[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15558-15559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06164]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that the annual 
meeting of the Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) 
National Advisory Committee (NAC) will be held April 19-21, 2017, at 
the Tampa Hilton Downtown, 211 North Tampa Street, Tampa Florida. On 
April 19, the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m. On 
April 20, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. On 
April 21, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:45 p.m. The 
meeting is open to the public.
    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 and 
strategic partnerships within VA facilities, in the

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community, and on matters related to volunteerism and charitable 
giving. The purposes of this meeting are: To provide for Committee 
review of volunteer policies and procedures; to accommodate full and 
open communications between organization representatives and the 
Voluntary Service Office and field staff; to provide educational 
opportunities geared towards improving volunteer programs with special 
emphasis on methods to recruit, retain, place, motivate, and recognize 
volunteers; and to provide Committee recommendations. The April 19 
session will include a National Executive Committee Meeting, Health and 
Information Fair, and VAVS Representative and Deputy Representative 
training session. The April 20 business session will include welcoming 
remarks from local officials, and remarks by VA officials on new and 
ongoing VA initiatives. The recipients of the American Spirit 
Recruitment Awards, VAVS Award for Excellence, and the NAC male and 
female Volunteer of the Year awards will be recognized. Educational 
workshops will be held in the afternoon and will focus on General Post 
Funds, conducting due diligence on potential partners, makeovers and 
marketing VAVS, and servant leadership. On April 21, the morning 
business session will include subcommittee reports, the Voluntary 
Service Report, NAC Chair Report, and remarks by VA officials on new 
and ongoing VA initiatives. The educational workshops will be repeated 
in the afternoon. 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 Ms. Sabrina C. 
Clark, Designated Federal Officer, Voluntary Service Office (10B2A), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420, or by email at [email protected]. Any member of the public 
wishing to attend the meeting or seeking additional information should 
contact Ms. Clark at (202) 461-7300.

    Dated: March 23, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-06164 Filed 3-28-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P