[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 92 (Thursday, May 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 22808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11212]


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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 June 1-2, 2009, at the St. 
Regis Washington DC, 923 16th and K Streets, NW., from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. each day. The meeting will be held in the Carlton Room on June 1 
and in the Chandelier Room on June 2. 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.
    On June 1, the Committee will receive briefings about studies on 
compensation for Veterans with service-connected disabilities and other 
Veteran benefits programs. On the afternoon of June 1 and the morning 
of June 2, the Committee will break into subcommittees to prepare 
recommendations. In the afternoon of June 2, time will be allocated for 
receiving public comments. Public comments will be limited to three 
minutes each. Individuals wishing to make oral statements before the 
Committee will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Individuals who speak are invited to submit 1-2 page summaries of their 
comments at the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official 
meeting record.
    The public may submit written statements for the Committee's review 
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 or seeking additional information should contact Ms. Farber 
at (202) 461-9728 or [email protected].

    Dated: May 7, 2009.
    By Direction of the Secretary:
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-11212 Filed 5-13-09; 8:45 am]
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