[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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 March 22-23, 
2007 in the Hamilton Ballroom of the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th 
and K Streets, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. 
each day. The March 22 session will end at 5:15 p.m. and the March 23 
session will end at 5 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). The Commission will receive 
presentations on the application of VA's disability rating schedule and 
several draft Issue Papers in various stages of development. There will 
also be a discussion of the format and outline to be used for the 
Commission's final report. The Commission will also receive comments 
from interested parties on Research Question 19, ``Pending Claim Ends 
with Death.''
    Interested persons may attend and present oral statements to the 
Commission on March 23. 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: March 1, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-1058 Filed 3-6-07; 8:45 am]
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