[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25536-25537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11923]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Pub. L.
92-463 that a meeting of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on
Rehabilitation (VACOR), authorized by Pub. L. 96-466, section 1521,
will be held on May 18 through
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20, 1999. The meeting will be held at the Department of Veterans
Affairs Central Office, Room 430, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420. On May 18 and 19, the meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. and
adjourn at 4:00 p.m. On May 20, the meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m.
and adjourn at 12:00 noon. The purpose of the meeting is to review the
new case management system (WINRS) which has been introduced into
Vocational Rehabilitation field office operations. In addition, the
Committee will learn about the ``One Step Career Center'' concept
currently in development at the National Center on Education and the
Economy.
On May 18, the meeting will begin with opening remarks and an
overview by Mr. Ronald W. Drach, Chairman. A presentation will follow
which will examine the computer-based Vocational Rehabilitation Case
Management System (WINRS), both at the field and Central Office
reporting levels. The afternoon session will consist of a review of
veteran rehabilitation issues.
On May 19, Mr. Jeffrey Green, VA Deputy Ethics Attorney, will brief
the VACOR membership on the annual ethics requirements associated with
membership and financial disclosure forms. Also, Mr. John Dorrer and
Mr. Neil Ridley, of the National Center on Education and the Economy,
along with Mr. James Hartman, of the Vets Employment Training
Administration, will present information on the ``One-Stop Career
Center'' concept being developed by the Department of Labor. The
afternoon session will feature Ms. Violet Parker, Director, Foreign
Countries Operations, Veterans Affairs--Canada. She will report on the
status of rehabilitation services provided to American military
veterans residing in Canada. Finally, Mr. Julius M. Williams, Jr.,
Director of the VA's Vocational Rehabilitation Service, will present an
update on the vocational rehabilitation program, as well as future
program goals and casework projects.
On May 20, the meeting will consist of a review of past unfinished
business, recommendations for program changes, and a discussion of
future meeting sites and potential agenda topics.
All meetings will be open to the general public. Oral statements
will be heard at the May 20 morning meeting. If additional information
is needed, please contact Frank J. Donlan, Counseling Psychologist,
Department of Veterans Affairs, at (202) 273-7436.
Dated: May 5, 1999.
By Direction of the Secretary:
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-11923 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
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