[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52135-52136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21189]


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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 (FPOW) has scheduled a meeting on September 
10-12, 2012, at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 
Irving Street NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. on September 10 and 11 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 
12.

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    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.
    In the morning of September 10, the Committee will convene an open 
session to hear from its Chairman and receive briefings by the Director 
of the Robert E. Mitchell Center and the Service Center Manager of the 
Baltimore VA Regional Office. In the afternoon, the Committee will 
convene a closed session to in order to protect patient privacy as the 
Committee tours the VA Medical Center. Closing portion of this session 
is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). On September 11, the 
Committee will convene an open session to receive briefings from its 
Chairman, the Employee Education System, and the Benefits Assistance 
Service. The Committee will also host a public forum and panel to gain 
information on FPOW issues and recommendations for health benefits and 
claims processing. In the afternoon, the Committee will receive 
briefings by the Veterans Health Benefits staff on the Mental Health 
Disaster Response and Post Deployment Activities. On September 12, the 
Committee will meet in open session to discuss its 2011/2012 
recommendations and draft its report.
    Individuals who wish to speak at the public forum are invited to 
submit a 1 to 2 page summary of their comments at the end of the 
meeting for inclusion in the official meeting record. Members of the 
public may also submit written statements for the Committee's review to 
Ms. Pam Burd, Program Analyst, Compensation Service (212C), Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or 
by email at [email protected]. Any member of the public seeking 
additional information should contact Ms. Burd at (202) 461-9149.

    Dated: August 23, 2012.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-21189 Filed 8-27-12; 8:45 am]
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