51946 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 194 / Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Notices 

Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552 in triplicate. 

The agency must receive statements 

no later than October 21, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charlotte M. Bahin, Designated Federal 

Official, (202) 906–6452, Office of Thrift 

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By this 

notice, the Office of Thrift Supervision 

is announcing that the OTS Mutual 

Savings Association Advisory 

Committee will convene a meeting on 

Wednesday, October 28, 2009, in the 

Chicago Office of the at the Office of 

Thrift Supervision, One South Wacker 

Drive, Suite 2000, Chicago, Illinois, 

beginning at 8:30 a.m. Central Time. 

The meeting will be open to the public. 

Because the meeting will be held in a 

secured facility with limited space, 

members of the public who plan to 

attend the meeting, and members of the 

public who require auxiliary aid, must 

contact the Office of Thrift Supervision 

at 202–906–6429 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, to 

inform OTS of their desire to attend the 

meeting and to provide the information 

that will be required to facilitate entry 

into the OTS building. To enter the 

building, attendees should provide their 

full name, e-mail address and 

organization. The purpose of the 

meeting is to advise OTS on what 

regulatory changes or other steps OTS 

may be able to take to ensure the 

continued health and viability of mutual 

savings associations, and other issues of 

concern to the existing mutual savings 

associations. 

Dated: October 2, 2009. 

By the Office of Thrift Supervision. 

Deborah Dakin, 

Acting Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E9–24324 Filed 10–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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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 Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that a meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Homeless Veterans will 

be held on Monday, November 2, 2009, 

in the Coolidge Room at the Washington 

Marriot Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 

Woodley Road, NW., Washington, DC, 

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

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 the Department in assisting homeless 

Veterans. The Committee shall assemble 

and review information relating to the 

needs of homeless Veterans and provide 

on-going advice on the most appropriate 

means of providing assistance to 

homeless Veterans. The Committee will 

make recommendations to the Secretary 

regarding such activities. 

The agenda will include briefings 

from VA and other officials regarding 

services for homeless Veterans. The 

Committee will also discuss final 

preparation of its upcoming annual 

report and recommendations to the 

Secretary. 

Those wishing to attend the meeting 

should contact Mr. Pete Dougherty, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, at (202) 

461–7401. No time will be allocated for 

receiving oral presentations from the 

public. 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: October 1, 2009. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

Vivian Drake, 

Acting Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–24311 Filed 10–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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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 November 17– 

18, 2009, at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza, 

14th and K Streets, NW., Washington, 

DC. The sessions will begin at 8 a.m. on 

November 17 and at 8:30 a.m. on 

November 18 and adjourn at 4 p.m. on 

both days. 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 November 17, the Committee will 

receive updates on National Cemetery 

Administration issues. On November 

18, the Committee will tour the 

Baltimore National Cemetery, 5501 

Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, 

from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 

a.m., and reconvene at the hotel for a 

business session, including discussions 

of committee recommendations, future 

meeting sites, and potential agenda 

topics for upcoming meetings. 

Time will be allocated for receiving 

public comments at 1 p.m. on November 

18. 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, or by email at Michael.n@va.gov. 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: October 2, 2009. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

Vivian Drake, 

Acting Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–24313 Filed 10–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research 

and Development and Clinical Science 

Research and Development Services 

Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice 

of Meetings 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

gives notice under the Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the subcommittees of the Joint 

Biomedical Laboratory Research and 

Development and Clinical Science 

Research and Development Services 

Scientific Merit Review Board will meet 

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the dates 

indicated below: 

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