Notice2023-19367
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting
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Published
September 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 62149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19367]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10, that the Advisory
Committee on Disability Compensation (hereinafter the Committee) will
hold meeting sessions on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, through Thursday,
August 24, 2023, at various locations in Washington, DC and shown
below.
The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:
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Date Time Location Open session
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August 22, 2023.................... 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon Yes.
Eastern Standard City, 1250 S Hayes St.,
Time (EST). Arlington, VA 22202.
August 22, 2023.................... 1-4 p.m. (EST)....... MDEO Site Visit--Contract No.
Examination Vendor Tour,
The Ritz-Carlton,
Pentagon City, 1250 S
Hayes St., Arlington, VA
22202.
August 23, 2023.................... 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (EST).. The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon Yes.
City, 1250 S Hayes St.,
Arlington, VA 22202.
August 24, 2023.................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (EST). Washington VA Medical No.
Center, 50 Irving Street
NW, Washington, DC 20422-
0001.
August 24, 2023.................... 1-4 p.m. (EST)....... Washington, D.C. Vet No.
Center, 1296 Upshur
Street NW, Washington, DC
20011.
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Sessions are open to the public, except when the Committee is
conducting a tour of VA facilities. Tours of VA facilities are closed,
to protect Veterans' privacy and personal information, by 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6).
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs on the maintenance and periodic readjustment of the VA Schedule
for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). The Committee is to assemble and
review relevant information relating to the nature and character of
disabilities arising during service in the Armed Forces, provide an
ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of the rating schedule, and
give advice on the most appropriate means of responding to the needs of
Veterans relating to disability compensation
On Tuesday, August 22, the Committee will convene an open session
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST at The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City. The
agenda includes Committee planning and May/June meeting debriefings,
and hearing briefings from the Medical Disability Examination Office
(MDEO). From 1 to 4 p.m. EST, the Committee will reconvene a closed
session as it tours an MDEO Contract Examination Vendor. Tours of VA
facilities are closed to protect Veterans' privacy and personal
information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C Sec. 552b(c)(6).
On Wednesday, August 23, the Committee will convene an open session
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST to hear briefings and updates on VASRD to
include an overview of the regulation process, overview briefing(s) on
the Suicide Prevention Program, Committee discussion/planning and the
Committee's 2024 Biennial Report planning.
On Thursday, August 24, the Committee will convene from 9 a.m. to
12 p.m. EST for a closed session as it tours the VA Medical Center,
Washington, DC from. From 1 to 4 p.m. EST, the Committee will reconvene
a closed session as it tours the Washington, D.C. Vet Center. Tours of
VA facilities are closed to protect Veterans' privacy and personal
information, in accordance with 5 U.S.C Sec. 552b(c)(6).
The public is invited to address the Committee during the public
comment period, which will be open for 30-minutes from 3:30 p.m. to 4
p.m. EST on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. The public can also submit one-
page summaries of their written statements for the Committee's review.
Public comments must be received no later than August 15, 2023, for
inclusion in the official meeting record. Please send these comments to
Jadine Piper of the Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation
Service, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cbebdcfd3cdcfc8cfa2dacecdcfc3ccfaeda2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6f4f7859987858285e8908487858986b0a7e8a1a9b0">[email protected]</span></a>.
Additionally, any member of the public planning to attend or
seeking additional information, or those who wish to obtain a copy of
the agenda should contact Jadine Piper at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a282b59455b595e59344c585b59555a6c7b347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfedee9c809e9c9b9cf1899d9e9c909fa9bef1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>, and
provide their name, email address and phone number. The call-in number
(United States, Chicago) for those who would like to attend the meeting
is: 872-701-0185; phone conference ID: 810 709 916#. Members of the
public may also access the meeting by pasting the following URL into a
web browser: bit.ly/ACDCPublicAugustMeeting.
Dated: September 1, 2023.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-19367 Filed 9-7-23; 8:45 am]
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