[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 20421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7733]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Pub. L. 
92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the 
Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee (GGAC) will be held on 
May 3, 2005, in the Federal Room at Hotel Washington, 515 15th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. and conclude 
at 5 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs and the Under Secretary for Health on all matters 
pertaining to geriatrics and gerontology by assessing the capability of 
VA health care facilities to meet the medical, psychological and social 
needs of older veterans and by evaluating VA facilities designated as 
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers (GRECCs).
    The meeting will feature presentations on VA research initiatives 
in areas that affect aging veterans, pilot programs authorized by the 
Millennium Act in assisting living, the White House Conference on 
Aging, and performance and oversight of VA Geriatric Research Education 
and Clinical Centers. During the afternoon portion of the meeting the 
Committee will discuss strategic planning activities, potential site 
visits, and future meeting dates.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. Interested parties can provide written 
comments for review by the Committee in advance of the meeting to Ms. 
Jacqueline Holmes, Geriatrics and Extended Care Strategic Healthcare 
Group (114), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20420. Individuals who wish to attend the meeting should 
contact Ms. Jacqueline Holmes at (202) 273-8539.

    Dated: April 8, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7733 Filed 4-18-05; 8:45 am]
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