[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 223 (Monday, November 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58740-58741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29421]
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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 that a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners
of War will be held at the Town and Country Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle
North, San Diego, California 92108-3091, from December 4, 1996, through
December 6, 1996. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. each day and
will be 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 need of such veterans for compensation, health
care and rehabilitation.
On the morning of December 4, the committee will receive briefings
and
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hold discussions on general business and subcommittee reports. In the
afternoon, the committee will receive a report from the subcommittee on
the quality of POW examinations. On the morning of December 5, the
committee will hold discussions on general business. In the afternoon,
they will visit the VA Medical Center. On December 6, the committee
will separate into subcommittee working groups (medical/technical).
Members of the public may direct questions or submit prepared
statements for review by the Committee in advance of the meeting, in
writing only, to Ms. Kristine A. Moffitt, Director, Compensation and
Pension Service (21), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20420. Submitted material must be received
at least five business days prior to the meeting. Members of the public
may be asked to clarify submitted material prior to consideration by
the Committee.
A report of the meeting and roster of Committee members may be
obtained from Ms. Moffitt.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Dated: November 6, 1996.
Eugene A. Brickhouse,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-29421 Filed 11-15-96; 8:45 am]
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