65904 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 213 / Thursday, November 2, 2000 / Notices

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316.

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0074’’ in any correspondence.

Dated: September 22, 2000.

By direction of the Acting Secretary:

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Former

Prisoners of War, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 that a meeting of the Advisory

Committee on Former Prisoners of War

will be held on December 4–6, 2000, at

the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center,

4646 John R, Room B–5327, Detroit,

Michigan 48201. Each day the meeting

will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at

4:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the

public.

The purpose of the committee is to

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

on the administration of benefits under

Title 38, United States Code, for

veterans who are former prisoners of

war, and to make recommendations on

the needs of such veterans for

compensation, health care and

rehabilitation.

The agenda for December 4 will begin

with an introduction of committee

members and dignitaries, a review of

Committee reports, an update of

activities since the last meeting, and a

period for POW veterans and/or the

public to address the committee. The

Committee will also review the

Secretary’s response to the April and

October 2000 report of meeting, and

receive presentations on the Veterans

Benefits Administration and Veterans

Health Administration activities, as well

as on the Robert E. Mitchell Center for

POW Studies. The agenda on December

5 will include presentations by

representatives of POW and other

veterans service organizations, a report

of the Expert Panel on Stroke,

discussion of recommended

presumptive diseases for former POWs

and a review of POW lists by VA and

the Department of Defense. The

committee will also take up

consideration of priority for POWs in

Long-Term Health Care programs and

other issues. On December 6, the

Committee’s Medical and

Administrative subcommittees will

break out to discuss their activities and

report back to the Committee.

Additionally, the Committee will

review and analyze the comments

discussed throughout the meeting for

the purpose of assisting and compiling

a final report to be sent to the Secretary.

Members of the public may direct

questions or submit prepared statements

for review by the Committee in advance

of the meeting, in writing only, to Mr.

Robert J. Epley, Director, Compensation

and Pension Service (216), Department

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420.

Submitted materials must be received

by November 22, 2000. A report of the

meeting and roster of Committee

members may be obtained from Mr.

Epley.

Dated: October 24, 2000.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Marvin R. Eason,

Committee Management Officer.

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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,

November 13 to Wednesday, November

15, 2000, at the VA Medical and

Regional Office Center (VAMROC)

located at 1601 Kirkwood Highway,

Wilmington, DE 19805. The meeting

will convene in the Director’s

conference room.

The purpose of the Committee 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.

On Monday, the Committee will focus

on the Veterans Small Business and

Entrepreneurial Act of 1999. The

Associate Administrator for Veterans

Affairs of the Small Business

Administration (SBA) will brief the

Committee on Veterans programs

administered by SBA. Two other

witnesses will brief the Committee on

progress toward implementation of the

Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small

Business Development Act. The

Committee will also be briefed on the

status of its Sixth Annual Report and

receive testimony from the Delaware

State Director of Veterans Affairs and

representatives of Community Based

Organizations (CBO).

On Tuesday, the Committee will

concentrate on VA programs and

facilities located in the Pennsylvania/

Delaware Valley. The Wilmington

VAMROC Director will brief the

Committee on issues impacting minority

veterans who reside in the Wilmington

area. The Committee will also tour the

Philadelphia VA Regional Office and

Insurance Center. In addition, the

Committee will examine VA plans for

sensitivity training and VA staffing to

achieve a more diverse workforce.

On Wednesday, the Committee will

examine opportunities for partnership

between VA and the Health Care

Finance Administration (HCFA) in an

effort to determine how minority

veterans can take advantage of medical

care options available through Medicare

and Medicaid. The Committee will also

receive a presentation concerning VA

research on ‘‘Race Related Experience

Scale for Asian American Veterans with

PTSD.’’

These sessions will be open to the

public. Those wishing to attend the

meeting should contact Mr. Anthony T.

Hawkins, Department of Veterans

Affairs at (202) 273–6708. No time will

be allocated for 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: October 26, 2000.

By Direction of the Acting Secretary.

Marvin R. Eason,

Committee Management Officer.

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