[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 3854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02135]


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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 the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Advisory Committee 
on Cemeteries and Memorials will be held on May 7-May 8, 2019. The 
meeting sessions will take place at the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
Memorial Building, 200 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002. The 
meeting sessions are 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. 
The Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such 
activities.
    On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the Committee will convene with an open 
session from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. eastern time. The dial-in number is 
1-800-767-1750, access code is 02668#. The agenda will include remarks 
by the VA Leadership, Ethics refresher training, briefing from the 
Advisory Committee Management Office, introductions of new member 
appointments, and status updates from Ex-Officio members, and a site 
visit to Alexandria National Cemetery (in Virginia) to observe cemetery 
operations, and memorialization products of the Veterans Legacy 
Program.
    On May 8, 2019, the meeting will reconvene an open session from 
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., eastern time. The dial-in number is 1-800-767-
1750, access code is 02668#. The agenda will include status updates on 
the National Cemetery Scheduling Office, Pre-Need Burial Determination, 
burial needs for Native American Veterans, status update of 2017 & 2018 
recommendations, 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: February 8, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-02135 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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