[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 102 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33887-33888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13167]


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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, and Public Law 92-463, (Committee) will be held from 
Monday, June 5, 2000 to Wednesday, June 7, 2000, in Washington, DC. The 
purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
on the administration of VA benefits and services to 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 to room 830, VA Central Office Building, 
810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
each day. On June 5, the Committee will focus on such health care 
issues as minority health--a global assessment, medical research, Board 
of Veterans Appeals (BVA) operations, and Minority and Veterans 
Business contacting. On Tuesday, June 6, the Committee will concentrate 
its effort on a report of a Veterans Identity Study, Hepatitis C 
infections, the cardiac care program evaluation, the Veterans' Benefits 
Administration's Road Map to Excellence and National Cemetery 
operations. The Committee will work in Subcommittees in the afternoon 
session. On Wednesday, June 7, the Committee will examine several 
diversity training programs and will begin drafting its annual report 
for Fiscal Year 2000.
    These sessions will be open to the public. In order to notify the 
VA Security Office of the number of visitors to expect, those wishing 
to attend the meeting should contact Mr. Anthony T.

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Hawkins, Department of Veterans Affairs, at (202) 273-6708, before June 
1, 2000. No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations 
from the public. However, 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 
(00M), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20420.

    Dated: May 16, 2000.

By Direction of the Secretary.
Marvin R. Eason,
Committee Management Officer.
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