[Federal Register: May 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 91)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Pub. L. 
92-463 that a meeting of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on 
Rehabilitation (VACOR), authorized by Pub. L. 96-466, section 1521, 
will be held on May 18 through

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20, 1999. The meeting will be held at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Central Office, Room 430, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420. On May 18 and 19, the meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. and 
adjourn at 4:00 p.m. On May 20, the meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. 
and adjourn at 12:00 noon. The purpose of the meeting is to review the 
new case management system (WINRS) which has been introduced into 
Vocational Rehabilitation field office operations. In addition, the 
Committee will learn about the ``One Step Career Center'' concept 
currently in development at the National Center on Education and the 
Economy.
    On May 18, the meeting will begin with opening remarks and an 
overview by Mr. Ronald W. Drach, Chairman. A presentation will follow 
which will examine the computer-based Vocational Rehabilitation Case 
Management System (WINRS), both at the field and Central Office 
reporting levels. The afternoon session will consist of a review of 
veteran rehabilitation issues.
    On May 19, Mr. Jeffrey Green, VA Deputy Ethics Attorney, will brief 
the VACOR membership on the annual ethics requirements associated with 
membership and financial disclosure forms. Also, Mr. John Dorrer and 
Mr. Neil Ridley, of the National Center on Education and the Economy, 
along with Mr. James Hartman, of the Vets Employment Training 
Administration, will present information on the ``One-Stop Career 
Center'' concept being developed by the Department of Labor. The 
afternoon session will feature Ms. Violet Parker, Director, Foreign 
Countries Operations, Veterans Affairs--Canada. She will report on the 
status of rehabilitation services provided to American military 
veterans residing in Canada. Finally, Mr. Julius M. Williams, Jr., 
Director of the VA's Vocational Rehabilitation Service, will present an 
update on the vocational rehabilitation program, as well as future 
program goals and casework projects.
    On May 20, the meeting will consist of a review of past unfinished 
business, recommendations for program changes, and a discussion of 
future meeting sites and potential agenda topics.
    All meetings will be open to the general public. Oral statements 
will be heard at the May 20 morning meeting. If additional information 
is needed, please contact Frank J. Donlan, Counseling Psychologist, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, at (202) 273-7436.

    Dated: May 5, 1999.

    By Direction of the Secretary:
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-11923 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
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