[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 51946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24313]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials; 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 Cemeteries and Memorials will be held November 
17-18, 2009, at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza, 14th and K Streets, NW., 
Washington, DC. The sessions will begin at 8 a.m. on November 17 and at 
8:30 a.m. on November 18 and adjourn at 4 p.m. on both days. The 
meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on the administration of national cemeteries, soldiers' lots 
and plots, the selection of new national cemetery sites, the erection 
of appropriate memorials, and the adequacy of Federal burial benefits.
    On November 17, the Committee will receive updates on National 
Cemetery Administration issues. On November 18, the Committee will tour 
the Baltimore National Cemetery, 5501 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, 
Maryland, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and reconvene at 
the hotel for a business session, including discussions of committee 
recommendations, future meeting sites, and potential agenda topics for 
upcoming meetings.
    Time will be allocated for receiving public comments at 1 p.m. on 
November 18. Public comments will be limited to three minutes each. 
Individuals wishing to make oral statements before the Committee will 
be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. Individuals who 
speak are invited to submit 1-2 page summaries of their comments at the 
time of the meeting for inclusion in the official meeting record.
    Members of the public may direct questions or submit written 
statements for review by the Committee in advance of the meeting to Mr. 
Michael Nacincik, Designated Federal Officer, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, National Cemetery Administration (41C2), 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC, or by e-mail at [email protected]. In the public's 
communications with the Committee, the writers must identify themselves 
and state the organizations, associations, or persons they represent. 
Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting should contact 
Mr. Nacincik at (202) 461-6240.

    Dated: October 2, 2009.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-24313 Filed 10-7-09; 8:45 am]
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