[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 23526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10857]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Task Force; Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the VA 
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Task Force will take 
place on Thursday, May 8, 2003, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The meeting 
will be held at the Veterans Benefits Administration, 1800 G Street, 
NW., Conference Room 534, Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the 
public.
    The purpose of the Task Force is to conduct an independent review 
of the VR&E Program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). 
The Task Force will provide recommendations to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs on improving the Department's ability to provide 
comprehensive services and assistance to veterans with service-
connected disabilities and employment handicaps in becoming employable, 
and obtaining and maintaining suitable employment. The Task Force will 
also assess independent living services provided by VBA.
    This will be the Task Force's initial meeting. Organizational 
business, to include briefings on ethics requirements and other 
administrative matters, will be conducted. The meeting's agenda will 
also include briefings and discussions on the manner in which 
vocational rehabilitation, independent living, and employment services 
are provided at VA.
    No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the 
public. Interested parties who wish to attend the meeting should have 
adequate identification for entry into the building and will be subject 
to a security screening process. Members of the public may submit 
written comments for review by the Committee to: Mr. John O'Hara, 
Executive Director, VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Task 
Force, VA Office of Policy, Planning, and Preparedness (008B), 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. Mr. O'Hara can be reached at 
(202) 273-5130, fax number (202) 273-5991 and e-mail address 
john.o'[email protected].

    Dated: April 25, 2003.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-10857 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]
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