[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 6789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3457]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation (VACOR); Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 that a meeting of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on 
Rehabilitation (VACOR), authorized by Public Law 96-466, Subsection 
1521, will be held on February 19 through 21, 2002. The meeting will be 
held at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006.
    The meeting schedule is as follows:

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                Date                   Room#              Time
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February 19........................        630  9 am to 4 pm.
February 20........................        530  9 am to 4 pm.
February 21........................        530  9 am to 12 pm.
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    The purpose of the meeting is to review the quality of the services 
that the VA provides to disabled veterans who participate in VA 
sponsored programs of rehabilitation. In addition, VACOR will focus on 
a review of past activities and the development of future initiatives.
    On February 19, the meeting will begin with opening remarks and an 
overview by Mr. Richard K. Pimentel, VACOR Committee Chairman, During 
the morning session, the Committee will receive a briefing on current 
initiatives, accomplishments, and challenges in the Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment Service and a report on research 
activities of the VA National Rehabilitation Special Events Management 
Group. The afternoon session will be devoted to reporting on the 
progress VA has made in compliance with Executive Order 13163 and a 
presentation will be given on the proposed Veterans Health 
Administration pilot ``An Individualized Approach to Spinal Cord 
Injury.''
    On the morning of February 20, the Committee will hear a 
presentation on Corporate WINRS, Vocational Rehabilitation's recently 
deployed national case management system. The afternoon session will 
include a briefing on the strategies VA is taking to address employment 
opportunities for disabled veterans in current times of shifts in the 
economy and fluctuating labor markets. In addition, the Committee will 
hear an overview of recent innovations in the Rehabilitation Research 
and Development Service.
    On February 21, the meeting will include a review of past 
unfinished business, recommendations for program changes, and a 
discussion of future meeting sites and future agenda topics.
    The meeting is open to the public. Members of the general public 
may join in discussions, subject to the instructions of the Chair. If 
additional information is needed, please contact Sharon L. Ford, 
Program Analyst, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits 
Administration (28), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, phone 
(202) 273-7430.

    By direction of the Secretary.

    Dated: February 7, 2002.
Nora E. Egan,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-3457 Filed 2-12-02; 8:45 am]
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