[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67107-67108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32180]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities 
Programs, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-

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 463 that a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and 
Special-Disabilities Programs will be held on January 8, 1997, at VA 
Headquarters, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will 
be held in Room 930 and commence at 2:30 p.m. and adjourn no later than 
4:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for VA to solicit input from 
the Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs 
concerning VA's implementation of section 1706 of 38, U.S.C., (Public 
Law 104-262, The Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act). 
Specifically, a draft decision paper regarding VA's definition of 
capacity and special disability programs will be discussed. Due to the 
fact that Committee members are located geographically across the 
country and that this meeting is anticipated to be held no longer than 
two hours, members of the Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and 
Special-Disabilities Programs will be contacted for this meeting via 
conference call.
    The meeting is open to the public. Due to the shortness of the 
meeting, public participation is restricted to written comments. 
Comments should be submitted 5 days before the meeting or 10 days after 
the meeting. For those wishing to attend, and/or requesting a copy of 
Public Law 102-262, section 1706 or additional information concerning 
the meeting, please contact Kathy Pessagno, Veterans Health 
Administration (113), phone (202) 273-8512, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, prior to 
January 7, 1997. All written comments received will be available for 
public inspection at the above address.

    Dated: December 12, 1996.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-32180 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am]
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