Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 223 / Friday, November 19, 2004 / Notices 67777

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Homeless 

Veterans; 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 Homeless Veterans will 

be held on Monday, December 13 and 

Tuesday, December 14, 2004. On 

Monday, December 13, the Committee 

will meet at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., VA 

Medical Center, Building 500, in Room 

6400, 11301 Wiltshire Blvd., Los 

Angeles, CA 90073. On Tuesday, 

December 14, the Committee will meet 

at 8 a.m. at New Directions, Inc. Bldg. 

116, 11303 Wiltshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 

CA 90073. The Committee will recess at 

approximately 10 a.m. to tour various 

homeless programs that serve veterans 

and reconvene at New Directions, Inc. at 

2:30 p.m. and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

with an ongoing assessment of the 

effectiveness of the policies, 

organizational structures, and services 

of the Department in assisting homeless 

veterans. The Committee shall assemble 

and review information relating to the 

needs of homeless veterans and provide 

ongoing advice on the most appropriate 

means of providing assistance to 

homeless veterans. The Committee will 

make recommendations to the Secretary 

regarding such activities. 

On December 13, 2004 the Committee 

will receive reports from program 

experts, assess the availability of health 

care services, review the Capital Asset 

Realignment for Enhanced Services 

(CARES) project and other initiatives 

designed to assist veterans who are 

homeless. On December 14, 2004 the 

Committee will continue to receive 

reports from VA staff and local 

homeless service providers. The 

Committee will also visit one or more 

homeless veterans programs funded by 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Those wishing to attend the meeting 

should contact Mr. Pete Dougherty, 

Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 

273–5764. No time will be allocated for 

receiving oral presentations during the 

public meeting. However, the 

Committee will accept written 

comments from interested parties on 

issues affecting homeless veterans. Such 

comments should be referred to the 

Committee at the following address: 

Advisory Committee on Homeless 

Veterans, Homeless Veterans Programs 

Office (075D), U.S. Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420.

Dated: November 8, 2004.

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–25728 Filed 11–18–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Veterans 

Health Administration Resident 

Education, Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

gives notice under Public Law 92–463 

(Federal Advisory Committee Act) that 

the Advisory Committee on Veterans 

Health Administration (VHA) Resident 

Education will meet December 9, 2004, 

from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. This meeting 

will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, 1150 

22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

The Committee has been established 

to provide broad assessment of 

physician resident positions in 

relationship to future health care needs 

of veterans. The Committee will affirm 

the philosophical principles governing 

VHA’s internal Graduate Medical 

Education Advisory Committee, provide 

external perspective and national 

guidance on VHA resident education, 

and make recommendations regarding 

further actions to the Secretary. 

The agenda topics for this meeting 

will include briefings and updates on 

the VHA Resident Education Program 

and reflect upon VHA’s graduate 

medical education participation in the 

past, present, and future. The 

discussions will primarily center on 

evaluation of how VHA may best go 

forward with the goal of balancing the 

educational needs of resident 

physicians while providing excellent 

health care to veterans. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend should contact Mr. Andrew 

Fleshman at the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Office of Academic Affiliations 

(144), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, by phone at 

(202) 273–8369, by fax at (202) 273–

9031, or by e-mail at vhacooaa@va.gov.

Interested persons may attend, appear 

before, or file statements with the 

Committee. Statements, if in written 

form, may be filed before the meeting or 

within 10 days after the meeting. One 

half hour of the Committee’s session 

beginning at 2:30 p.m. will be set aside 

to receive oral public statements.

Dated: October 27, 2004.

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–25727 Filed 11–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Veterans 

Health Administration Resident 

Education, Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

gives notice under Public Law 92–463 

(Federal Advisory Committee Act) that 

the Advisory Committee on Veterans 

Health Administration (VHA) Resident 

Education will meet December 9, 2004, 

from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. This meeting 

will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, 1150 

22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

The Committee has been established 

to provide broad assessment of 

physician resident positions in 

relationship to future health care needs 

of veterans. The Committee will affirm 

the philosophical principles governing 

VHA’s internal Graduate Medical 

Education Advisory Committee, provide 

external perspective and national 

guidance on VHA resident education, 

and make recommendations regarding 

further actions to the Secretary. 

The agenda topics for this meeting 

will include briefings and updates on 

the VHA Resident Education Program 

and reflect upon VHA’s graduate 

medical education participation in the 

past, present, and future. The 

discussions will primarily center on 

evaluation of how VHA may best go 

forward with the goal of balancing the 

educational needs of resident 

physicians while providing excellent 

health care to veterans. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend should contact Mr. Andrew 

Fleshman at the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Office of Academic Affiliations 

(144), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, by phone at 

(202) 273–8369, by fax at (202) 273–

9031, or by e-mail at vhacooaa@va.gov.

Interested persons may attend, appear 

before, or file statements with the 

Committee. Statements, if in written 

form, may be filed before the meeting or 

within 10 days after the meeting. One 

half hour of the Committee’s session 

beginning at 2:30 p.m. will be set aside 

to receive oral public statements.

Dated: October 27, 2004.