[Federal Register: November 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 217)]
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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 December 3-4, 
2007 in Chart Room at the Radisson Bay Harbor Hotel Tampa, 7700 
Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa, Florida. On December 3, the session 
will convene at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. and on December 4, the session 
will convene at 8 a.m. and end at 2:30 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 
advice on the most appropriate means of offering assistance to homeless 
veterans. The Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary 
regarding such activities.
    On December 3, the Committee will review the responses to the 
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans 2007 Report and receive 
information and reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
other federal departments.
    On December 4, the Committee will continue to receive reports and 
begin preparation of its upcoming annual report and recommendations to 
the Secretary.
    Those wishing to attend the meeting should contact Mr. Pete 
Dougherty, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 273-5764. 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.



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    Dated: November 5, 2007.
    By Direction of the Secretary
E. Phillip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-5600 Filed 11-08-07; 8:45 am]

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