[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24573-24574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10484]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War; 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 Former Prisoners of War has scheduled a meeting on May 16-18, 2011, 
at the Marriott Residence Inn, Arlington Pentagon City, 550 Army Navy 
Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and 
adjourn at 4 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 administration of benefits under title 38, United States 
Code, for veterans who are former prisoners of war, and to make 
recommendations on the needs of such veterans for compensation, health 
care, and rehabilitation.
    On May 16, the Committee will hear from its Chairman and the 
Director, Compensation and Pension Service. They will receive briefings 
on the Robert E. Mitchell Center and Employee Education System. In the 
afternoon, the Committee will receive additional briefings on outreach 
to the Former Prisoner of War (FPOW) community and

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training for FPOW coordinators and doctors. On the morning of May 17, 
the Committee will receive an update on the Veterans Health Initiative 
and Compensation and Pension. In the afternoon, the Committee will hear 
recommendations and topics of discussion. On May 18, the Committee will 
discuss their 2011 recommendations and draft of their final Committee 
report.
    Public comments will be received at 2 p.m. on May 17. Individuals 
who speak are invited to submit a 1-2 page summaries of their comments 
for inclusion in the official meeting record. Members of the public may 
also submit written statements for the Committee's review to Mr. Jim 
Adams, Executive Assistant, Compensation and Pension Service, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420, or e-mail at [email protected]. Any member of the public seeking 
additional information should contact Mr. Adams at (202) 461-9659.

    Dated: April 26, 2011.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
William F. Russo,
Director of Regulations Management, Office of General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-10484 Filed 4-29-11; 8:45 am]
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