[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 59246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25840]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Vocational Rehabilitation & 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 & Employment (VR&E) Task Force will be held 
on Wednesday, October 22, 2003, in Room 530 at the VA Central Office, 
810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. The meeting will be 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.
    The October 22, 2003, meeting will convene at 8 a.m. and adjourn 
after the Task Force has completed discussion on potential 
recommendations designed to improve VA's ability to deliver employment 
and vocational rehabilitation services. That discussion is expected to 
focus on issues that fall generally within the Task Force's areas of 
emphasis--internal management, systems integration, employment, and 
independent living services.
    No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the 
public. Members of the public may submit written comments for review by 
the Committee to: Mr. John O'Hara, Designated Federal Officer, 
Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Task Force, c/o Office of 
Policy, Planning, and Preparedness (008B), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. Mr. O'Hara's 
email is john.o'[email protected] and his fax number is (202) 273-5991.

    Dated: October 3, 2003.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Phil Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-25840 Filed 10-10ndash;03; 8:45 am]
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