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1997, the meeting will convene at 8 a.m.

(EST) and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m.

(EST). On October 10, 1997, the meeting

will convene at 8 a.m. (EST) and will

adjourn at 12 noon (EST).

On October 9, the committee meeting

will be held at Long Island National

Cemetery. There will be a business

session, Field Operations and

Operations Support briefings with

discussion of issues, and a tour of Long

Island National Cemetery.

On October 10, the committee

meeting will be held at Calverton

National Cemetery. The committee will

be briefed on Calverton National

Cemetery operations, the administrative

procedures and field operations

involved with interments, and view the

site for the proposed new columbarium.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Those wishing to attend should

contact Ms. Louise Ware, Special

Assistant to the Director, National

Cemetery System, [phone (202) 273–

7577] no later than 12 noon (EST),

October 1, 1997.

Any interested person may attend,

appear before, or file a statement with

the Committee. Individuals wishing to

appear before the Committee should

indicate this in a letter to the Director,

National Cemetery System (40) at 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20420. In any such letters, the writers

must fully identify themselves and state

the organization, association or person

they represent. Also, to the extent

practicable, letters should indicate the

subject matter they want to discuss. Oral

presentations should be limited to 10

minutes in duration. Those wishing to

file written statements to be submitted

to the Committee must also mail, or

otherwise delivery, them to the Director,

National Cemetery System.

Letters and written statements as

discussed above must be mailed or

delivered in time to reach the Director,

National Cemetery System, by 12 noon

(EST), October 1, 1997. Oral statements

will be heard between 11:30 a.m. and 12

noon (EST), October 10 at Calverton

National Cemetery, Long Island, NY.

Dated: August 29, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary-Designate.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–24054 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on

Environmental Hazards, Notice of

Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice under Pub. L. 92–463

that a meeting of the Veterans’ Advisory

Committee on Environmental Hazards

will be held on Wednesday and

Thursday, October 29–30, 1997, in room

230 of VA Central Office, 810 Vermont

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20420.

The meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on both days.

The purpose of the meeting is to

review information relating to the health

effects of exposure to ionizing radiation.

The major items on the agenda for both

days will be discussions and analyses of

medical and scientific papers

concerning the health effects of

exposure to ionizing radiation. On the

basis of their analyses and discussions,

the Committee may make

recommendations to the Secretary

concerning diseases that are the result of

exposure to ionizing radiation. On the

first day, the Committee will also review

and make appropriate recommendations

concerning VA’s pending regulatory

amendment to add prostate cancer and

any other cancer as radiogenic diseases

for the purposes of compensation under

38 CFR 3.311. The agenda for the

second day will include planning future

Committee activities and assignment of

tasks among the members.

The meeting is open to the public on

both days according to the capacity of

the room. Those who wish to attend

should contact Steven Thornberry of the

Department of Veterans Affairs,

Compensation and Pension Service, 810

Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington,

DC 20420, prior to October 22, 1997. Mr.

Thornberry may also be reached at 202–

273–7230.

Members of the public may submit

written questions or prepared

statements for review by the Advisory

Committee in advance of the meeting.

Submitted material must be received at

least five (5) days prior to the meeting

and should be sent to Mr. Thornberry’s

attention at the address given above.

Those who submit material may be

asked to clarify it prior to its

consideration by the Advisory

Committee.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–24052 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Special Medical Advisory Group,

Notice of Meeting

As required by the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the VA hereby gives

notice that the Special Medical

Advisory Group has scheduled a

meeting on September 16, 1997. The

meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. and

end at about 4:00 p.m. The meeting will

be held in Room 830 at VA Central

Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. The purpose of the

meeting is to advise the Secretary and

Under Secretary for Health relative to

the care and treatment of disabled

veterans, and other matters pertinent to

the Department’s Veterans Health

Administration (VHA).

The agenda for the meeting will

include discussion of health professions

training, health care workers of the

future, and health care delivery systems.

All sessions will be open to the public

up to the seating capacity of the meeting

room. Those wishing to attend should

contact Brenda Goodworth, Office of the

Under Secretary for Health, Department

of Veterans Affairs. Her phone number

is 202.273.5878.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–24053 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

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