[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 97 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 23932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11844]


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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 conduct a site visit on June 8-12, 2009, at the 
VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS), 4500 South Lancaster Road, 
Dallas, Texas. Several sessions during the site visit will be held at 
the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans 
Center in Bonham, and the Clyde W. Cosper State Veterans Home in 
Bonham. Sessions each day during the site visit will be open to the 
public, will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will end at 4:30 p.m.
    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 makes recommendations to the Secretary regarding such 
programs and activities.
    On June 8, the agenda will include briefings from VA Heart of Texas 
Health Care Network (VISN 17) leadership, VISN 17 women Veterans 
program managers, VANTHCS leadership, and the director of the Waco 
Regional Office. On June 9, the Committee will receive briefings from 
VANTHCS program offices (primary care, women's health clinic, medical 
services, surgical services, long term care/hospice, radiology, mental 
health services and OEF/OIF services). The Committee will also be 
briefed by the National Cemetery Administration leadership, and will 
tour the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. On June 10, the Committee 
will meet at the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center (SRMVC) in 
Bonham, receive briefings from SRMVC leadership and officials of the 
Clyde W. Cosper State Veterans Home, along with tours of the SRMVC 
facilities and the Clyde W. Cosper State Veterans Home. On June 11, the 
Committee will receive briefings from local vet centers and will tour 
the VANTHCS hospital. On June 12, the Committee will meet with Dallas-
Fort Worth area Veterans service organizations and other stakeholders, 
and conduct a town hall meeting with the women Veterans community.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend should contact Ms. 
Shannon L. Middleton at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for 
Women Veterans (00W), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, by 
phone at (202) 461-6193, 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: May 14, 2009.
    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-11844 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]
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