[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 66961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26861]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the 
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans will be held on December 15-16, 
2008, at the Ritz Carlton New Orleans, 921 Canal Street, New Orleans, 
Louisiana, in room Union Terrace A. The sessions will start at 8 a.m. 
and end at 4 p.m. each day. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs with an on-going assessment of the effectiveness of 
the policies, organizational structures, and services of the Department 
in assisting homeless veterans. The Committee shall assemble and review 
information relating to the needs of homeless veterans and provide 
advice on the most appropriate means of offering assistance to homeless 
veterans. The Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary 
regarding such activities.
    On December 15, the Committee will receive briefings from VA and 
other federal departments on programs and activities affecting homeless 
veterans. On December 16, the Committee will continue to receive 
informational presentations and will begin its discussion of 
recommendations to be included in the upcoming annual report.
    Those wishing to attend the meeting should contact Mr. Pete 
Dougherty, Department of Veterans Affairs, at (202) 461-7401. No time 
will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the public. 
However, the Committee will accept written comments from interested 
parties on issues affecting homeless veterans. Such comments should be 
referred to the Committee at the following address: Advisory Committee 
on Homeless Veterans, Homeless Veterans Programs Office (075D), U.S. 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420.

    Dated: November 4, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-26861 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]
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