[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 4379-4380] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-2102] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in accordance with Public Law 103-446, gives notice that a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans will be held Thursday, January 30, 1997, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans is to advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the administration of VA benefits and services for minority veterans and to assess the needs of minority veterans and evaluate whether VA compensation, medical and rehabilitation services, outreach, and other programs are meeting those needs. The Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such activities. The Committee meeting will be conducted via telephone conference call. Several members of the Committee will convene in Room 700, VA Central Office (VACO) Building, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Committee will review activities and accomplishments of subcommittees since the last meeting in November [[Page 4380]] 1996. The Committee will also finalize plans for subcommittee field work and set the agenda for the May 1997 field meeting to be held at a site to be determined in the Pacific Northwest region. This session will be open to the public. It will be necessary for those wishing to attend to contact Mr. Anthony Hawkins, Department of Veterans Affairs, phone (202) 273-6708, prior to January 28, 1997. No time will be allocated for the purpose of receiving oral presentations from the public, however, the Committee will accept appropriate written comments from interested parties on issues affecting minority veterans. Such comments should be referred to the Committee at the following address: Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Center for Minority Veterans (OOM), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. Dated: January 16, 1997. By Direction of the Secretary. Heyward Bannister, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 97-2102 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-M