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D.C. The meeting on September 22 will

be held in Room 530 and the meeting on

September 23 will be held in Room 730.

The September 22 session will convene

at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 4 p.m. and

the September 23 session will convene

at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 12:00 noon.

The meeting’s agenda will include:

officially welcoming three new

members to the Advisory Committee,

briefings by the National Program

Directors of the Special-Disabilities

Programs regarding the status of their

activities over the last six months and

a status report on implementation of the

Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Reform

Act of 1996 as it pertains to the

legislative requirement to maintain

capacity to meet specialized needs of

disabled veterans. The Advisory

Committee will also receive the

opportunity to meet the new VA Chief

Research and Development Officer. The

meeting on September 23 will consist of

a continuation of briefings by the

National Program Directors of the

Special-Disabilities Programs.

The purpose of the Advisory

Committee on Prosthetics and SpecialDisabilities Programs is to advise the

Department on its prosthetic programs

designed to provide state-of-the-art

prosthetics and the associated

rehabilitation research, development,

and evaluation of such technology. The

Advisory Committee also advises the

Department on special disability

programs which are defined as any

program administered by the Secretary

to serve veterans with spinal cord

injury, blindness or vision impairment,

loss of or loss of use of extremities,

deafness or hearing impairment, or

other serious incapacities in terms of

daily life functions.

The meeting is open to the public to

the capacity of the room. For those

wishing to attend, contact Kathy

Pessagno, Veterans Health

Administration (113), phone (202) 273–

8512, Department of Veterans Affairs,

810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20420, prior to

September 18, 1997.

Dated: September 8, 1997.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Voluntary Service National Advisory

Committee, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice under Pub. L. 92–463 that

the annual meeting of the Department of

Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service

National Advisory Committee will be

held at the Albuquerque Hilton, 1901

University Blvd., NE, Albuquerque,

New Mexico. October 22 through 25,

1997. The meeting begins with

participant registration from 8:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 21 through

Thursday, October 23, in the Garden

Room of the Albuquerque Hilton. The

meeting is open to the public.

The committee, comprised of sixty

one national voluntary organizations,

advises the Under Secretary for Health

and other members of the Department of

Veterans Affairs Central Office staff on

how to coordinate and promote

volunteer activities within VA facilities.

The primary purposes of this meeting

are: to provide for committee review of

volunteer policies and procedures; to

accommodate full and open

communications between the

organizations, representatives and the

Voluntary Service Office and field staff;

to provide educational opportunities

geared towards improving volunteer

programs with special emphasis on

methods to recruit, retain, motivate and

recognize volunteers; and to approve

committee recommendations.

On Tuesday, October 21, 1997, VAVS

Field Staff will meet from 3:00 p.m.

until 5:00 p.m. On Wednesday, October

22, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. a free

health screening is provided for all

participants. At 8:00 a.m. until 11:30

a.m. there will be a meeting of the

National Executive Committee. At 9:00

a.m. until 10:00 a.m. there will be a nonparticipant orientation and from 1:30

p.m until 2:30 p.m., a new member

orientation will be provided. In the

afternoon from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

there will be an open forum for all

participants. Opening ceremonies begin

at 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. On

Thursday, October 23, 1997, there will

be a Business Session from 8:00 a.m.

until 11:00 a.m. In the afternoon from

1:30 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. participants

will choose from four educational

workshops. These workshops will be

repeated from 3:30 p.m. until 4:45 p.m.

On Friday, October 24, the four

workshops will be repeated from 10:00

a.m. until 11:15 a.m. and again from

2:30 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. At 12:00 p.m.

until 2:00 p.m. participants will attend

the James H. Parke luncheon.

On the morning of Saturday, October

25, there will be a Plenary Session from

8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. followed by

a Business Session from 10:15 a.m. until

12:15 p.m. The closing business session

will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00

p.m.

For further information, contact the

Director, Voluntary Service Office (162),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC,

20420, (202) 273–8952.

Dated: September 8, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary-Designate.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Women

Veterans, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice under Pub. L. 92–463 that

a meeting of the Advisory Committee on

Women Veterans will be held on

September 30–October 2, 1997, at the

Department of Veterans Affairs;

Washington, DC. The purpose of the

Committee is to advise the Secretary of

Veterans Affairs regarding the needs of

women veterans with respect to health

care, rehabilitation, compensation,

outreach and other programs, and

activities administered by the

Department of Veterans Affairs designed

to meet such needs. The Committee will

make recommendations to the Secretary

regarding such activities.

The sessions will convene on

September 30, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;

October 1, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and

conclude October 2, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00

p.m. The Committee will meet in

conference room 630, VA Central Office

Building, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC. All sessions will be

open to the public. It will be necessary

for those wishing to attend to contact

Ms. Maryanne Carson, Department of

Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC

(phone 202–273–6193) prior to

September 20, 1997. A tentative agenda

follows:

Tuesday, September 30, 1997

9:00 am—Review of Minutes, May

meeting—Chair

9:30 am—Old Business: Chair

10:00 am—Briefing: Proceedings

Summit on Women Veterans—

Furey

10:30 am—Break

11:00 am—Briefing: Center for Women

Veterans—Furey

12:15 pm—Lunch

1:30 pm—Briefing: Veterans Health

Administration Initiatives—Zeiler

2:30 pm—Break

3:00 pm—Briefing: Veterans Benefits

Administration Initiatives—Petty

4:00 pm—Executive Session—Chair
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Wednesday, October 1, 1997

9:00 am–5:00 pm

Subcommittee Meetings: Summary of

Year Activities

Development of Plan for ’98 report

Thursday, October 2, 1997

9:00 am—Subcommittee Reports:

Subcommittee Chairs

11:00 am

Presentation of Certificates: Rotating

members

Introduction of Chairperson 1998–

2000

Dated: September 8, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary-Designate.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–24309 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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