[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 17513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6755]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on CARES Business Plan Studies; Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Public law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory 
Committee on CARES Business Plan Studies will meet on April 20, 2005, 
at the Canadaigua VA Medical Center, Building 5, Auditorium, 400 Hill 
Avenue, Canadaigua, NY 144224. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. and 
is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs on proposed business plans at those VA facility 
sites identified in May 2004 as requiring further study by the Capital 
Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Decision document.
    The agenda will include presentations on objectives of the CARES 
project and the project's timeframes. Additional presentations will 
focus on the VA-selected contractor's methodology and tools to develop 
business plan options, as well as the methodology for gathering and 
evaluating stakeholder input. The agenda will also accommodate public 
commentary on site-specific issues.
    Interested persons may attend and present oral or written 
statements to the Committee. For additional information regarding the 
meeting, please contact Mr. Jay Halpern, Designated Federal Officer, 
(00CARES), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20024 by phone at 
(202) 273-5994, or by e-mail at [email protected].

    Dated: March 30, 2005.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6755 Filed 4-5-05; 8:45 am]
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