[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 7106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03265]


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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 that the annual meeting of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) National 
Advisory Committee (NAC) will be held April 11-13, 2018, at the Tampa 
Hilton Downtown, 211 North Tampa Street, Tampa Florida. The meeting 
sessions are open to the public and are scheduled as follows:

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                  Dates:                               Time:
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April 11, 2018...........................  8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
April 12, 2018...........................  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
April 13, 2018...........................  8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
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    The Committee, comprised of 51 national voluntary organizations, 
advises the Secretary, through the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Health, on the coordination and promotion of volunteer activities and 
strategic partnerships within VA facilities, in the 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 11, session will include a National 
Executive Committee Meeting, Health and Information Fair, and VAVS 
Representative and Deputy Representative training session. The April 
12, business session will include welcoming remarks from local 
officials, and remarks by VA officials on new and ongoing VA 
initiatives and priorities. 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 building the 
Episodic Volunteer Workshop, S.A.V.E Training--Suicide Prevention, 
Voluntary Service System, new timekeeping system to track and manage 
volunteer hours, and a writing workshop. On April 13, 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 and priorities. 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: February 13, 2018.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-03265 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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