[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3408]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation; 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 Disability Compensation will meet on March 9-10, 2009, in the 
Carlton Room, at the St. Regis Washington DC, 923 16th and K Streets, 
NW., from 8 a.m. to 5 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 maintenance and periodic readjustment of the VA Schedule 
for Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to assemble and review 
relevant information relating to the nature and character of 
disabilities arising from service in the Armed Forces, provide an 
ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of the rating schedule and give 
advice on the most appropriate means of responding to the needs of 
veterans relating to disability compensation.
    The Committee will receive briefings about studies on compensation 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and other veteran 
benefits programs. On the morning of March 10, the Committee will break 
into subcommittees to work on recommendations. In the afternoon, time 
will be allocated for receiving public comments. Public comments will 
be limited to three minutes each. A sign-in sheet will be available.
    Members of the public may submit written statements to the 
Committee before the meeting, or within 10 days after the meeting, by 
sending them to Ms. Ersie Farber, Designated Federal Officer, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration 
(211A), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. Any member of 
the public wishing to attend the meeting should contact Ms. Farber at 
(202) 461-9728.

    Dated: February 12, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-3408 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
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