[Federal Register: May 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 101)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 
Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Department of Veterans 
Affairs Facilities; 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 Structural Safety of Department of Veterans 
Affairs Facilities will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2002, from 10 a.m. 
until 5 p.m., and on Friday, June 7, 2002, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 
p.m., in Room 460, Export Import Bank, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs 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 facilities as prescribed under 
Section 8105 of Title 38, United States Code.
    On June 6, the Committee will review developments in the field of 
structural design, as they relate to seismic safety of buildings, and 
fire safety issues. On June 7, the Committee will vote on structural 
and fire safety issues for inclusion in VA's standards.
    Those wishing to attend should contact Kristna K. Banga, Senior 
Structural Engineer, Facilities Quality Service, Office of Facilities 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, at (202) 565-9370.

    Dated: May 17, 2002.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Nora E. Egan,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-13097 Filed 5-23-02; 8:45 am]
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