of VA capital assets 
to meet the demand for, and to enhance, veterans health care services 
over the next 20 years.
    At the December 18 meeting, the Commission will conclude its review 
of the information received from nationwide site visits, public 
hearings, and various requests for data as well as information 
discussed in its regular public meetings. The Commission will engage in 
final deliberations regarding the Draft National CARES Plan and its 
impact in the various markets, and make decisions regarding its report 
to the Secretary.
    No time will be allocated at these meetings for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. Any member of the public wishing 
additional information should contact Mr. Richard E. Larson, Executive 
Director, CARES Commission, at (202) 501-2000.

    Dated: November 28, 2003.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-30227 Filed 12-4-03; 8:45 am]
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