[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 5090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2056]


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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 February 27-28, 2012, at the 
St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th and K Streets NW., Washington, DC. The 
sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end 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 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 on the afternoon of February 28. 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 Mr. 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: January 26, 2012.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-2056 Filed 1-31-12; 8:45 am]
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