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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 

veterans@vetscommission.intranets.com 

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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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Voluntary Service National Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Executive Committee of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Voluntary Service (VAVS) National 

Advisory Committee (NAC) will meet 

October 12–13, 2006, at the Omni 

William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, 

Pennsylvania. The sessions will begin at 

8:30 a.m. each day and end at 5 p.m. on 

October 12 and at 12 noon on October 

13. The meeting is open to the public. 

The NAC consists of 63 national 

organizations and advises the Secretary, 

through the Under Secretary for Health, 

on the coordination and promotion of 

volunteer activities within VA health 

care facilities. The Executive Committee 

consists of 19 representatives from the 

NAC member organizations and acts as 

the NAC governing body during the 

period between NAC annual meetings. 

On October 12, agenda topics will 

include NAC goals and objectives, 

minutes of the May 2006 meeting, 

Veterans Health Administration update, 

VAVS update of the Voluntary Service 

program’s progress, concerns since the 

May 2006 NAC annual meeting, Parke 

Board update, evaluations of the May 

2006 annual meeting and plans for 2007 

NAC annual meeting, to include 

workshops and plenary sessions. 

On October 13, agenda topics will 

include 2008 NAC annual meeting 

planning, recommendations from May 

2006 NAC annual meeting, 

subcommittee reports, standard 

operating procedure revisions, new 

business and Executive Committee 

appointments. 

No time will be allocated at this 

meeting for receiving oral presentations 

from the public. However, interested 

persons may either attend or file 

statements with the Committee. Written 

statements may be filed either before the 

meeting or within 10 days after the 

meeting and addressed to: Ms. Laura 

Balun, Designated Federal Officer, 

Voluntary Service Office (10C2), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420. Ms. Balun can be contacted by 

phone at (202) 273–8952. 

Dated: August 23, 2006. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–7222 Filed 8–29–06; 8:45 am] 

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