60938 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 219 / Thursday, November 13, 1997 / Notices

Estimated Number of Respondents:

349,673. a. Prosthetic Patient

Satisfaction Survey—31,145.

b. Customer Feedback Surveys:

Nationwide Inpatient Survey—33,810;

Mental Health Insert—33,810;

Nationwide Outpatient Survey—27,500;

Health Update Insert—27,500; Persian

Gulf Patient Inpatient Survey—25,000;

Persian Gulf Patient Outpatient

Survey—25,000; Spinal Cord Injury

Inpatient Survey—5,000; Spinal Cord

Injury Outpatient Survey—5,000; Home

Based Primary Care Survey—2,507;

Nursing Home Care Survey—4,000;

Women Veterans Patient Survey—5,000;

Ambulatory Care Team Survey—90,000.

c. Dietetic Service Survey—34,400.

Dated: October 17, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA), in accordance with Public Law

103–446, gives notice that a meeting of

the Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans will be held from Monday,

December 8, 1997, through Wednesday,

December 10, 1997, in Washington, DC.

The purpose of the Advisory Committee

on Minority Veterans is to advise the

Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the

administration of VA benefits and

services for minority veterans, to assess

the needs of minority veterans and to

evaluate whether VA compensation,

medical and rehabilitation services,

outreach, and other programs are

meeting those needs. The Committee

will make recommendations to the

Secretary regarding such activities.

The meeting will convene in room

230, VA Central Office (VACO)

Building, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC, from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00

P.M. On Monday, December 8, the

Committee will receive an orientation

on its duties and responsibilities. On

Tuesday, December 9, the Committee

will review the implementation plan for

the 63 recommendations contained in

its third Annual Report. The Committee

will also finalize plans for each

subcommittee and set the agenda for the

coming year. On Wednesday, December

10, the Subcommittees will examine

issues germane to their assigned areas of

responsibility. These sessions will be

open to the public, up to the seating

capacity of the meeting room. Because

seating is limited, it will be necessary

for those wishing to attend to contact

Mrs.Crystal Lawrence-Greenwell,

Department of Veterans Affairs (phone

(202) 273–6708) prior to December 5,

1997. No time will be allocated for the

purpose of receiving oral presentations

from the public. However, the

Committee will accept appropriate

written comments from interested

parties on issues affecting minority

veterans. Such comments should be

referred to the Committee at the

following address: Advisory Committee

on Minority Veterans, Center for

Minority Veterans (00M), U.S.

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420.

Dated: November 5, 1997.

By Direction of the Acting Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer

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