[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37308-37309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17907]


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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 August 10-11, 2009, in the 
Carlton Ballroom 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 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 August 10 and the morning of August 11, the Committee will 
receive briefings about studies on compensation for Veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and other Veteran benefits programs. On 
the afternoon of August 11, the Committee will break into subcommittees 
to prepare recommendations. Time will also be allocated during the 
afternoon of August 11 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

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or seeking additional information should contact Ms. Farber at (202) 
461-9728 or [email protected].

    Dated: July 22, 2009.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-17907 Filed 7-27-09; 8:45 am]
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