[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 31018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13128]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses;
Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Research Advisory
Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses will meet on June 27-28,
2011. On June 27, the meeting will be held in room 230 at the
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. On June 28, the meeting will be held in room 1143 at the Lafayette
Building, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The sessions will
begin at 8 a.m. each day and adjourn at 5 p.m. on June 27 and at 12:30
p.m. on June 28. The meeting is open to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and make
recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on proposed
research studies, research plans and research strategies relating to
the health consequences of military service in the Southwest Asia
theater of operations during the Gulf War.
The Committee will review VA program activities related to Gulf War
Veterans' illnesses and updates on relevant scientific research
published since the last Committee meeting. The session on June 27 will
be devoted to presentations and discussion of background information on
the Gulf War and Gulf War Veterans' illnesses, immune function and
system activation in Gulf War illness, genomics modeling and etiologic
factors of Gulf War illness, and possible therapies and treatments for
ill Veterans. The session on June 28 will include discussion of
Committee business and activities. On both days of the meeting,
presentations will be made related to ongoing VA and National Institute
for Health research programs.
The meeting will include time reserved for public comments at the
end of each day. A sign-up sheet for five-minute comments will be
available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to submit a
1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for
inclusion in the official meeting record. Members of the public may
also submit written statements for the Committee's review to Dr.
Roberta White, Scientific Director, at [email protected]. Any member of the
public seeking additional information should contact Dr. White at (617)
278-4517 or Dr. William Goldberg, Designated Federal Officer, at (202)
443-5698.
Dated: May 23, 2011.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-13128 Filed 5-26-11; 8:45 am]
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