[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 65904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28081]


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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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