[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 6133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1039]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission


Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Pub. L. 
92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Veterans' Disability 
Benefits Commission has scheduled a town hall meeting for February 15, 
2006, at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 First Street South, 
St. Petersburg, Florida. The town hall meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and 
end at 9 p.m. A one half day business session of the Commission has 
been scheduled for February 16, 2006 at the same location. The half day 
meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m. Both meetings are 
open to the public.
    The purpose of the Commission is to carry out a study of the 
benefits under the laws of the United States that are provided to 
compensate and assist veterans and their survivors for disabilities and 
deaths attributable to military service.
    The Commission's visit to St. Petersburg will be the first of eight 
fact-finding, data-gathering site visits throughout the United States. 
The St. Petersburg/Tampa area was selected based upon criteria that 
included the concentration of veterans, active-duty service members and 
National Guard and Reserves, and the co-location of Veterans Benefits 
Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and Department of 
Defense (DoD) facilities, with particular interest in transition 
activities. The goal of this visit is to allow the commissioners the 
opportunity to tour local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DoD 
facilities; examine the processes in place, which assist veterans in 
their efforts to obtain their benefits; and to present veterans, 
survivors and the general public with an opportunity to learn about the 
work of the Commission and to offer comments in a face-to-face forum.
    The agenda for the half day meeting will include updates of the 
research work plans and work in progress by the Center for Naval 
Analyses (CNA) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM), an overview of the 
Tampa VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, and an opportunity for 
public comments.
    Interested persons may attend either or both meetings and present 
oral statements to the Commission. Oral presentations will be limited 
to five minutes or less, depending on the number of participants. 
Interested parties may provide written comments for review by the 
Commission prior to the meeting, by e-mail to 
[email protected] or by mail to Mr. Ray Wilburn, 
Executive Director, Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission, 1101 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20004.

    Dated: January 26, 2006.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-1039 Filed 2-3-06; 8:45 am]
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