34448 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 120 / Friday, June 22, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose 

Reconstruction 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Threat Reduction Agency. 

ACTION: Advisory Board Meeting Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) 

and the Sunshine in the Government 

Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) 

the Defense Threat Reduction Agency 

(DTRA) and the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) announce the following 

advisory board meeting: 

Name of Committee: Veterans’

Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction 

(VBDR). 

Dates of Meeting: September 19–20, 

2007. 

Location: Jesse Brown VA Medical 

Center, Multi Conference Center B and 

C, Room 2446, 820 S. Damen Ave., 

Chicago, Illinois 60612. 

Time: Wednesday, September 19, 

2007, from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 

2:30–5:15 p.m. with a public comment 

session from 1:30–2:30 p.m., and 

Thursday, September 20, 2007, from 

8:30–11 a.m. and 12:15–12:45 p.m. with 

a public comment session from 11:15 

a.m.–12:15 p.m. 

Purpose of Meeting: To obtain, review 

and evaluate information related to the 

Board mission to provide guidance and 

oversight of the dose reconstruction and 

claims compensation programs for 

veterans of U.S.-sponsored atmospheric 

nuclear weapons tests from 1945–1962; 

veterans of the 1945–1946 occupation of 

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan; and 

veterans who were prisoners of war in 

those regions at the conclusion of World 

War II. In addition, the advisory board 

will assist the VA and DTRA in 

communicating with the veterans. 

Meeting Agenda: On Wednesday, the 

meeting will open with an introduction 

of the Board. The following briefings 

will be presented: ‘‘A Review of 

Probability of Causation and Its Use in 

a Compensation Scheme for Nuclear 

Industry Workers in the United 

Kingdom’’ by Dr. Richard Wakeford; 

‘‘An Atomic Veterans Experience on 

Nuclear Weapons Tests in 1958’’ by Mr. 

John C. Taschner; ‘‘Revised Quality Plan 

for the NTPR Enterprise’’ by Dr. Richard 

Toohey; ‘‘Status of the Jackson VA 

Regional Office’’ by Ms. Carol Sullivan 

and Ms. Laraine Borden; ‘‘A Report from 

Subcommittee 5 on Alternative Methods 

for Dose Reconstruction’’ by Dr. Ronald 

Blanck; ‘‘NTPR Dose Reconstruction 

and Veterans Communication 

Activities’’ by Dr. Paul Blake; and ‘‘VA 

Radiation Claims Compensation 

Program for Veterans’’ by Mr. Thomas 

Pamperin. 

On Thursday, the four subcommittees 

established during the inaugural VBDR 

session will report on their activities 

since March 2007. The subcommittees 

are the ‘‘Subcommittee on DTRA Dose 

Reconstruction Procedures’’, the 

‘‘Subcommittee on VA Claims 

Adjudication Procedures’’, the 

‘‘Subcommittee on Quality Management 

and VA Process Integration with DTRA 

Nuclear Test Personnel Review 

Program’’, and the ‘‘Subcommittee on 

Communication and Outreach.’’ The 

Board will close with a discussion of the 

Subcommittee reports, future business 

and meeting dates. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is limited by 

the size of the meeting room. All 

persons must sign in legibly at the 

registration desk. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140(c), 

interested persons may submit a written 

statement for consideration by the 

Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose 

Reconstruction. Written statements 

should be no longer than two typewritten pages and must address: The 

issue, discussion, and recommended 

course of action. Supporting 

documentation may also be included as 

needed to establish the appropriate 

historical context and to provide any 

necessary background information. 

Individuals submitting a written 

statement must submit their statement 

to the Board at 7910 Woodmont Ave., 

Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20814–3095, at 

any point; however, if a written 

statement is not received at least 10 

calendar days prior to the meeting, 

which is the subject of this notice, then 

it may not be provided to or considered 

by the Veterans’ Advisory Board on 

Dose Reconstruction until its next open 

meeting. 

The Chairperson will review all 

timely submissions with the Designated 

Federal Officer, and ensure they are 

provided to members of the Veterans’

Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction 

members before the meeting that is the 

subject of this notice. After reviewing 

the written comments, the Chairperson 

and the Designated Federal Officer may 

choose to invite the submitter of the 

comments to orally present their issue 

during an open portion of this meeting 

or at a future meeting. 

The Chairperson, in consulting with 

the Designated Federal Officer, may, if 

desired, allot a specific amount of time 

for members of the public to present 

their issues for review and discussion 

by the Veterans’ Advisory Board on 

Dose Reconstruction. 

Public Comments: The September 19–

20, 2007 meeting is open to the public, 

approximately one hour each day will 

be reserved for public comments on 

issues related to the task of the Veterans’

Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction, 

and speaking time will be assigned on 

a first-come, first-served basis. The 

amount of time per speaker will be 

determined by the number of requests 

received, but is nominally five minutes 

each. All persons who wish to speak at 

the meeting must sign in legibly at the 

registration desk. Questions from the 

public will not be considered during 

this period. Speakers who wish to 

expand on their oral statements are 

invited to submit written statements to 

the Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose 

Reconstruction at 7910 Woodmont Ave., 

Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20814–3095. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose 

Reconstruction Toll Free at 1–866–657–

VBDR (8237). Additional information 

may be found at http://vbdr.org. 

Dated: June 19, 2007. 

C.R Choate, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[USN–2007–0037] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to amend a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

is amending a system of records notice 

in its existing inventory of record 

systems subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. 

DATES: This proposed action will be 

effective without further notice on July 

23, 2007 unless comments are received 

which result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the 

Department of the Navy, PA/FOIA 

Policy Branch, Chief of Naval 

Operations (DNS–36), 2000 Navy 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350–2000. 


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