[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 78 (Monday, April 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21277-21278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8183]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on CARES Business Plan Studies; Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Pub. 
L. 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee 
on CARES Business Plan Studies will meet as indicated below. The 
meetings are open to the public.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Location                                          Date                                                    Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Waco Convention Center, McLennan Room,    Tuesday, May 3, 2005...............................  9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
 100 Washington Street, Waco, TX 76702.
Marriott New York at the Brooklyn         Tuesday, May 3, 2005...............................  3 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
 Bridge, 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY
 11201.
Perry Point VA Medical Center, Building   Tuesday, May 3, 2005...............................  9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
 314, Theater, Perry Point, MD 21902.
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial, VA       Wednesday, May 4, 2005.............................  8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
 Medical Center, Theater, Building 78,
 Room 103, 77 Wainwright Drive, Walla
 Walla, WA 99362.
RSA Plaza Terrace, 770 Washington         Wednesday, May 4, 2005.............................  1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
 Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130.
VA Primary and Extended Care Center,      Thursday, May 5, 2005..............................  3 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
 Pratt Auditorium, 179 Street and Linden
 Boulevard, Saint Albans, NY 11425.
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare         Friday, May 6, 2005................................  8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
 System, Wadsworth Theatre, Bldg 226,
 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
 90073.
VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center  Tuesday, May 10, 2005..............................  1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
 and Clinics, Theatre, Building 220,
 Room 109, 8495 Crater Lake Highway,
 White City, OR 97503.
Montrose Campus of VA Hudson Valley       Wednesday, May 11, 2005............................  9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
 Health Care System, Building 25, 2094
 Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY 10548.
VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care        Thursday, May 12, 2005.............................  8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
 System, Building 17, Recreation Hall,
 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39531.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2250     Thursday, May 12, 2005.............................  10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
 Leestown Road, Auditorium, Building 4,
 Room 100, Lexington, KY 40511.
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, 4951     Friday, May 13, 2005...............................  9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
 Arroyo Road, Nursing Home Care Unit,
 Building 90, Livermore, CA 94550.
Edith Nourse Rogers Medical Center,       Friday, May 13, 2005...............................  9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
 Theatre, Building 78, 200 Springs Road,
 Bedford, MA 01730.
Municipal Auditorium, 310 East 3rd        Friday, May 13, 2005...............................  Two identical meetings: 8 a.m. until 12 noon and 5 p.m.
 Street, Big Spring, TX 79720.                                                                  until 9 p.m.
VA Medical Center, 1500 North Westwood    Tuesday, June 7, 2005..............................  8 a.m. until 2 p.m.
 Boulevard, Building 1, Room 2099,
 Poplar Bluff, MO 63901.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 21278]]

    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 at each meeting 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 
meetings, 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: April 14, 2005.
    By Direction of the Secretary,
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-8183 Filed 4-22-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-M