[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 51824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24575]



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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.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, October 18, 1995

9:00 a.m.  Call to order and opening remarks
9:10 a.m.  Followup on clinical issues panel meeting
10:30 a.m.  Break
10:45 a.m.  Briefing on Department of Defense Persian Gulf 
Investigative Team and declassification efforts
12:15 p.m.  Lunch
1:30 p.m.  Briefings on outreach initiatives
4:30 p.m.  Meeting recessed

Thursday, October 19, 1995

8:30 a.m.  Public comment
10:00 a.m.  Break
10:15 a.m.  Briefings on research issues
11:45 p.m.  Lunch
12:45 p.m.  Briefings on research issues
2:00 p.m.  Discussion of strategy for review of implementation of 
recommendations from past reports
2:30 p.m.  Meeting adjourns

    A final agenda will be available at the meeting.
    Place: Hyatt Arlington (Rosslyn), 1325 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22209.
    For Further information contact: Dr. Lois M. Joellenbeck, 
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.

    Dated: September 28, 1995.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 95-24575 Filed 10-2-95; 8:45 am]
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