[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52135-52136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21189]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee
on Former Prisoners of War (FPOW) has scheduled a meeting on September
10-12, 2012, at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50
Irving Street NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on September 10 and 11 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September
12.
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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.
In the morning of September 10, the Committee will convene an open
session to hear from its Chairman and receive briefings by the Director
of the Robert E. Mitchell Center and the Service Center Manager of the
Baltimore VA Regional Office. In the afternoon, the Committee will
convene a closed session to in order to protect patient privacy as the
Committee tours the VA Medical Center. Closing portion of this session
is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). On September 11, the
Committee will convene an open session to receive briefings from its
Chairman, the Employee Education System, and the Benefits Assistance
Service. The Committee will also host a public forum and panel to gain
information on FPOW issues and recommendations for health benefits and
claims processing. In the afternoon, the Committee will receive
briefings by the Veterans Health Benefits staff on the Mental Health
Disaster Response and Post Deployment Activities. On September 12, the
Committee will meet in open session to discuss its 2011/2012
recommendations and draft its report.
Individuals who wish to speak at the public forum are invited to
submit a 1 to 2 page summary of their comments at the end of the
meeting for inclusion in the official meeting record. Members of the
public may also submit written statements for the Committee's review to
Ms. Pam Burd, Program Analyst, Compensation Service (212C), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or
by email at [email protected]. Any member of the public seeking
additional information should contact Ms. Burd at (202) 461-9149.
Dated: August 23, 2012.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-21189 Filed 8-27-12; 8:45 am]
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