Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting, 5532-5533 [2014-01054]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5532-5533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing 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 https://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 Sabrina.Clark@VA.gov. 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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