[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68361-68362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34123]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice that a meeting of
the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation, authorized by 38
U.S.C., section 3121, will be held on January 13, 14 and 15, 1998, in
Washington, DC. The committee will meet from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on
January 13 and 14, in the First Floor Meeting Room of the Disabled
American Veterans Washington Headquarters, 807 Maine Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20024, and from 9 a.m. until 12 noon on January 15,
1998, in room 530 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office,
810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. The purpose of the
meeting will be to review the administration of veterans'
rehabilitation programs and to provide recommendations to the
Secretary.
On January 13, the meeting will include discussions about the
Vocational Rehabilitation Design Team Report, the Transmission
Commission's activities as they relate to vocational rehabilitation.
They will also receive updates from the Veterans Health Administration
and Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Service. They will also
discuss the memorandum of understanding between the Department of Labor
and VA's Vocational Rehabilitation. On January 14, discussions will
include REVERSE data base of vocational rehabilitation job ready
candidates, beneficiary travel for
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prosthetics service, priority for Chapter 31 clients to receive medical
care, and the pilot program of rehabilitation outcome measurements. On
January 15, the Committee will discuss recreation therapy, the new
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor position, and future meetings and
agenda items.
The meeting will be open to the public. For those wishing to
attend, please contact Dianna Murphy at (202) 273-7419. Interested
persons may attend, appear before, or file statements with the
Committee. Statements, if in written form, may be filed before the
meeting. Oral statements will be heard at 9 a.m. on January 15, 1998.
Dated: December 19, 1997.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-34123 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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