[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5029-5030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01881]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    Late Notice: Due to exceptional circumstances, namely, because of 
the Government shut down, the Federal Register was unable to timely 
publish the original notice for this meeting. In the interest of 
promoting openness and transparency--the goals of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA)--we are publishing a late notice in the Federal 
Register to inform the public that the meeting was held on the dates 
and times listed in the original notice below. The meeting records can 
be viewed by the public at http://www.volunteer.va.gov/NAC.asp and the 
public may submit written comments as described below.
    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under FACA, 5 
U.S.C. App. 2, that the Executive Committee of the VA Voluntary Service 
(VAVS) National Advisory Committee (NAC) will meet October 24-25, 2013, 
at the Embassy Suites Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle Park, 201 
Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Cary, North Carolina. The sessions will begin 
at 8:30 a.m. each day and end at 4:30 p.m. on October 24, and at 12 
noon on October 25, 2013. The meeting is open to the public. Please 
note that less than 15 calendar days' notice of this meeting is being 
provided due to exceptional circumstances, namely, that because of the 
Government shut down, the Federal Register was unable to timely publish 
the original notice for this meeting. See 41 CFR 102-3.150(b).
    The Committee, comprised of fifty-four 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 Executive Committee consists of 
twenty representatives from the NAC member organizations.
    On October 24, agenda topics will include NAC goals and objectives; 
review of the March 2013 NAC annual meeting minutes; VAVS update on the 
Voluntary Service program's activities; Parke Board update; evaluations 
of the 2013 NAC annual meeting; review of membership criteria and 
process; and plans for 2014 NAC annual meeting (to include workshops 
and plenary sessions).
    On October 25, agenda topics will include subcommittee reports; 
review of standard operating procedures; review of Fiscal Year 2013 
organization data; 2015 NAC annual meeting plans; and any new business.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. However, the public may submit written 
statements for the Committee's review to Mrs. Sabrina C. Clark, 
Designated Federal Officer, Voluntary Service Office (10B2A), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420, or email at [email protected]. Any member of the public

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wishing to attend the meeting or seeking additional information should 
contact Mrs. Clark at (202) 461-7300.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Rebecca Schiller,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-01881 Filed 1-29-14; 8:45 am]
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