[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 14 (Friday, January 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4316-4317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1506]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFFAIRS


Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Public Law 
92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the annual meeting of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) National 
Advisory Committee (NAC) will be held May 20-22, 2009, at the Marriott 
Westchase, 2900 Briarpark Drive, Houston, Texas. The meeting is open to 
the public, and the sessions are scheduled as follows:
    May 20--2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
    May 21--8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
    May 22--8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
    The Committee, comprised of sixty-three national voluntary 
organizations, advises the Secretary, through the Under Secretary for 
Health, on the coordination and promotion of volunteer activities 
within VA health care facilities. The primary purposes of this meeting 
are: To provide for Committee review of volunteer policies and 
procedures; to accommodate full and open communications between 
organization representatives and the Voluntary Service Office and field 
staff; to provide educational opportunities geared towards improving 
volunteer programs with special emphasis on methods to recruit, retain, 
motivate and recognize volunteers; and to approve Committee 
recommendations.
    The May 20 session will involve opening ceremonies and remarks by 
several VA and local officials. The May 21 session will feature the 
Voluntary Service Report and recognition of the recipients of the VAVS 
Award for Excellence and NAC Volunteers of the Year. In addition, the 
James H. Parke Memorial Scholarship Luncheon will be held to honor an 
outstanding youth

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volunteer. Educational workshops will be held in the afternoon.
    On May 22, the business session will include subcommittee reports. 
This session will be followed by a repeat of the educational workshops 
and closing remarks from the Chairman.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. However, interested persons may either 
attend or file statements with the Committee. Written statements may be 
filed either before the meeting or within 10 days after the meeting and 
addressed to: Ms. Laura B. Balun, Director, Voluntary Service Office 
(10C2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20420. Individuals interested in attending are 
encouraged to contact Ms. Balun at (202) 461-7300.
    By Direction of the Secretary.


    Dated: January 16, 2009.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E9-1506 Filed 1-22-09; 8:45 am]
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