[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71641-71642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22796]


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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 5 U.S.C. ch. 10, that the annual meeting 
of the Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials will be held 
October 25-26, 2023. Due to unforeseen administrative and logistical 
circumstances and DFO availability, VA is announcing this meeting with 
less than 15 calendar days public notice. The meeting sessions will 
begin and end as follows:

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            Date(s)                     Time(s)                   Location(s)              Open to the public
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October 25, 2023..............  8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.   Tour of Little Bighorn        Yes.
                                 Mountain Daylight Time   Battlefield National
                                 (MDT).                   Monument, including Custer
                                                          National Cemetery (National
                                                          Park Service).
October 25, 2023..............  10 a.m.-10:50 a.m. MDT.  Apsalooke Tribal Veterans     Yes.
                                                          Cemetery, Highway 1 and
                                                          Xavier Street, Crow Agency
                                                          59022.
October 25, 2023..............  1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m. MDT  Billings VA Community Based   Yes.
                                                          Clinic, 1766 Majestic Lane,
                                                          Billings, MT 59102.
October 25, 2023..............  3:10 p.m.-4:10 p.m. MDT  Yellowstone National          Yes.
                                                          Cemetery, 55 Buffalo Trail
                                                          Road, Laurel, MT 59044.
October 26, 2023..............  9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.   Double Tree by Hilton, Hotel  Yes.
                                 MDT.                     Billings, 27 N 27th Street,
                                                          Billings, MT 59101.
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    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 makes recommendations to the Secretary regarding such 
activities.
    On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, the committee will convene an open 
session with tours to Custer National Cemetery at Little Bighorn 
Battlefield, Apsaalooke Tribal Veterans Cemetery, VA Community Based 
Outpatient Clinic and Yellowstone National Cemetery. Transportation 
will not be provided for public guests.
    On Thursday, October 26, 2023, the committee will convene an open 
session from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. MDT. The agenda will include 
remarks by National Cemetery Administration (NCA) leadership, and 
briefings from the Office of Army Cemeteries and Veterans Legacy 
Memorial Program, as well as subcommittee updates, public comments and 
open discussion.
    Any member of the public seeking additional information should 
contact Ms. Faith Hopkins, Designated Federal Officer, at 202-603-4499. 
Please leave a voice message. The Committee will also accept written 
comments. Comments may be transmitted electronically to the Committee 
at [email protected]. In the public's communications with the 
Committee, the writers must identify themselves and state the 
organizations, associations, or persons they represent.
    Any member of the public who wishes to attend the meeting virtually 
on October 26, 2023, may use the following Cisco Webex Meeting Link:


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Join On Your Computer Or Mobile App:
    https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m5ffea4a7bd2ee7d57621d2465f281ea2.
Meeting number: 2762 033 6050
Password: CdYdxg8m*45
Join by phone: 404-397-1596
Access code: 276 203 36050

    Dated: October 11, 2023.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22796 Filed 10-16-23; 8:45 am]
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