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on matters of structural safety in the 

construction and remodeling of VA 

facilities and to recommend standards 

for use by VA in the construction and 

alteration of its facilities. 

On June 18, the Committee will 

review developments in the fields of fire 

safety issues and structural design as 

they relate to seismic and other natural 

hazards impact on the safety of 

buildings. On June 19, the Committee 

will receive briefings and presentations 

on current seismic, natural hazards, and 

fire safety issues that are particularly 

relevant to facilities owned and leased 

by the Department. The Committee will 

also discuss appropriate structural and 

fire safety recommendations for 

inclusion in VA’s standards. 

No time will be allocated for receiving 

oral presentations from the public. 

However, the Committee will accept 

written comments. Comments should be 

sent to Krishna K. Banga, Senior 

Structural Engineer, Facilities Quality 

Service, Office of Construction & 

Facilities Management (00CFM1A), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420. Those wishing to attend should 

contact Mr. Banga at (202) 461–8219. 

Dated: May 14, 2009. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–11842 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Women 

Veterans; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Advisory Committee on Women 

Veterans will conduct a site visit on 

June 8–12, 2009, at the VA North Texas 

Health Care System (VANTHCS), 4500 

South Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas. 

Several sessions during the site visit 

will be held at the Dallas-Fort Worth 

National Cemetery, Sam Rayburn 

Memorial Veterans Center in Bonham, 

and the Clyde W. Cosper State Veterans 

Home in Bonham. Sessions each day 

during the site visit will be open to the 

public, will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will 

end at 4:30 p.m. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

regarding the needs of women Veterans 

with respect to health care, 

rehabilitation, compensation, outreach, 

and other programs and activities 

administered by VA designed to meet 

such needs. The Committee makes 

recommendations to the Secretary 

regarding such programs and activities. 

On June 8, the agenda will include 

briefings from VA Heart of Texas Health 

Care Network (VISN 17) leadership, 

VISN 17 women Veterans program 

managers, VANTHCS leadership, and 

the director of the Waco Regional Office. 

On June 9, the Committee will receive 

briefings from VANTHCS program 

offices (primary care, women’s health 

clinic, medical services, surgical 

services, long term care/hospice, 

radiology, mental health services and 

OEF/OIF services). The Committee will 

also be briefed by the National Cemetery 

Administration leadership, and will 

tour the Dallas-Fort Worth National 

Cemetery. On June 10, the Committee 

will meet at the Sam Rayburn Memorial 

Veterans Center (SRMVC) in Bonham, 

receive briefings from SRMVC 

leadership and officials of the Clyde W. 

Cosper State Veterans Home, along with 

tours of the SRMVC facilities and the 

Clyde W. Cosper State Veterans Home. 

On June 11, the Committee will receive 

briefings from local vet centers and will 

tour the VANTHCS hospital. On June 

12, the Committee will meet with 

Dallas-Fort Worth area Veterans service 

organizations and other stakeholders, 

and conduct a town hall meeting with 

the women Veterans community. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend should contact Ms. Shannon L. 

Middleton at the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, Center for Women 

Veterans (00W), 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, by phone 

at (202) 461–6193, fax at (202) 273– 

7092, or e-mail at 00W@mail.va.gov. 

Interested persons may attend, appear 

before, or file statements with the 

Committee. Written statements must be 

filed before the meeting, or within 10 

days after the meeting. 

Dated: May 14, 2009. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–11844 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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