[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5532-5533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01054]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Late Notice: Due to exceptional circumstances, namely, because of
the Federal Government shut down in October 2013, the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) was unable to publish in a timely manner the
original notice for this meeting. In the interest of promoting openness
and transparency--the goals of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA)--we are publishing a late notice in the Federal Register to
inform the public that the meeting was held on the dates and times
listed in the original notice below. The meeting records can be viewed
by the public at http://www.volunteer.va.gov/NAC.asp and the public may
submit written comments as described below.
VA gives notice under FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that the Executive
Committee of the VA Voluntary Service (VAVS) National Advisory
Committee (NAC) will meet October 24-25, 2013, at the Embassy Suites
Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle Park, 201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard,
Cary, North Carolina. The sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day and
end at 4:30 p.m. on October 24, and at 12 noon on October 25, 2013. The
meeting is open to the public. Please note that less than 15 calendar
days' notice of this meeting is being provided due to exceptional
circumstances, namely, that because of the Government shut down, the
Federal Register was unable to timely publish the original notice for
this meeting. See 41 CFR 102-3.150(b).
The Committee, comprised of fifty-four National voluntary
organizations, advises the Secretary, through the Under Secretary for
Health, on the coordination and promotion of volunteer activities
within VA health care facilities. The Executive Committee consists of
twenty representatives from the NAC member organizations.
On October 24, agenda topics will include NAC goals and objectives;
review of the March 2013 NAC annual meeting minutes; VAVS update on the
Voluntary Service program's activities; Parke Board update; evaluations
of the 2013 NAC annual meeting; review of membership criteria and
process; and
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plans for 2014 NAC annual meeting (to include workshops and plenary
sessions).
On October 25, agenda topics will include subcommittee reports;
review of standard operating procedures; review of Fiscal Year 2013
organization data; 2015 NAC annual meeting plans; and any new business.
No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral
presentations from the public. However, the public may submit written
statements for the Committee's review to Mrs. Sabrina C. Clark,
Designated Federal Officer, Voluntary Service Office (10B2A),
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 Mrs. Clark at (202) 461-7300.
By Direction of the Secretary.
William F. Russo,
Deputy Director, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of
the General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-01054 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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