Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials; Notice of Meeting, 24465 [05-9235]

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 88 (Monday, May 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 24465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9235]


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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 June 15-16, 
2005, in the Soulard Room (banquet level) at the Millennium Hotel, 200 
South 4th Street, St. Louis, MO. On June 15, 2005, the meeting will 
begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at approximately 4:30 p.m. On June 16, 
2005, the meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at approximately 
3:15 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. 
The Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding 
these activities.
    On June 15, 2005, the Committee will receive updates on National 
Cemetery Administration (NCA) issues and view Annual Training 
Conference classes on community volunteer opportunities, headstone and 
marker repair and inscription policy. In the afternoon, the Committee 
will tour Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery and observe cemetery 
operation demonstrations. On June 16, 2005, the Committee will 
reconvene for the following: Visit Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery 
and observe additional cemetery operations; tour NCA's National 
Training Center; and conclude with the business session, discussions of 
any unfinished business, and recommendations for future programs, 
meeting sites, and agenda topics.
    Time will not be allocated for receiving oral presentations from 
the public. Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting 
should contact Mr. Timothy Boulay, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 
273-5204. The Committee will accept written comments. Comments may be 
transmitted electronically to the Committee at 
Timothy.Boulay@mail.va.gov or mailed to the National Cemetery 
Administration (41C2), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 
In the public's communications with the Committee, the writers must 
identify themselves and state the organizations, associations, or 
persons they represent.

    Dated: April 29, 2005.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-9235 Filed 5-6-05; 8:45 am]
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