98-10545. Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation, Notice of Meeting  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 19787]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-10545]
    
    
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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 (Committee), 
    authorized by 38 U.S.C., Section 3121, will be held on May 12th, 13th, 
    14th, 1998. The Committee will meet from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on 
    May 12th and 13th and from 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon on May 14th. The 
    purpose of the meeting will be to visit Chicago area public and private 
    rehabilitation facilities, review the administration of these programs 
    as they relate to the veteran population and to provide recommendations 
    to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Committee will convene at the 
    Tremont Hotel, 100 East Chestnut, Chicago, Illinois. Because the 
    Committee's agenda includes touring several facilities, they will be 
    meeting at several locations as listed below.
        On the morning of May 12th, the Committee will tour the 
    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, located at 345 East Superior 
    Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611. In the afternoon, the Committee will 
    meet at the Great Lakes Naval Center, Great Lakes, Illinois 60088-5252, 
    where they will receive a presentation on the Transitional Assistance 
    Program and Disabled Transitional Assistance Program. On May 13th, the 
    Committee will tour the Hines VA Medical Center's Blind Unit, 
    Rehabilitation Engineering Unit, Spinal Cord Injury Unit and 
    Information Fair, located at Roosevelt Road and 5th Avenue, Hines, IL 
    60141. On May 14th, the Committee will meet at the VA Regional Office, 
    536 S. Clark Street, Director's Conference Room #508 Chicago, IL 60605. 
    They will discuss the facilities toured and review the minutes from the 
    January meeting. The Committee will also discuss any unfinished 
    business and potential topics for their future meeting.
        The meeting will be open to the public. Interested persons may 
    attend, appear before, or file statements with the Committee. 
    Statements, if in written form, may be filed before the meeting. For 
    those wishing to attend, please contact Frank Donlan at Department of 
    Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Service 
    (28), 1800 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, phone (202) 273-7436.
    
        Dated April 14, 1998.
    
        By Direction of the Acting Secretary.
    Heyward Bannister,
    Committee Management Officer.
    [FR Doc. 98-10545 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/21/1998
Department:
Veterans Affairs Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-10545
Pages:
19787-19787 (1 pages)
PDF File:
98-10545.pdf