[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72157-72158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25204]


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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 (Committee) will meet on December 
6-7, 2016 at 1800 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20001. On December 6, 
2016, the meeting is scheduled to meet on the Fifth Floor in Conference 
Room 542; and on December 7, 2016, the meeting will take place on the 
Eight Floor in Conference Room 870. The sessions will begin at 8:30 
a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. EST 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 during 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 on 
other VA benefits

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programs. Time will be allocated for receiving public comments. 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 Dr. Ioulia Vvedenskaya, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans 
Benefits Administration, Compensation Service, Policy Staff (211C), 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 screening process. Due to an increase in security 
protocols, you should allow an additional 30 minutes before the meeting 
begins. Routine escort will be provided until 9:00 a.m. each day. Any 
member of the public wishing to attend the meeting or seeking 
additional information should email Dr. Vvedenskaya or call her at 
(202) 461-9882.

    Dated: October 13, 2016.
Jelessa Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-25204 Filed 10-18-16; 8:45 am]
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