Veteran's Disability Benefits Commission; Notice of Meeting, 626-627 [06-9985]

Download as PDF 626 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 3 / Friday, January 5, 2007 / Notices at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Limited seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendees will be required to provide the following information not later than 5 p.m. (EST) on February 13, 2007: Visitor name, visitor’s organization, phone number, Social Security number, date of birth and country of citizenship to FLECrsvp@do.treas.gov or (202) 622– 1783 (not a toll-free number). For entry into the building, attendees will be required to provide a valid picture I.D. Background This two-day summit on kindergarten through postsecondary financial education is part of the implementation of the National Strategy for Financial Literacy issued by the Commission. The FACT Act established the Commission to improve financial literacy and education of persons in the United States. The Commission is composed of the Secretary of the Treasury and the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; the Office of Thrift Supervision; the Federal Reserve; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the National Credit Union Administration; the Securities and Exchange Commission; the Departments of Education, Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Veterans Affairs; the Federal Trade Commission; the General Services Administration; the Small Business Administration; the Social Security Administration; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and the Office of Personnel Management. This financial education summit, cohosted by the Departments of Education and Treasury, will be held during two days at separate locations each day. For each day of the summit, there will be at least 50 seats reserved for members of the public. Seating is available on a first-come basis. For additional information, contact Luz Figuereo by e-mail at: FLECstrategy@do.treas.gov or by telephone at (202) 622–5770 (not a toll free number). Additional information regarding the Financial Literacy and Education Commission and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Education may be obtained through the Office of Financial Education’s Web site at: https:// www.treas.gov/financialeducation. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: December 21, 2006. Dan Iannicola, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education. [FR Doc. E6–22614 Filed 1–4–07; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BILLING CODE 4811–42–P The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission has scheduled a meeting for January 18–19, 2007, at the Hotel Washington, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. each day and end at 5:15 p.m. on January 18 and 3 p.m. on January 19. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the Commission is to carry out a study of the benefits under the laws of the United States that are provided to compensate and assist veterans and their survivors for disabilities and deaths attributable to military service. The agenda for the meeting will include updates on the progress of the studies being conducted by the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and the Insititue of Medicine (IOM). CNA will include an overview and discussion with Commissioners regarding its research and analyses of Individual Unemployability and Program Operations. VA will provide a public response to IOM’s request for documents and information related to IOM’s research on behalf of the Commission. In addition to providing a summary of the overall status of Issue Papers addressing specific Research Questions, Commission staff will also facilitate the presentation and discussion of new or revised Issue Papers at various stages of development. (Research Questions approved by the Commission on October 14, 2005, are available upon request or please visit the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.vetscommission.org.) On January 19, there will be time set aside for the Commission to receive comments from veteran and military service organizations and interested members of the public on three topics related to specific Research Questions. The three topics will be: Line of Duty (Research Question 13); Character of Discharge (Research Question 23); and Concurrent Receipt (Research Question 21). Interested persons may present oral statements to the Commission on January 19. Oral presentations will be limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of participants. Interested parties may also provide written comments for review by the Commission prior to the meeting or DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Open Meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice of time change. SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. The meeting will be held Thursday, January 4, 2007, at 1 p.m. ET. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sallie Chavez at 1–888–912–1227, or 954–423–7979. Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) that an open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held Thursday, January 4, 2007, at 1 p.m. ET via a telephone conference call. If you would like to have the TAP consider a written statement, please call 1–888– 912–1227 or 954–423–7979, or write Sallie Chavez, TAP Office, 1000 South Pine Island Road, Suite 340, Plantation, FL 33324. Due to limited conference lines, notification of intent to participate in the telephone conference call meeting must be made with Sallie Chavez. Ms. Chavez can be reached at 1–888–912– 1227 or 954–423–7979, or post comments to the Web site: https:// www.improveirs.org. The agenda will include: Various IRS issues. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: December 22, 2007. John Fay, Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 626-627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9985]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veteran's Disability Benefits Commission; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Veterans' 
Disability Benefits Commission has scheduled a meeting for January 18-
19, 2007, at the Hotel Washington, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. each day and end 
at 5:15 p.m. on January 18 and 3 p.m. on January 19. The meeting is 
open to the public.
    The purpose of the Commission is to carry out a study of the 
benefits under the laws of the United States that are provided to 
compensate and assist veterans and their survivors for disabilities and 
deaths attributable to military service.
    The agenda for the meeting will include updates on the progress of 
the studies being conducted by the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and 
the Insititue of Medicine (IOM). CNA will include an overview and 
discussion with Commissioners regarding its research and analyses of 
Individual Unemployability and Program Operations. VA will provide a 
public response to IOM's request for documents and information related 
to IOM's research on behalf of the Commission. In addition to providing 
a summary of the overall status of Issue Papers addressing specific 
Research Questions, Commission staff will also facilitate the 
presentation and discussion of new or revised Issue Papers at various 
stages of development. (Research Questions approved by the Commission 
on October 14, 2005, are available upon request or please visit the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.vetscommission.org.)
    On January 19, there will be time set aside for the Commission to 
receive comments from veteran and military service organizations and 
interested members of the public on three topics related to specific 
Research Questions. The three topics will be: Line of Duty (Research 
Question 13); Character of Discharge (Research Question 23); and 
Concurrent Receipt (Research Question 21).
    Interested persons may present oral statements to the Commission on 
January 19. Oral presentations will be limited to five minutes or less, 
depending on the number of participants. Interested parties may also 
provide written comments for review by the Commission prior to the 
meeting or

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at any time, by e-mail to veterans@vetscommission.com or by mail to Mr. 
Ray Wilburn, Executive Director, Veterans' Disability Benefits 
Commission, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 
20004.

    Dated: December 27, 2006.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-9985 Filed 1-4-07; 8:45 am]
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