Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 11 / Thursday, January 18, 2007 / Notices 2337 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on CARES 

Business Plan Studies; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Public Law 

92–463 (Federal Advisory Committee 

Act) that the Advisory Committee on 

CARES Business Plan Studies has 

scheduled a meeting for February 1, 

2007, at the Lexington Veterans Affairs 

Medical Center, Leestown Division 

Auditorium Building 4,2250 Leestown 

Road, Lexington, Kentucky. The 

meeting will convene at 1 p.m. and 

conclude at 4 p.m. The meeting is open 

to the public. 

The purpose of the committee is to 

provide advice to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on proposed business 

plans at those VA facility sites 

identified in May 2004 as requiring 

further study by the Capital Asset 

Realignment for Enhanced Services 

(CARES) Decision document. 

The objective of the meeting is to 

provide the Secretary with advice 

regarding the selection of a business 

planning option from the business 

planning options selected by the 

Secretary for further study. An analysis 

of the business planning options 

completed by the VA contractor are to 

be presented by the VA contractor prior 

to submission to the VA. The agenda 

will also accommodate public 

commentary on the options. 

Interested persons may attend and 

present oral or written statements to the 

Committee. For additional information 

regarding the meeting, please contact 

Mr. Jay Halpern, Designated Federal 

officer, (00CARES), 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20024, 

or by phone at (202) 273–5994, or by email at jay.halpern@hq.med.va.gov. 

Dated: January 9, 2007. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–184 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Homeless 

Veterans; Notice of Availability of 

Report 

In compliance with section 13 of 

Public Law 92–463 (Federal Advisory 

Committee Act) notice is hereby given 

that the 2006 Annual Report of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

Advisory Committee on Homeless 

Veterans has been issued. The report 

summarizes activities and 

recommendations of the Committee on 

matters relative to VA programs and 

policies affecting homeless veterans. It 

is available for public inspection at two 

locations: 

Mr. Richard Yarnall, Federal Advisory 

Committee Desk, Library of Congress, 

Anglo-American Acquisition 

Division, Government Documents 

Section, Room LM–B42, 101 

Independence Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20540–4172. 

and 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Homeless Veterans Programs Office 

(075D), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. 

Dated: January 9, 2007. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–182 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Minority 

Veterans; Notice of Availability of 

Report 

In compliance with section 13 of 

Public Law 92–463 (Federal Advisory 

Committee Act) notice is hereby given 

that the 2006 Annual Report of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

Advisory Committee on Minority 

Veterans has been issued. The report 

summarizes activities and 

recommendations of the Committee on 

matters relative to VA programs and 

policies affecting minority veterans. It is 

available for public inspection at two 

locations: 

Mr. Richard Yarnall, Federal Advisory 

Committee Desk, Library of Congress, 

Anglo-American Acquisition 

Division, Government Documents 

Section, Room LM–B42, 101 

Independence Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20540–4172. 

and 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Center 

for Minority Veterans, Suite 435, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20420. 

Dated: January 9, 2007. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–181 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

National Research Advisory Council; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the National Research Advisory 

Council will hold a meeting on 

Thursday, February 1, 2007, in room 

900 at the Greenhoot Cohen Building, 

1722 I Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. and 

conclude at 3 p.m. The meeting is open 

to the public. The purpose of the 

Council is to provide external advice 

and review for VA’s research mission. 

The agenda will include a review of 

the VA research portfolio and a 

summary of current budget allocations. 

The Council will also provide feedback 

on the direction/focus of VA’s research 

initiatives. 

Any member of the pubic wishing to 

attend the meeting or wishing further 

information should contact Jay A. 

Freedman, PhD., Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 254–0267. Oral 

comments from the public will not be 

accepted at the meeting. Written 

statements or comments should be 

transmitted electronically to 

jay.freedman@va.gov or mailed to Dr. 

Freedman at Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Office of Research and 

Development (12), 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 

Dated: January 8, 2007. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Phillip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–180 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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