[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 55548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8104]


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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 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee 
on Former Prisoners of War (FPOW) has scheduled a meeting for October 
16-18, 2006, in room 2452, at the Jesse Brown Medical Center, 820 S. 
Damen Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m. each day. 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.
    On October 16, the meeting will include an introduction of 
Committee members, remarks from dignitaries, a review of Committee 
reports, an update of Committee activities, and time for FPOW veterans 
and/or the public to address the Committee. On October 17, the 
Committee will receive reports from the Veterans Health Administration 
and the Veterans Benefits Administration. The Committee will also get 
an update from the Robert E. Mitchell Center for Prisoner of War 
Studies. On October 18, the Committee's medical and administrative work 
groups will meet to discuss their activities and report back to the 
Committee. Additionally, the Committee will review issues discussed 
throughout the meeting to compile a report to be sent to the Secretary.
    Members of the public may ask questions or submit written 
statements for review by the Committee in advance of the meeting to Ms. 
Linda Piquet, Compensation and Pension Service (21), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420.

    Dated: September 15, 2006.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-8104 Filed 9-21-06; 8:45 am]
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