[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62895-62896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19740]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting, 
Amended

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. chapter 10, that the Advisory 
Committee on Disability Compensation (hereinafter the Committee) will 
hold meeting sessions on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, through Thursday, 
September 21, 2023, at various locations in Reno, Nevada, and shown 
below. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:
    Public participation will commence as follows:

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                 Date                           Time                  Location                Open session
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September 19, 2023...................  9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.     Reno Regional Office,   No.
                                        Pacific Standard Time   5460 Reno Corporate
                                        (PST).                  Drive, Reno, NV 89511.
September 20, 2023...................  9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.     Reno Regional Office,   Yes.
                                        PST.                    5460 Reno Corporate
                                                                Drive, Reno, NV 89511.
September 21, 2023...................  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.    Reno VA Medical         No.
                                        PST.                    Center, 975 Kirman
                                                                Avenue, Reno, NV
                                                                89502.
September 21, 2023...................  1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.     Reno Vet Center, 5580   No.
                                        PST.                    Mill Street, Reno, NV
                                                                89502.
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    Sessions are open to the public, except when the Committee is 
conducting tours of VA facilities. Tours of VA facilities are closed to 
protect Veterans' privacy and personal information, in accordance with 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    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 (VASRD). 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 Tuesday, September 19, 2023, the Committee will convene a closed 
session from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PST, as it tours the Reno Regional 
Office. Tours of VA facilities are closed to protect Veterans' privacy 
and personal information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the Committee will convene an 
open session from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST to hold a Veteran 
Townhall, receive a briefing from a VA Senior Leader (or designee), and 
meet with Veteran Service Officers and Congressional/Senatorial 
staffers.
    On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Committee will convene a 
closed session from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST, as it tours the Reno VA 
Medical Center and the Reno Vet Center. Tours of VA facilities are 
closed to protect Veterans' privacy and personal information, in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    The public is invited to address the Committee during the public 
comment period, which will be open for 30-minutes from 3:30 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The public can also 
submit one-page summaries of their written statements for the 
Committee's review. Public comments must be received no later than 
September 13, 2023, for inclusion in the official meeting record. 
Please send these comments to Jadine Piper of the Veterans Benefits 
Administration, Compensation Service, at [email protected].
    Additionally, any member of the public or media planning to attend 
or seeking additional information, or those who wish to obtain a copy 
of the agenda should contact Jadine Piper at [email protected], and 
provide their name, professional affiliation, email address and phone 
number. The call-in number (United States, Chicago) for those who would 
like to attend the meeting is: 872-701-0185; phone

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conference ID: 814 961 665#. Members of the public may also access the 
meeting by pasting the following URL into a web browser: https://bit.ly/ACDC_Public_SeptMeeting.

    Dated: September 8, 2023.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-19740 Filed 9-12-23; 8:45 am]
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