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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51674-51675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7219]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Veterans' 
Disability Benefits Commission has scheduled a meeting for September 
13-15, 2006, in the Ballroom of the Beacon Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will begin 8:30 a.m. each day. 
on September 13, the meeting will end at 5 p.m., on September 14 at 
4:30 p.m., and on September 15 at 12 noon. the meeting is open to the 
public.
    The purpose of the Commission is to carry out a study of the 
benefits under the laws of the United States that are provided to 
compensate and assist veterans and their survivors for disabilities and 
deaths attributable to military service.

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    The agenda for September 13 will include updates on the progress of 
the studies being conducted by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the 
Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). CNA will also present a report of its 
review of lump sum payments as an option for disability compensation. 
There will be a presentation by the Veterans Health Administration on 
environmental and deployment health issues related to presumption of 
service connection and an overview by Commission staff of the Bradley 
Commission report.
    The agenda for September 14 will include a briefing on the Army's 
Battle Mind Training program and discussions of the 2006 Older 
Americans Report and the aging veteran population, as well as initial 
draft issue papers by Commission staff. Commissioners Cassiday and 
McGinn will provide a summary of their regional team site visits to the 
Pacific Northwest and New England. There will also be time set aside on 
Thursday afternoon, September 14, for public comments.
    On September 15, the Commission will receive an update on the VA-
DoD Information Technology (IT) initiatives in various stages of 
development or implementation to foster interoperability between the 
two agencies' health IT systems. Certification and training for VA 
Compensation and Pension examiners and the use of templates for these 
exams will also be addressed.
    Interested persons may attend and present oral statements to the 
Commission on Thursday, September 14. Oral presentations will be 
limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of 
participants. Interested parties may also provide written comments for 
review by the Commission prior to the meeting or at any time, by e-mail 
to [email protected] or by mail to Mr. Ray Wilburn, 
Executive Director, Veteran's Disability Benefits Commission, 1101 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20004.

    Dated: August 23, 2006.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7219 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]
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