Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting, 62149 [2023-19367]

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[FR Doc. 2023–19368 Filed 9–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 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: Date Time Location August 22, 2023 ...................... August 22, 2023 ...................... 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). 1–4 p.m. (EST) ....................... August 23, 2023 ...................... 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (EST) ............... August 24, 2023 ...................... 9 a.m.–12 p.m. (EST) ............. August 24, 2023 ...................... 1–4 p.m. (EST) ....................... The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 S Hayes St., Arlington, VA 22202. MDEO Site Visit—Contract Examination Vendor Tour, The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 S Hayes St., Arlington, VA 22202. The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 S Hayes St., Arlington, VA 22202. Washington VA Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422–0001. Washington, D.C. Vet Center, 1296 Upshur Street NW, Washington, DC 20011. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 30minutes from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. The public can also submit one-page PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Open session Yes. No. Yes. No. No. 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 21C_ ACDC.VBACO@va.gov. 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 21C_ ACDC.VBACO@va.gov, 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. 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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 [www.gpo.gov]
[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 [email protected].
    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 [email protected], 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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