29 March 2006
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[Federal Register: March 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 15800-15801]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans' 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 town hall meeting for
April 11, 2006, at the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, 1801 South
Indiana Avenue, Chicago, IL. The town hall meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
and end at 9 p.m. 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 Commission is conducting eight fact-finding site visits
throughout the United States. The Chicago area was selected based upon
criteria that included the concentration of veterans, active-duty
service members, and National Guard members, and reservist, and the co-
location of Veterans Benefits
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Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and Department of
Defense (DoD) facilities with particular interests in transition
activities. The goal of this visit is to allow the commissioners the
opportunity to tour local VA and DoD facilities, examine the processes
in place which assist veterans in their efforts to obtain benefits, and
to present veterans, survivors and the general public with an
opportunity to learn about the work of the Commission and to offer
comments in a face-to-face forum.
Interested persons may attend the town hall meeting and present
oral statements to the Commission. Oral presentations will be limited
to five minutes or less, depending on the number of participants.
Interested parties may provide written comments for review by the
Commission prior to the meeting, by e-mail to veterans@vetscommission.
intranets.com or by mail to Mr. Ray Wilburn, Executive Director,
Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20004.
Dated: March 22, 2006.
By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-2987 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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