[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 48634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17459]


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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, that a virtual meeting of the Advisory 
Committee on Disability Compensation (Committee) will begin and end as 
follows:

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                   Dates                                Times
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September 1, 2020.........................  9 a.m.-12 p.m. (Eastern
                                             Standard Time).
September 2, 2020.........................  9 a.m.-12 p.m. (Eastern
                                             Standard Time).
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    The virtual 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 agenda will include overview briefings on the VA Schedule for 
Rating Disabilities, the 1 Million Veteran Study, Records Research 
Team, and a Panel Discussion on Camp Lejeune water contamination.
    No time will be allocated at this virtual meeting for receiving 
oral presentations from the public. The public may submit 1-2-page 
summaries of their written statements for the Committee's review. 
Public comments may be received no later than August 25, 2020, for 
inclusion in the official meeting record. Please send these comments to 
Janice Stewart, of the Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation 
Service, Implementation Staff at [email protected].
    Members of the public who wish to obtain a copy of the agenda, 
should contact Janice Stewart at [email protected], and provide 
his/her name, professional affiliation, email address, and phone 
number. There will also be a call-in number at 1-800-767-1750; access 
code: 75937#.

    Dated: August 5, 2020.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-17459 Filed 8-10-20; 8:45 am]
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