[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 198 (Friday, October 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 60608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8647]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee act) that the Advisory Committee 
on Women Veterans will meet October 31-November 2, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. each day. The meeting will be held in the G.V. ``Sonny'' 
Montgomery Conference Center, room 230, VA Central Office, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs regarding the needs of women veterans with respect to health 
care, rehabilitation, compensation, outreach, and other programs and 
activities administered by VA designed to meet such needs. The 
Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such 
programs and activities.
    On October 31, the agenda will include briefings and updates 
presented by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), highlighting VA 
research and studies related to women's health issues, a briefing from 
VHA's Women Veterans Health Program Director, legislative issues 
related to veterans, presentation of Certificates of Appointment to six 
new Committee members, and upcoming initiatives of the Center for Women 
Veterans.
    On November 1, the agenda will include briefings and updates 
presented on VA's polytrauma program, VHA's Office of Seamless 
Transition, VA's HealthierUS Veterans Initiative, VA Homeless Programs 
and Initiatives, and an ethics briefing for Committee members.
    On November 2, the committee will be briefed and updated on issues 
in the Veterans Benefits Administration, from the VA Chief of Staff, on 
VA mental health programs, and from the 2005 Defense Advisory Committee 
on Women in the Service (DACOWITS) Report.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend should contact Ms. 
Desiree Long, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Women 
Veterans (00W), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. Ms. Long 
may be contacted either by phone at (202) 273-6193, fax at (202) 273-
7092, or e-mail at [email protected]. Interested persons may attend, 
appear before, or file statements with the Committee. Written 
statements must be filed before the meeting, or within 10 days after 
the meeting.

    Dated: October 5, 2006.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-8647 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]
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