[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70255-70256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19459]


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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 virtual meeting sessions on Thursday, September 26, 2024, and 
Friday, September 27, 2024. The meeting session will begin, and end as 
follows:

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                   Date                                 Time
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Thursday, September 26, 2024..............  9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
                                             Eastern Daylight Time
                                             (EDT).
Friday, September 27, 2024................  9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT.
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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 (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 Thursday, September 26, 2024, through Friday, September 27, 
2024, the agenda will include updates from

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various staffs on ongoing VA initiatives and priorities, subcommittee 
out briefs, and voting of topics to include in the 2024 Biennial 
Report.
    In addition, on Thursday, September 26, 2024, the public comment 
period will be open for 30-minutes from 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. EST. The 
public can also submit one-page summaries of their written statements 
for the Committee's review. Public comments may be received no later 
than Wednesday, September 18, 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].
    Members of the public 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: 402 057 12 #. Members of 
the public may also access the meeting by pasting the following URL 
into a web browser: bit.ly/ACDCSeptember2024.

    Dated: August 26, 2024.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-19459 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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