[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52776-52777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24557]


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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 that the Advisory Committee on Former 
Prisoners of War (FPOW) will meet November 29-30, 2017, from 9:00 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. EST at the Atlanta Regional Benefits Office, 1700 Clairmont 
Road, Decatur, GA 30033 and December 1, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m. EST at the Atlanta Marriot Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, 
Atlanta, GA 30303. Sessions are open to the public, except when the 
Committee is conducting a tour of VA facilities, participating in off-
site events, and participating in workgroup sessions. Tours of VA 
facilities are closed, to protect from disclosure Veterans' information 
which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on the administration of benefits under Title 38 U.S.C., for 
Veterans who are FPOWs, and to make recommendations on the needs of 
such Veterans for compensation, health care, and rehabilitation.
    On Wednesday, November 29, the Committee will convene an open 
session to recognize and hear briefings from Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA) and external stakeholders from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.
    On Thursday, November 30, the Committee will assemble an open 
session for discussion and briefings from Veterans Benefits 
Administration (VBA) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) officials 
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. From 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Committee 
will convene a closed session in order to protect patient privacy as 
the committee tours the Atlanta Regional Benefits Office. On Friday, 
December 1, the Committee will conduct an open session from 9:00 a.m. 
to 11:00 a.m. to discuss committee recommendations. From 11:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m., the Committee will convene a closed session for discussion 
of committee issues. At 12:00 p.m., the committee meeting will formally 
adjourn.
    Public participation will commence as follows:

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             Date                       Time             Open session
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November 29, 2017............  9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m...  Yes.
November 30, 2017............  9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m...  Yes.
                               4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m...  No.*
December 1, 2017.............  9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m..  Yes.
                               11:00 a.m.-12:00p.m..  No.*
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* Public access will be restricted to protect patient privacy.

    FPOWs who wish to speak at the public forum are invited to submit a 
1-2 page commentary for inclusion in official meeting records. Any 
member of the public may also submit a 1-2 page commentary for the 
Committee's review.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting or seeking 
additional information should contact Ms. Leslie N. Williams, 
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of 
War at [email protected] or via phone at (202) 530-9219.

    Dated: November 7, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24557 Filed 11-13-17; 8:45 am]
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