[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 15776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7063]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Public Law
92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee on
Former Prisoners of War has scheduled a meeting for April 12-14, 2010,
at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810 Vermont
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The
sessions will be held in room 530 on April 12, in room 648 on April 13
and in the California Room at the Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th
Street, NW., on April 14. The meeting is open to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs on the administration of benefits under Title 38, United States
Code, for veterans who are former prisoners of war, and to make
recommendations on the needs of such veterans for compensation, health
care, and rehabilitation.
On April 12, the Committee will receive briefings on the Robert E.
Mitchell Center, Employee Education System and Veterans Health
Administration Overview of Former Prisoners of War Clinical Health
Care. On April 13, the Committee will receive briefings on Compensation
and Pension, Veterans Health Initiative and Veterans Health
Administration Update. In the afternoon, the Committee will discuss its
2009 recommendations and VA's responses. On April 14, the Committee
will break out into medical and administrative working groups to
complete their interim report for the Committee's final report.
No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral
presentations from the public. Members of the public may attend the
meeting and may also submit written statements for review by the
Committee in advance of the meeting to Mr. Jim Adams, Executive
Assistant, Compensation and Pension Service, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. Individuals who
wish to attend the meeting or seeking additional information should
contact Mr. Adams at (202) 461-9659 or e-mail at [email protected].
Dated: March 25, 2010.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-7063 Filed 3-29-10; 8:45 am]
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