[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 23 (Monday, February 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 5317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-491]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Veterans' 
Disability Benefits Commission has scheduled a meeting for February 21-
22, 2007, at the Hotel Washington, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day. The 
February 21 session will end at 5:15 p.m. and the February 22 session 
will end at 4:30 p.m. The meeting is 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 agenda for the meeting will feature updates on the progress of 
the studies being conducted by the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and 
the Institute of Medicine (IOM), to include CNA's preliminary analysis 
of earnings. The Commission will receive presentations on the draft 
site visit summary report and several draft Issue Papers in various 
stages of development. The Commission will also receive comments from 
interested parties on two topics related to specific Research Questions 
approved by the Commission on October 14, 2005. The two topics will be: 
Survivors' Concurrent Receipt (Research Question 21 addressing the SBP/
DIC Offset); and Time Limit to File (Research Question 18).
    Interested persons may attend and present oral statements to the 
Commission on February 22. Oral presentations will be limited to five 
minutes or less, depending on the number of participants. Interested 
parties may also provide written comments for review by the Commission 
prior to the meeting or at any time, 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 30, 2007.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-491 Filed 2-2-07; 8:45 am]
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