2016-04165. Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 38 U.S.C. App. 2 that a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans will be held April 6, 2016 through April 8, 2016. On April 6 and April 7, the Committee will meet at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Room 930, Washington, DC, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. On April 8, the Committee will meet at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Room 930, Washington, DC, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 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 VA in assisting homeless Veterans. 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.

The agenda will include briefings from officials at VA and other agencies regarding services for homeless Veterans. 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 Ms. Lisa Pape, Designated Federal Officer, VHA Homeless Programs Office (10NC1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 90 K Street, Northeast, Washington, DC, or email to [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Members of the public who wish to attend should contact both Charles Selby and Timothy Underwood of the VHA Homeless Program Office by March 18, 2016, at [e-mail] and [e-mail], while providing their name, professional affiliation, address, and phone number. Because the meeting is being held in a government building, a valid government issued ID must be presented at the Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance process. Therefore, you should allow an additional 15 minutes before the meeting begins. Attendees who require reasonable accommodation should state so in their requests.

Dated: February 23, 2016.

Jelessa Burney,

Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.