57732 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 193 / Friday, October 3, 2008 / Notices 

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 has scheduled a 

meeting for October 27–29, 2008, in 

Jackson, Mississippi. On October 27–28, 

the meeting will be held at the Sonny 

Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical 

Center, 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive. 

On October 29, it will be held at the 

Hilton-Jackson Hotel, 1001 E. County 

Line Road. The meeting will be held 

each day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the administration of benefits under 

Title 38, United States Code, for 

veterans who are former prisoners of 

war, and to make recommendations on 

the needs of such veterans for 

compensation, health care, and 

rehabilitation. 

The meeting will begin with remarks 

from dignitaries, a review of committee 

reports, and an update of activities since 

the last meeting. A town hall meeting 

will be held on October 27 at 1:30 p.m. 

On October 28, the Committee will hear 

presentations from representatives of 

the Robert E. Mitchell Center for 

Prisoner of War Studies and the VA 

Employee Education System. The day 

will conclude with new business and 

general discussion. On October 29, the 

Committee’s medical and administrative 

work groups will meet to discuss their 

activities and then will report back to 

the Committee in the afternoon. 

Additionally, the Committee will review 

comments discussed throughout the 

meeting to compile a report to be sent 

to the Secretary. 

Members of the public may submit 

written statements for review by the 

Committee in advance of the meeting to 

Mr. Bradley G. Mayes, Director, 

Compensation and Pension Service, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420. Submitted materials must be 

received by October 15, 2008. 

Dated: September 29, 2008. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on 

Environmental Hazards; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that a meeting of the Veterans’ Advisory 

Committee on Environmental Hazards 

will be held on October 27–28, 2008, in 

room 648 at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC, The meeting will be 

held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on adverse health 

effects that may be associated with 

exposure to ionizing radiation, and to 

make recommendations on proposed 

standards and guidelines regarding VA 

benefit claims based upon exposure to 

ionizing radiation. 

The major items on the agenda will be 

discussions of medical and scientific 

papers concerning the health effects of 

exposure to ionizing radiation. On the 

basis of the discussions, the Committee 

may make recommendations to the 

Secretary concerning the relationship of 

certain diseases exposured to ionizing 

radiation. The October 28 session will 

include planning for future Committee 

activities and assignment of tasks among 

members. 

An open forum for verbal statements 

from the public will be available for 30 

minutes in the afternoon each day. 

People wishing to make oral statements 

before the Committee will be 

accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis and will be provided three 

minutes per statement. 

Members of the public wishing to 

attend should contact Ms. Bernice Green 

at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Compensation and Pension Service, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420, by phone at (202) 461–9723, or 

by fax at (202) 275–1728. Individuals 

should submit written questions or 

prepared statements for the Committee’s 

review to Ms. Green at least five days 

prior to the meeting. The Committee 

may ask those who submit material for 

clarification prior to its consideration. 

Dated: September 29, 2008. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–23439 Filed 10–2–08; 8:45 am] 

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