[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 11229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5118]
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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 Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials will be held April 28-
29, 2010, at the Houston Airport Marriott, 18700 John F. Kennedy
Boulevard, Houston, Texas, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting is 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.
On April 28, the Committee will receive updates on National
Cemetery Administration issues. On April 29, the Committee will tour
Houston National Cemetery, located at 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive,
Houston, Texas, and then reconvene at the hotel for a business session
in the afternoon. On April 29, the Committee will discuss Committee
recommendations, future meeting sites, and potential agenda topics at
future meetings. Time will be allocated for receiving public comments
at 1 p.m. Public comments will be limited to three minutes each.
Individuals wishing to make oral statements before the Committee will
be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. Individuals who
speak are invited to submit 1-2 page summaries of their comments at the
time of the meeting for inclusion in the official meeting record.
Members of the public may direct questions or submit written
statements for review by the Committee in advance of the meeting to Mr.
Michael Nacincik, Designated Federal Officer, Department of Veterans
Affairs, National Cemetery Administration (41C2), 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420, or by e-mail 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 wishing to attend the meeting
should contact Mr. Nacincik at (202) 461-6240.
Dated: March 5, 2010.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-5118 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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