[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1312]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 that a meeting of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on
Rehabilitation (VACOR), authorized by Public Law 96-466, section 1521,
will be held on February 2nd through 4th, 1999. The meeting will be
held at the Washington Office of the American Legion, 1608 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006. On February 2nd and 3rd, the meeting will convene
at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. On February 4th, the meeting will
convene at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 12:00 noon. The purpose of the
meeting is to review the quality of the services which the Department
of Veterans Affairs provides to disabled veterans who participate in VA
sponsored programs of rehabilitation. In addition, the Committee will
conduct an internal business meeting focusing on past activities and
future initiatives.
On February 2nd, the meeting will begin with opening remarks and an
overview by Mr. Ronald W. Drach, Committee Chairman. Mindy Aisen, M.D.,
Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, will present
a progress report on selected rehabilitation research projects, as well
as comment on the overall state of rehabilitation research within the
Department. Alfonso Batres, Ph.D., Chief Officer, Readjustment
Counseling Service, will address the Committee on the history of VA
community-based vet centers and their role in the process of veterans'
post-war rehabilitation. The afternoon portion will consist of a
rehabilitation over-view by Mr. Frederick Downs, Chief Consultant,
Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service. The meeting will conclude with
two Committee task-force reviews on the nature of outside service
contracting by the Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Service and
the operative goals which guide the behaviors of that program.
On February 3rd, Mr. Dennis Duffy, Assistant Secretary for Policy
and Planning, will provide a presentation on veteran rehabilitation in
a ``One-VA'' Environment. Later, Mr. Hershel W. Gober, Deputy
Secretary, will give a historical overview of VA's veterans
rehabilitation programs. The afternoon session will be devoted in its
entirety to a panel discussion conducted by spokespersons from veterans
service organizations on the quality of constituent experiences with
the Vocational Rehabilitation Program and recommendations for program
change.
The February 4th meeting will encompass a review of past unfinished
business, recommendations for program changes, and a discussion of
future meeting sites and future agenda topics.
All meetings will be open to the general public and statements may
be submitted by the general public at the February 4th morning meeting.
If additional information is needed, please contact Frank J. Donlan,
Counseling Psychologist, Department of Veterans Affairs, at (202) 273-
7436.
Dated: January 12, 1999.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-1312 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-M
