[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18874-18875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08980]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Advisory Committee 
on Cemeteries and Memorials will be held on May 15-May 16, 2018. The 
meeting sessions will take place at the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
Memorial Building, 200 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002. 
Sessions are open to the public, except when the Committee is 
conducting tours of VA facilities, participating in off-site events, 
participating in workgroup sessions, and conducting official 
Administrative business.
    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. 
The Committee will make

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recommendations to the Secretary regarding such activities.
    On the morning of Tuesday, May 15, 2018, the Committee will convene 
with an open session at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Memorial 
Building, 200 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:00 p.m. eastern time. The agenda will include Ethics refresher 
training, introductions of new member appointments, and status updates 
on NCA's Long Range Plan, status updates from Ex-Officios, and the 
divesture of military cemeteries.
    On May 16, 2018, the meeting will convene an open session at the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Building, 200 Maryland Avenue NE, 
Washington, DC 20002 from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. During the morning 
session, the agenda will include status updates on the 2017 
Recommendation for Digital Memorialization and the National Cemetery 
Scheduling Office. The Committee will also conduct a tour of the 
Congressional Cemetery, which will be closed to the Public. During the 
afternoon session, the agenda will include status updates on the 
remaining 2017 Recommendations, state and Tribal Veterans Cemeteries; 
and discussions on any new charges and next steps.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting should 
contact Ms. Christine Hamilton, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 
461-5681. The Committee will also accept written comments. Comments may 
be transmitted electronically to the Committee at 
[email protected] or mailed to the National Cemetery 
Administration (40A1), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Room 400, Washington, DC 
20420. In the public's communications with the Committee, the writers 
must identify themselves and state the organizations, associations, or 
persons they represent.

    Dated: April 24, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-08980 Filed 4-27-18; 8:45 am]
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