[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45483-45484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19373]


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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 September 20-23, 2018, from 8 a.m.-
5:30 p.m. PDT at the Loma Linda VA Medical Facility located at 11201 
Benton Street, Loma Linda, CA 92357. Sessions are open to the public, 
except when the Committee is conducting a tour of VA facilities. Tours 
of VA facilities are closed, to protect Veterans' privacy and personal 
information.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on the administration of benefits for Veterans who are FPOWs, 
and to make recommendations on the needs of such Veterans for 
compensation, health care, and rehabilitation.
    On Thursday, September 20th, the Committee will assemble in open 
session from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for discussion and briefings from 
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA) officials.
    On Friday, September 21st, the Committee will convene an open 
session to hear briefings from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. From 11:10 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m., the Committee will convene a to travel to and tour the 
National POW/MIA Memorial. From 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Committee 
will convene a closed session-to meet at the subcommittee level where 
they will perform prepatory work covering research areas and

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distribution of work load. Under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) under (9)(B), the 
meeting is closed because it would reveal information the disclosure of 
which would, ``in the case of an agency, be likely to significantly 
frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action.'' Any precipitous 
release of those discussions through an open session will frustrate 
implementation and potentially our Veterans who we consider our 
greatest customer/benefactor of the commission.
    On Saturday, September 22nd from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., the Committee 
will continue its closed session of those discussions items from the 
previous afternoon meeting. At 10 a.m., the Committee will take part in 
a National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Loma Linda VA 
medical center. At 12 p.m., the committee meeting will be formally 
adjourned. Public participation will commence as follows:

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               Date                         Time           Open session
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September 20, 2018................  8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.....  Yes.
September 21, 2018................  8 a.m.-11 a.m.......  Yes.
September 21, 2018................  11:10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  No.
September 22, 2018................  8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.....  No.
September 22, 2018................  10 a.m.-12 p.m......  Yes.
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    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: August 31, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-19373 Filed 9-6-18; 8:45 am]
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