82 FR 39950 - Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans, Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 161 (August 22, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39950-39951]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17715]


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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 the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Advisory Committee 
on Homeless Veterans will be held September 13-15, 2017. The meeting 
sessions will take place at the Harbor Homes, Inc. at 77 Northeastern 
Blvd., Nashua, NH 03062. Sessions are open to the public, except when 
the Committee is conducting tours of VA facilities, participating in 
off-site events, and participating in workgroup sessions. Tours of VA 
facilities are closed, to protect Veterans' privacy and personal 
information.
    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 VA in 
assisting Veterans at-risk and experiencing homelessness. The Committee 
shall assemble and review information related to the needs of homeless 
Veterans and provide advice on the most appropriate means of providing 
assistance to that subset of the Veteran population. The Committee will 
make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such activities.
    On Wednesday, September 13, the Committee will convene an open 
session at the Harbor Homes, Inc., 77 Northeastern Blvd., Nashua, NH 
03062, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The agenda will include briefings 
from officials at VA and other agencies regarding services for homeless 
Veterans. From

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1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Committee will convene closed sessions, as 
it tours a Grant and Per Diem project at the Harbor Care Health and 
Wellness Center, 45 High Street, Nashua, NH 03062. These sessions are 
closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C Sec. 552b(c)(6). Tours of VA 
facilities are closed, to protect Veterans' privacy and personal 
information.
    The meeting sessions on Thursday, September 14 and Friday, 
September 15 are open to the public. On both days, the meeting will 
begin at 8:00 a.m. On September 14, the meeting will end at 5:00 p.m.; 
and on September 15, the meeting will adjourn at 12:00 p.m. The agenda 
include briefings from officials at VA and other agencies. The 
Committee will also receive a briefing on the annual report that was 
developed after the last meeting of the Advisory Committee on Homeless 
Veterans and will then discuss topics for its upcoming annual report 
and recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. Interested parties should provide 
written comments on issues affecting homeless Veterans for review by 
the Committee to Mr. Anthony Love, Designated Federal Officer, VHA 
Homeless Programs Office (10NC1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 90 K. 
Street NE., Washington, DC, or via email at [email protected].
    Members of the public who wish to attend should contact Charles 
Selby and/or Alexandra Logsdon of the Veterans Health Administration, 
Homeless Programs Office no later than August 30, 2017, at 
[email protected] (202) 632-8593 or [email protected] (202) 
632-7146 to provide their name, professional affiliation, address, and 
phone number. There will also be a call-in number at 1-800-767-1750; 
Access Code: 53308#. Attendees who require reasonable accommodation 
should state so in their requests.

    Date: August 17, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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