[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61871-61872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24312]


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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 Federal

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Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that a meeting of the Advisory 
Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials will be held on October 15-16, 
2013, in Board of Veterans Appeals Conference Room 4E.400 at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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 October 15, the Committee will receive updates on National 
Cemetery Administration issues. On the morning of October 16, the 
Committee will tour the U.S. Soldiers and Airmen's Home, 3700 North 
Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC. In the afternoon, the Committee 
will reconvene at the Board of Veterans Appeals Conference Room to 
discuss Committee recommendations, future meeting sites, and potential 
agenda topics.
    Time will be allocated for receiving public comments at 1 p.m. on 
both days. 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 (43A2), 1100 1st Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20002, or by email 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. 
Because the meeting is being held in a government building, a photo 
I.D. must be presented at the Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance 
process. Therefore, you should allow an additional 15 minutes before 
the meeting begins. Any member of the public wishing to attend the 
meeting should contact Mr. Nacincik at (202) 632-7223.

    Dated: September 29, 2013.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-24312 Filed 10-3-13; 8:45 am]
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