[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21802-21803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9265]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of 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 the Readjustment of Veterans will be held on 
April 28-29, 2011, at the Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria, 801 
Saint Asaph Street, Alexandria, Virginia. The sessions will begin at 8 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on both days. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to review the post-war readjustment 
needs of combat Veterans and to evaluate the availability and 
effectiveness of VA programs to meet these needs.
    On April 28, the Committee will be briefed Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary for Health on plans for realigning Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA) to achieve excellence in Veterans' healthcare. The 
Committee will also receive an update on VA mental health program 
activities with special attention to mental health services for 
retuning war Veterans and on VA's caregiver programs developed to 
assure support services for severely wounded combat Veterans provided 
primarily by family members.
    On April 29, the Committee will receive updates on the current 
activities of the Readjustment Counseling Service Vet Center program to 
provide outreach and counseling services to the Veterans returning from 
Afghanistan and Iraq. Particular attention will be given to the unique 
post-deployment needs of National Guard and Reserve personnel. The 
Committee will also receive an update from the Deputy Under Secretary 
for Health for Policy and Services on VHA's realignment for operations. 
The Committee will conduct a strategic planning session to formulate 
recommendations for submission to Congress in its annual report.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. However, members of the public may 
submit written statements for the Committee's review to Mr. Charles M. 
Flora, M.S.W., Designated Federal Officer, Readjustment Counseling 
Service (15),

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Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420, or e-mail at [email protected]. Any member of the public 
wishing to attend or seeking additional information should contact Mr. 
Flora at (202) 461-6525.

    Dated: April 12, 2011.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
William F. Russo,
Director of Regulations Management, Office of General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-9265 Filed 4-15-11; 8:45 am]
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