[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42202-42203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17885]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Advisory Committee 
on Homeless Veterans will be held September 26-27, 2018. The meeting 
sessions will take place at the War Memorial, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San 
Francisco, CA 94102. Sessions are open to the public, except when the 
Committee is conducting tours of homeless facilities, participating in 
off-site events, and participating in workgroup sessions. Tours of 
homeless facilities are closed, to protect Veterans' privacy and 
personal information.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs with an on-going assessment of the effectiveness of 
the policies, organizational structures, and services of VA in 
assisting Veterans at-risk and experiencing homelessness. The Committee 
shall assemble and review information related to the needs of homeless 
Veterans and provide advice on the most appropriate means of providing 
assistance to that subset of the Veteran population. The Committee will 
make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such activities.
    On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, the Committee will convene an 
open session at the War Memorial, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, 
CA 94102, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time--``PST''). 
The agenda will include briefings from officials at VA and other 
agencies regarding services for homeless Veterans. On Thursday, 
September 27, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (PST), the Committee 
will convene closed sessions, as it tours homeless facilities at 
Stanford Hotel--250 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94108 and the 
Navigation Center--15th & Mission Streets, San Francisco, CA 94103.
    Tours of homeless facilities are closed, to protect Veterans' 
privacy and personal information. The meeting

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sessions on Thursday, September 27, 2018 are open to the public from 
12:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. (PST). The agenda include briefings from 
officials at VA and other agencies. The Committee will also receive a 
briefing on the annual report of the Advisory Committee on Homeless 
Veterans and will then discuss topics for its upcoming annual report 
and recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. Interested parties should provide 
written comments on issues affecting homeless Veterans for review by 
the Committee to Mr. Anthony Love, Designated Federal Officer, VHA 
Homeless Programs Office (10NC1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, or via email at 
[email protected].
    Members of the public who wish to attend should contact Leisa Davis 
and/or Daniella Waitschies of the Veterans Health Administration, 
Homeless Programs Office no later than August 24, 2018, at 
[email protected] (202) 632-8588 or [email protected] (909) 
649-1148 to provide their name, professional affiliation, address, and 
phone number. There will also be a call-in number at 1-800-767-1750; 
Access Code: 50653#. Attendees who require reasonable accommodation 
should state so in their requests.

    Dated: August 15, 2018.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17885 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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