[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57137-57138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21410]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Executive Committee to the Voluntary Service National Advisory 
Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Public Law 
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(Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Executive Committee to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Services (VAVS) National 
Advisory Committee (NAC) will meet October 18-19, 2004, at the Double 
Tree Paradise Valley Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona. The sessions will 
begin at 8:30 a.m. each day and end at 4:30 p.m. on October 18 and at 
12 noon on October 19. The meeting is open to the public.
    The NAC consists of sixty-three national organizations and advises 
the Secretary, through the Acting Under Secretary for Health, on the 
coordination and promotion of volunteer activities within VA health 
care facilities. The Executive Committee consists of nineteen 
representatives from the NAC member organizations and acts as the NAC 
governing body in the interim period between NAC annual meetings.
    Business topics for the October 18 morning session include: review 
goals and objectives, review of minutes, Veterans Health Administration 
update and a VAVS update of the Voluntary Service program's progress 
since the 2004 NAC annual meeting, Parke Board update, review of the 
2004 annual meeting evaluations and the VAVS Partner's Treasurer 
report. The October 18 afternoon business session topics include: The 
59th annual meeting plans, workshop and plenary sessions/suggestions. 
The October 19 morning business session topics include: 2006 NAC annual 
meeting planning, review of recommendations from the 58th VAVS NAC 
meeting, subcommittee reports, standard operating procedure revisions, 
new business and Executive Committee appointments.
    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 Committee. Written statements may be 
filed either before the meeting or within 10 days after the meeting and 
addressed to: Ms. Laura Balun, Designated Federal Officer, Voluntary 
Service Office (10C2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. Individuals interested in attending 
are encouraged to contact Ms. Balun at (202) 273-8952.

    By Direction of the Secretary.

    Dated: September 13, 2004.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-21410 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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