[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 44 (Friday, March 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11583-11584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03724]
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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 April 2-3, 2025. The meeting sessions will begin and end as
follows:
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Open to the
Date(s) Time(s) Location(s) public
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April 2, 2025....... 8:00 a.m. to Southern Yes.
4:30 p.m. Arizona VA
Mountain Healthcare
Standard Time System, 3601 S
(MST). 6th Avenue,
Conference
Rooms A&B,
Tucson, AZ
85723.
April 3, 2025....... 9:00 a.m. to Southern Yes.
11:20 a.m. Arizona VA
(MST). Healthcare
System, 3601 S
6th Avenue,
Conference
Rooms A&B,
Tucson, AZ
85723.
April 3, 2025....... 1:15 p.m.-2:00 Monte Calvario Yes.
p.m. (MST). Veterans
Cemetery, 5149
W Omokol,
Tucson, AZ
85757.
April 3, 2025....... 3:00 p.m.-4:00 Arizona Yes.
p.m. (MST). Veterans
Memorial
Cemetery at
Marana, 15950
N Luckett
Road, Marana,
AZ 85653.
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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 makes recommendations to the Secretary regarding such
activities.
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On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, the Committee will convene an open
session from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MST. The agenda will include
remarks by National Cemetery leadership, and briefings from the Office
of Cemetery Operations and Field Programs, Office of Engagement and
Memorial Innovation, National Training Center, and National Cemetery
Scheduling Office Pre-Need Eligibility Program. The Committee will
conduct an open discussion regarding committee matters.
On Thursday, April 3, 2025, the Committee will convene an open
session from 9:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. MST. The agenda will include
committee discussion, and review of recommendations. Additionally, time
will be allotted for the public to provide comments starting at 10:45
a.m. MST and ending no later than 11:15 a.m. MST. The comment period
may end sooner, if there are no comments presented or they are
exhausted before the end time. Individuals interested in providing
comments during the public comment period are allowed no more than
three minutes for their statements. The Committee will reconvene in an
open session from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. MST to tour Monte Calvario
Veterans Cemetery and Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Marana.
Transportation will not be provided for the public.
Any member of the public seeking additional information or that
wish to attend the meeting in person should contact Ms. Faith Hopkins,
Designated Federal Officer, at 202-603-4499. Please leave a voice mail
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
may use the following Cisco Webex Meeting Link:
Join On Your Computer or Mobile App: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m399bd052b7886a429f618b73b9568149.
Meeting number: 2825 525 9552.
Password: Y2aYJfkY?58.
Join by phone: 404-397-1596.
Access code: 2825 525 9552.
Dated: March 4, 2025.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-03724 Filed 3-6-25; 8:45 am]
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