[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32710-32711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12891]


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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 the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that the Advisory 
Committee on Disability Compensation will meet on June 17-18, 2013, in 
Room 730 at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC. The sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 
p.m. on both days. 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 during

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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 Nancy Copeland, Acting 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]. Because the meeting is 
being held in a government building, a photo I.D. must be presented at 
the Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance process. Therefore, you 
should allow an additional 15 minutes before the meeting begins. Any 
member of the public wishing to attend the meeting or seeking 
additional information should email Mrs. Copeland or call her at (202) 
461-9685.

    Dated: May 24, 2013.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-12891 Filed 5-30-13; 8:45 am]
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