[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 54292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22206]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation; Notice of Meeting 
Amendment

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the meeting for the 
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation has been rescheduled on 
September 13-14, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch, 315 
Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO, and not as originally announced in the 
Federal Register on August 25, 2011, on September 12-13, 2011, at the 
Saint Regis Hotel, 923 16th Street, NW., Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 3 p.m.
    The session on September 13 will begin at 1:30 p.m. and end at 4 
p.m. The session on September 14 will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3 
p.m. This 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 on issues related to 
compensation for Veterans with service-connected disabilities and other 
VA benefits programs. Time will be allocated for receiving public 
comments in the afternoon. 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 Robert Watkins, Designated Federal Officer, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation Service, 
Regulation Staff (211D), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420 
or email at [email protected]. Any member of the public wishing to 
attend the meeting or seeking additional information should contact Mr. 
Watkins at (202) 461-9214.

    Dated: August 25, 2011.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-22206 Filed 8-30-11; 8:45 am]
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