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552b(c)(3)(B). In addition, the meeting is 

concerned with information that is 

exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest 

requires that such meetings be closed to 

the public because the Treasury 

Department requires frank and full 

advice from representatives of the 

financial community prior to making its 

final decisions on major financing 

operations. Historically, this advice has 

been offered by debt management 

advisory committees established by the 

several major segments of the financial 

community. When so utilized, such a 

committee is recognized to be an 

advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, § 3. 

Although the Treasury’s final 

announcement of financing plans may 

not reflect the recommendations 

provided in reports of the Committee, 

premature disclosure of the Committee’s 

deliberations and reports would be 

likely to lead to significant financial 

speculation in the securities market. 

Thus, this meeting falls within the 

exemption covered by 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(A). 

Treasury staff will provide a technical 

briefing to the press on the day before 

the Committee meeting, following the 

release of a statement of economic 

conditions and financing estimates. This 

briefing will give the press an 

opportunity to ask questions about 

financing projections. The day after the 

Committee meeting, Treasury will 

release the minutes of the meeting, any 

charts that were discussed at the 

meeting, and the Committee’s report to 

the Secretary. 

The Office of Debt Management is 

responsible for maintaining records of 

debt management advisory committee 

meetings and for providing annual 

reports setting forth a summary of 

Committee activities and such other 

matters as may be informative to the 

public consistent with the policy of 5 

U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal 

Officer or other responsible agency 

official who may be contacted for 

additional information is Fred 

Pietrangeli, Director for Office of Debt 

Management (202) 622–1876. 

Dated: April 9, 2015. 

Seth B. Carpenter, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial 

Markets. 

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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 April 27–29, 2015, at 

Hamilton Crowne Plaza, 1401 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will 

be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 

is open to the public. 

In exceptional circumstances, the 

agency may give less than 15 calendar 

days notice, provided that the reasons 

for doing so are included in the advisory 

committee meeting notice published in 

the Federal Register. 41 CFR 102–3.150. 

In this case, a new Designated Federal 

Officer, unfamiliar with the procedures, 

failed to prepare the notice in time. The 

meeting has already been scheduled, 

and travel plans have been made. 

Rescheduling will thus be expensive 

and delay the work of the Committee. 

We believe that this is sufficient 

exceptional circumstances for giving 

less than 15 calendar days notice. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of VA on the 

administration of benefits under title 38, 

United States Code, for Veterans who 

are FPOWs. The committee also makes 

recommendations on the needs of 

FPOW Veterans for compensation, 

health care, and rehabilitation. 

On Tuesday, April 28, the Committee 

will hear from its Chairman and will 

receive briefings by VA management, as 

well as representatives from the 

Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) 

and the Veterans Health Administration. 

Annual ethics training will be presented 

by the Office of General Counsel. The 

Associate Chief Consultant of Mental 

Health Disaster Response and PostDeployment Activities and a learning 

consultant from the Cleveland Center 

Employee Education System will report 

on the FPOW training agenda. A Chief 

from VBA’s Benefits Assistance Service 

will report on FPOW outreach efforts. 

Also on April 28, the Committee will 

host an open public forum and FPOW 

panel, at 3:30 p.m. to gain information 

from FPOWs about their experiences, 

issues, and recommendations for health 

benefits and claims processing. 

On Wednesday, April 29, the 

Committee will draft their 2015 

recommendations and decide the 

location of their next meeting in the fall. 

FPOWs who wish to speak at the 

public forum are invited to submit a 1– 

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 Mr. Eric Robinson, Designated 

Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on 

Former Prisoners of War, Compensation 

Service (212), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, or via email at 

eric.robinson3@va.gov. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Mr. Robinson via email or call (202) 

443–6016. 

Dated: April 13, 2015. 

Jelessa Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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