[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46282-46283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22176]



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PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GULF WAR VETERANS' ILLNESSES


Meeting

AGENCY: Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' 
Illnesses.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
this notice is hereby given to announce an open meeting concerning the 
Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses. The 
panel will meet in open session to discuss various clinical issues 
related to Gulf War veterans' illnesses. Captain Marguerite Knox, 
Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing, University of 
South Carolina, will chair this panel meeting of the committee.

DATES: September 18, 1995, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

TENTATIVE AGENDA: 

Monday, September 18, 1995
9:00 a.m.  Panel convenes to hear presentations on the VA and DoD 
clinical care systems
12:30 p.m.  Lunch
2:00 p.m.  Panel reconvenes to take public comment
5:00 p.m.  Panel adjourns

    A final agenda will be available at the meeting.

place: The Radisson Plaza Hotel, 101 South Tyron Street, Charlotte, 
North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael E. Kowalok, Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War 
Veterans' Illnesses, 1411 K Street, N.W., suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 
20005, telephone 202-761-0066, fax: 202-761-0310.

public participation: Members of the public who wish to present oral 
statements during the panel meeting should contact the Advisory 
Committee at the address or telephone number listed above at least five 
business days prior to the meeting. This panel has a particular 
interest in hearing about the experiences of veterans of the Persian 
Gulf War with the DoD and VA clinical systems. Reasonable provisions 
will be made to include presentations on the agenda, and requests from 
individuals who have not yet had an opportunity to address the Advisory 
Committee will take priority. The panel Chair is empowered to conduct 
the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business. Any member of the public who wishes to file a written 
statement with the Advisory Committee will be permitted to do so at any 
time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President established the Presidential 
Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses by Executive Order 
12961, May 26, 1995. The purpose of this committee is to review and 
provide recommendations on the full range of government activities 
associated with Gulf War veterans' illnesses. The committee reports to 
the President through the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The committee 
members are individuals with expertise relevant to the functions of the 
committee, and are appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors.


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    Dated: September 1, 1995.
L.M. Bynum,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-22176 Filed 9-5-95; 8:45 am]
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