[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 239 (Monday, December 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68826-68827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33083]


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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 from Monday, January 25 throgh 
Wednesday, January 27, 1999, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the 
Advisory Committee on Minoirty Veterans is to advise the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs on the administration of VA benefits and services for 
minority veterans, to assess the needs of minority veterans and to 
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 meeting will convene in room 230, VA Central Office (VACO) 
Building, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, from 8:00 A.M. to 
5:00 P.M. On Monday, Janaury 25, the Committee will focus on 
implementation of the recommendations contained in its two previous 
annual reports. The Committee will also review reports of the four 
subcommittees. On Tuesday, Janaury 26, the Committee will review the 
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of the Roadmap to Excellence strategy of the Under Secretary for 
Benefits. The Committee will also finalize budgets for each 
subcommittee and schedule field visits for the coming year. On 
Wednesday, Janaury 27, the Committee will focus on VA's Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) to assess effectiveness 
of VA's contracting initiatives to increase the number of contracts to 
minority and other disadvantaged veterans. These sessions will be open 
to the public. Those who wish to attend should contact Mr. Anthony T. 
Hawkins, Department of Veterans Affairs, at (202) 273-6708, prior to 
January 20, 1999. The Committee will accept 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: December 4, 1998.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-33083 Filed 12-11-98; 8:45 am]
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