[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 23898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2108]


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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 May 9-11, 
2007, at the Doubletree Hotel Washington, 1515 Rhode Island Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC. On May 9-10, the sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. 
and end at 5 p.m. each day. On May 11, the session will begin at 8:30 
a.m. and end at 3 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). There will be additional discussions 
with CNA on topics of ongoing research and analyses, and the IOM Post 
Traumatic Stress Disorder Compensation Committee will provide an 
overview of its final report. The Commission will receive presentations 
on several draft Issue Papers in various stages of development and 
discuss the composition of sections of the Commission's final report.
    Interest persons may attend and present oral statements to the 
Commission on May 9. 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: April 24, 2007.

    By Direction of the Secretary:
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-2108 Filed 4-30-07; 8:45 am]
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