[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3582-3583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1304]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee 
on Women Veterans will meet February 8-10, 2005, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 
p.m. each day, in room 630, VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20420. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs regarding the needs of women veterans with respect to health 
care, rehabilitation, compensation, outreach, and other programs and 
activities administered by VA designed to meet such needs. The 
Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such 
programs and activities.
    On February 8, the agenda will include briefings and updates on 
issues related to women veterans' in the Veterans Health Administration 
(VHA), including any treatment issues related to Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom combat veterans and VA's 
``Seamless Transition'' initiative; next steps and implementation of 
the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
recommendations; briefings and updates on issues in the Veterans 
Benefits Administration; a briefing from VHA's Women Veterans Health 
Program Director; legislative issues related to veterans; presentation 
of Certificates of Appointment to four new Committee members, and a 
briefing from the National Cemetery Administration. On February 9, the 
Committee will receive updates and briefings on VA research and studies 
related to women's health issues, upcoming initiatives of the

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Center for Women Veterans, and will discuss any new issues that the 
Committee members may introduce. On February 10, the Committee will be 
briefed on VA's homeless programs, VA's National Veterans Employment 
Program, the VA/DoD Health Executive Council, and research efforts 
related to the rate of PTSD in women veterans by ethnicity and 
geographic location.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend should contact Ms. 
Rebecca Schiller, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for 
Women Veterans (00W), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 
Ms. Schiller may be contacted either by phone at (202) 273-6193, fax at 
(202) 273-7092, or e-mail at [email protected]. Interested persons may 
attend, appear before, or file statements with the Committee. Written 
statements must be filed before the meeting, or within 10 days after 
the meeting.

    Dated: January 13, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-1304 Filed 1-24-05; 8:45 am]
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