[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 60147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24333]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice 
of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) give notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Advisory Committee on 
Disability Compensation (the Committee) will meet Tuesday, December 3--
Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 1722 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC, 
20006. The meeting will be held in the Appeals Management Office (AMO) 
3rd floor Training Complex. The meeting sessions will begin and end as 
follows:

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                   Date                                 Time
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December 3, 2019..........................  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
December 4, 2019..........................  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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    The meeting sessions are 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.
    On December 3, 2019, the Committee will receive briefings on issues 
related to compensation benefits for Veterans and transitioning 
Servicemembers to include National Guard and Reservice components from 
Office of Transition and Economic Development (TED); Office of 
Strategic Initiatives and Collaboration (OSIC); and Compensation 
Service. On December 4, 2019, the Committee will receive briefings on 
the progress of updating the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating 
Disabilities (VASRD) and an update on the Earnings and Loss Study 
associated with the VASRD. The afternoon session will include remarks 
by VA officials on new and ongoing VA initiatives and priorities.
    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 a 1-2-page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting 
for inclusion in the official meeting record. This document will be 
published in the Federal Register at https://federalregister.gov/d/2019-08685, and on govinfo.gov.
    The public may submit written statements for the Committee's review 
to Janice Stewart, 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 arrive 30 
minutes prior to the start of the meeting. A routine escort will be 
provided until 8:10 a.m. each day. Any member of the public wishing to 
attend the meeting or seeking additional information should email 
Janice Stewart or call her at (202) 461-9023.

    Dated: November 4, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-24333 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
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