[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05867]


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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 the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that the Advisory 
Committee on Former Prisoners of War will meet on March 25-27, 2013, in 
Room 230 at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 
from 9 a.m. each day and until 4 p.m. on March 25 and 12 noon on March 
27. 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.
    The agenda will include overviews of recent outreach efforts, as 
well as briefings on the current programs of the Veterans Benefits 
Administration and the Veterans Health Administration on providing care 
for Veterans who are former prisoners of war. There will also be 
numerous discussions and workgroups among the Committee members to 
formulate the next set of recommendations to the Secretary.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for oral presentations 
from the public. Individuals may submit written statements for the 
Committee's review to Ms. Pam Burd, Designated Federal Officer, 
Department of Veterans Affairs (212C), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420, or email to [email protected]. Any member of the 
public seeking additional information should contact Ms. Burd at (202) 
461-9149.

    Dated: March 8, 2013.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-05867 Filed 3-13-13; 8:45 am]
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