[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 7106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03265]
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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 that the annual meeting of the
Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) National
Advisory Committee (NAC) will be held April 11-13, 2018, at the Tampa
Hilton Downtown, 211 North Tampa Street, Tampa Florida. The meeting
sessions are open to the public and are scheduled as follows:
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Dates: Time:
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April 11, 2018........................... 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
April 12, 2018........................... 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
April 13, 2018........................... 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
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The Committee, comprised of 51 national voluntary organizations,
advises the Secretary, through the Office of the Under Secretary for
Health, on the coordination and promotion of volunteer activities and
strategic partnerships within VA facilities, in the community, and on
matters related to volunteerism and charitable giving. The purposes of
this meeting are: to provide for Committee review of volunteer policies
and procedures; to accommodate full and open communications between
organization representatives and the Voluntary Service Office and field
staff; to provide educational opportunities geared towards improving
volunteer programs with special emphasis on methods to recruit, retain,
place, motivate, and recognize volunteers; and to provide Committee
recommendations. The April 11, session will include a National
Executive Committee Meeting, Health and Information Fair, and VAVS
Representative and Deputy Representative training session. The April
12, business session will include welcoming remarks from local
officials, and remarks by VA officials on new and ongoing VA
initiatives and priorities. The recipients of the American Spirit
Recruitment Awards, VAVS Award for Excellence, and the NAC male and
female Volunteer of the Year awards will be recognized. Educational
workshops will be held in the afternoon and will focus on building the
Episodic Volunteer Workshop, S.A.V.E Training--Suicide Prevention,
Voluntary Service System, new timekeeping system to track and manage
volunteer hours, and a writing workshop. On April 13, the morning
business session will include subcommittee reports, the Voluntary
Service Report, NAC Chair Report, and remarks by VA officials on new
and ongoing VA initiatives and priorities. The educational workshops
will be repeated in the afternoon. 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 Ms.
Sabrina C. Clark, Designated Federal Officer, Voluntary Service Office
(10B2A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC, 20420, or by email at [email protected]. Any member
of the public wishing to attend the meeting or seeking additional
information should contact Ms. Clark at (202) 461-7300.
Dated: February 13, 2018.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-03265 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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