[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 34336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09310]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


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. ch. 10, that the VA Voluntary 
Service National Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet May 14-16, 
2024 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis At The Arch located at 315 Chestnut 
Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102. The meeting sessions will begin and 
end as follows:

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              Meeting date(s)                      Meeting time(s)
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024.....................  8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
                                             Central Time (CT).
Wednesday, May 15, 2024...................  8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT.
Thursday, May 16, 2024....................  8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT.
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    The meeting sessions are open to the public.
    The Committee, comprised of 56 major Veteran, civic, and service 
organizations, advises the Secretary, through the Under Secretary for 
Health, on the coordination and promotion of volunteer activities and 
strategic partnerships within VA health care facilities, in the 
community, and on matters related to volunteerism and charitable 
giving.
    Agenda topics will include the Committee goals and objectives; 
review of minutes from the April 26-28, 2023 meeting; an update on VA 
Center for Development and Civic Engagement (CDCE) activities; Veterans 
Health Administration (VHA) update; Federal Advisory Committee Act 
training provided by the VA Advisory Committee Management Office; 
subcommittee reports; review of standard operating procedures; 
assessment of member organization data; embracing whole health; patient 
advocacy; innovation for optimal patient outcomes; partnering with 
Veterans Canteen Service; cross committee collaboration among Federal 
advisory committees; extending programming into communities; equity 
focused implementation mapping; VHA's journey to high reliability; 
recognition of outstanding programs and individuals; and any new 
business.
    The public may engage the Committee in writing or through oral 
presentation. To participate orally, please contact Sabrina C. Clark, 
Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, VA Center for Development and Civic 
Engagement (15CDCE), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20420, or email at [email protected]. Any member 
of the public wishing to attend the meeting or seeking additional 
information should contact Dr. Clark at 202-536-8603.

    Dated: April 25, 2024.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-09310 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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