[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 170 (Friday, September 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 52208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7386]


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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 as indicated below. 
The meetings are open to the public.

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                Location                            Date                                 Time
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The Shaw's Center, 1 Lexington Avenue,   September 18, 2006........  10 a.m. until 5:15 p.m.
 Brockton, MA 02301.
VA Medical Center, 2250 Leestown Road    September 20, 2006........  1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
 Division, Auditorium, Building 1,
 Lexington, KY 40511.
VA Medical Center, Walla Walla Theatre,  September 25, 2006........  9 a.m. until 12 noon.
 77 Wainwright Drive, Building 74,
 Walla Walla, WA.
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    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 objectives of the meetings in Brockton, MA and Lexington, KY 
are to communicate the Secretary's decision on the specific options to 
be evaluated and the timeframe for the completion of the studies. 
Additional presentations will focus on the VA-selected contractor's 
methodology and tools to evaluate the remaining options. The agendas 
will also accommodate public commentary on implementation issues 
associated with each option.
    Featured agenda items of the meeting in Walla Walla, WA include a 
discussion of the summary of the proposed space plan and siting of the 
new multi-specialty outpatient clinic on the VA Medical Center Walla 
Walla campus.
    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: August 28, 2006.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7386 Filed 8-31-06; 8:45 am]
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