[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 22075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10954]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 that a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners 
of War will be held on April 30 through May 2, 2001, at the Washington, 
DC, Headquarters of The American Legion, Room 700, 1608 K Street NW, 
Washington DC. Each day the meeting will convene at 9 a.m. and end at 
4:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on the administration of benefits under Title 38, United States 
Code, for veterans who are former prisoners of war, and to make 
recommendations on the needs of such veterans for compensation, health 
care and rehabilitation.
    The agenda for April 30th will begin with an introduction of 
committee members and dignitaries, a review of Committee reports, an 
update of activities since the last meeting, and a period for POW 
veterans and/or the public to address the committee. The Committee will 
also reveiw the Secretary's response to the April and October, 2000, 
report of meeting, and receive presentations on Veterans Benefits 
Administration and Veterans Health Administration activities, as well 
as on the One VA POW Learning Seminars. The agenda on May 1 will 
include an update on VA long term health care, a report from the Center 
on POW Studies, an update by the National Institute of Health on the 
follow-up report on morbidity and mortality among POWs and a report on 
the development of the Data Merge project as a follow-up to the 
findings of the Expert Panel on Stroke. The committee will also take up 
consideration of priority for POWs in long-term Health Care programs 
and other issues. On May 2, the Committee's Medical and Administrative 
working committees will break out to discuss their activities and 
report back to the Committee.
    Additionally, the Committee will review and analyze the comments 
discussed throughout the meeting for the purpose of assisting and 
compiling a final report to be sent to the Secretary.
    Members of the public may direct questions or submit prepared 
statements for review by the Committee in advance of the meeting, in 
writing only, to Mr. John F. McCourt, Acting Director, Compensation and 
Pension Service (21), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. Submitted materials must be received 
by April 20, 2001. A report of the meeting and roster of Committee 
members may be obtained from Mr. McCourt.

    Dated: April 10, 2001.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Ventris C. Gibson,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-10954 Filed 5-1-01; 8:45 am]
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