[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16143]


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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 
September 14-15, 2005. On September 14, 2005 the meeting will be held 
in Room 230, VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC, from 8:30 a.m., until 5 p.m. On September 15, 2005, the meeting 
will be held at the American Legion Building, 1608 K Street, NW., 
Washington, DC, from 9 a.m., until 12 p.m. This 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, the White House Conference on Aging, and 
performance oversight of the VA Geriatric Research, Education, and 
Clinical Centers.
    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 Mrs. 
Marcia Holt-Delaney, Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care (114), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420. Individuals who wish to attend the meeting should contact Mrs. 
Delaney, Program Analyst, at (202) 273-8540.

    Dated: August 8, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-16143 Filed 8-15-05; 8:45 am]
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