Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 56 / Friday, March 23, 2007 / Notices 13869 

surviving spouse’s monthly rate is 

$1,312. 

(2) If the veteran served as Chairman 

or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief 

of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the 

Air Force, Commandant of the Marine 

Corps, or Commandant of the Coast 

Guard, the surviving spouse’s monthly 

rate is $2,443. 

DIC TO A SURVIVING SPOUSE (38 

U.S.C. 1311(A) THROUGH (D)) 

Monthly rate 

38 U.S.C. 1311(a) through (d): 

38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1) ............ 1,067 

38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(2) ............ 228 

38 U.S.C. 1311(b) ................. 265 

38 U.S.C. 1311(c) ................. 265 

38 U.S.C. 1311(d) ................. 126 

DIC to Children (38 U.S.C. 1313) 

38 U.S.C. 1313: 

38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1) ............ $452 

38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(2) ............ 649 

38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(3) ............ 846 

38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(4) ............ 846; 162 

SUPPLEMENTAL DIC TO CHILDREN (38 

U.S.C. 1314) 

38 U.S.C. 1314: 

38 U.S.C. 1314(a) ................. $265 

38 U.S.C. 1314(b) ................. 452 

38 U.S.C. 1314(c) ................. 225 

Approved: March 16, 2007. 

Gordon H. Mansfield, 

Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–5331 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on CARES 

Business Plan Studies; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Public Law 

92–463 (Federal Advisory Committee 

Act) that the Advisory Committee on 

CARES Business Plan Studies has 

scheduled a meeting for April 10, 2007 

at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center, 

Building 5, Auditorium, 40 Fort Hill 

Avenue, Canandaigua, New York. The 

meeting will convene at 1 p.m. and 

conclude at 4 p.m. The meeting is open 

to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on proposed business 

plans at those VA facility sites 

identified in May 2004 as requiring 

further study by the Capital Asset 

Realignment for Enhanced Services 

(CARES) Decision document. 

The objective of the meeting is to 

provide the Secretary with advice 

regarding the final selection of a 

business planning option to modernize 

the medial center from those options 

previously selected by the Secretary for 

further study. An analysis of the 

business planning options completed by 

the VA contractor will be presented for 

Committee review in preparation for 

submitting the Committee’s final 

recommendations to VA. The agenda 

will also accommodate public 

commentary on the options. 

Interested persons may attend and 

present oral or written statements to the 

Committee. For additional information 

regarding the meeting, please contact 

Mr. Jay Halpern, Designated Federal 

Officer, (00CARES), at 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, 

by phone at (202) 273–5994, or by e-mal 

at jay.halpern@hq.med.va.gov. 

Dated: March 16, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–1428 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Minority 

Veterans; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Public Law 

92–463 (Federal Advisory Committee 

Act) that the Advisory Committee on 

Minority Veterans will meet at VA 

Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC on April 16–19, 

2007. The meeting is open to the public. 

The meeting sessions and locations 

are as follows: 

April 16, 2007 from 7:45 a.m. to 4 

p.m., Room 230. 

April 17, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Room 230. 

April 18, 2007 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Room 230. 

April 19, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 

p.m., Room 530. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary on the 

administration of VA benefits and 

services to minority veterans, to assess 

the needs of minority veterans and to 

evaluate whether VA compensation, 

medical and rehabilitation services, 

outreach, and other programs are 

meeting those needs. The Committee 

will make recommendations to the 

Secretary regarding such activities. 

On April 16, the agenda will include 

briefings and updates from the Veterans 

Health Administration, the Veterans 

Benefits Administration, Readjustment 

Counseling Service, CARES, Loan 

Guaranty Service, and Policy & Program 

Management. On April 17, the agenda 

will include briefings and updates of the 

National Cemetery Administration, 

Human Resources Administration, 

National Veterans Employment 

Program, VA Strategic Plan, Telehealth, 

and the presentation of Certificates of 

Appointment to five new Committee 

members. 

On April 18, the agenda will include 

briefings and updates on the Center for 

Women Veterans, seamless transition 

activities, the Fisher House/Center for 

the Intrepid, VA Office of Research and 

Development, homeless veterans 

programs, and DC National Guard. The 

agenda will also feature a panel of OIF/ 

OEF soldiers from Walter Reed Army 

Medical Center. On April 19, the 

Committee will review and analyze 

comments presented during the meeting 

to prepare for the Committee’s annual 

report and recommendations to the 

Secretary. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend should contact Ms. Juanita J. 

Mullen, at the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Center for Minority Veterans 

(OOM), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. Ms. Mullen may 

be contacted either by phone at (202) 

273–6708, fax at (202) 273–7092, or email at Juanita.mullen@va.gov. 

Interested persons may attend, appear 

before, or file statements with the 

Committee. Written statements must be 

filed before the meeting, or within 10 

days after the meeting. 

Dated: March 19, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–1430 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–M 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES