[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57202-57203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15328]


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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, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10, that the Advisory 
Committee on Disability Compensation (hereinafter the Committee) will 
hold meeting sessions on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, through Thursday, 
August 1, 2024, at various locations in Columbia, South Carolina, and 
shown below. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:

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                Date                            Time                     Location               Open session
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July 30, 2024......................  9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.        Columbia Regional Office,  No.
                                      Eastern Daylight Time      6437 Garners Ferry Road,
                                      (EDT).                     Columbia, SC 29209.
July 31, 2024......................  9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT..  Columbia Regional Office,  Yes.
                                                                 6437 Garners Ferry Road,
                                                                 Columbia, SC 29209.
August 1, 2024.....................  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT.  Columbia VA Health Care    No.
                                                                 System, 6439 Garners
                                                                 Ferry Rd., Columbia, SC
                                                                 29209.
August 1, 2024.....................  2:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT..  Columbia, SC Vet Center,   No.
                                                                 1710 Richland Street
                                                                 Suite A, Columbia, SC
                                                                 29201.
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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 VASRD, and give advice 
on the most appropriate means of responding to the needs of Veterans 
relating to disability compensation in the future.
    On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the Committee will convene a closed 
session from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT, as it tours the Columbia 
Regional Office. Tours of VA facilities are closed to protect Veterans' 
privacy and personal information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C Sec. 
552b(c)(6).
    On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, the Committee will convene an open 
session from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT to hold a Veterans Townhall and 
meet with Veteran Service Officers and Congressional/Senatorial 
staffers.
    On Thursday, August 1, 2024, the Committee will convene a closed 
session from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT, as it tours the Columbia VA 
Health Care System and the Columbia 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 11:00 a.m. to 
11:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. 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 July 24, 2024, 
for inclusion in the official meeting record. Please send these 
comments to Jadine Piper of the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
Compensation Service, at [email protected].

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    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], the 
call-in number (United States, Chicago) for those who would like to 
attend the meeting is: 872-701-0185; phone conference ID: 101 350 725 
#. Members of the public may also access the meeting by pasting the 
following URL into a web browser: https://bit.ly/ACDCMeetingColumbia2024.

    Dated: July 9, 2024.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-15328 Filed 7-11-24; 8:45 am]
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