[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7797-7798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2911]


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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 from Monday, March 
7, 2005, through Tuesday, March 8, 2005. The Committee will meet at 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day in the Lafayette Room at the Hamilton 
Crowne Plaza, 14th and K Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20005. The 
meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on the effectiveness of the policies,

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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 March 7, 2005, the Committee will receive reports from program 
experts, assess the availability of health care and benefit services, 
review the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
program and other initiatives designed to assist veterans who are 
homeless. On March 8, 2005, the Committee will review legislative 
recommendations and work on its annual report.
    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: February 7, 2005.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2911 Filed 2-14-05; 8:45 am]
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