[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25728]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the 
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans will be held on Monday, 
December 13 and Tuesday, December 14, 2004. On Monday, December 13, the 
Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., VA Medical Center, 
Building 500, in Room 6400, 11301 Wiltshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 
90073. On Tuesday, December 14, the Committee will meet at 8 a.m. at 
New Directions, Inc. Bldg. 116, 11303 Wiltshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 
90073. The Committee will recess at approximately 10 a.m. to tour 
various homeless programs that serve veterans and reconvene at New 
Directions, Inc. at 2:30 p.m. and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. The meeting 
is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs with an ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of the 
policies, organizational structures, and services of the Department in 
assisting homeless veterans. The Committee shall assemble and review 
information relating to the needs of homeless veterans and provide 
ongoing advice on the most appropriate means of providing assistance to 
homeless veterans. The Committee will make recommendations to the 
Secretary regarding such activities.
    On December 13, 2004 the Committee will receive reports from 
program experts, assess the availability of health care services, 
review the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
project and other initiatives designed to assist veterans who are 
homeless. On December 14, 2004 the Committee will continue to receive 
reports from VA staff and local homeless service providers. The 
Committee will also visit one or more homeless veterans programs funded 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    Those wishing to attend the meeting should contact Mr. Pete 
Dougherty, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 273-5764. No time will 
be allocated for receiving oral presentations during the public 
meeting. However, the Committee will accept written comments from 
interested parties on issues affecting homeless veterans. Such comments 
should be referred to the Committee at the following address: Advisory 
Committee on Homeless Veterans, Homeless Veterans Programs Office 
(075D), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20420.

    Dated: November 8, 2004.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25728 Filed 11-18-04; 8:45 am]
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