[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 77205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30342]
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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 January 7-8,
2014. The meeting will be held in room 230, 810 Vermont Avenue,
Washington, DC, at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The meeting will
start at 8:00 a.m. each day and will adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on January 7
and at 12:30 p.m. on January 8. All sessions will be 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 research presentations
on January 7 will involve gender differences related to Gulf War
Veterans' illnesses and treatments guided by systems biology. There
will also be Committee training and updates on the Department of
Defense and VA Gulf War research initiatives. A Committee report and
other Committee business will be discussed on both days.
The meeting will include time reserved for public comments on both
days. A sign-up sheet for 5-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 at
[email protected].
Because the meeting is being held in a government building, a photo
I.D. must be presented at the Guard's Desk as part of the clearance
process. Therefore, any person intending to attend should allow an
additional 15 minutes before the meeting begins. Any member of the
public seeking additional information should contact Dr. Roberta White,
Scientific Director, at (617) 638-4620 or Dr. Victor Kalasinsky,
Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 443-5682.
Dated: December 17, 2013.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Office Manager, Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the General
Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-30342 Filed 12-19-13; 8:45 am]
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