[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 202 (Thursday, October 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 54091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25947]



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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: This notice is hereby given to announce an open meeting of a 
panel of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' 
Illnesses. This panel meeting will discuss various research and 
epidemiological issues and receive comment from members of the public. 
Dr. Joyce C. Lashof, Advisory Committee chair, will chair this panel 
meeting.

dates: November 7, 1995, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; November 8, 1995, 8:30 
a.m.-1:00 p.m.

place: San Francisco War Memorial, Veterans Building, Green Room, 401 
Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102.

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, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The 
committee members have expertise relevant to the functions of the 
committee and are appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, November 7, 1995

9:30 a.m.  Call to order and opening remarks
9:40 a.m.  Public comment
11:00 a.m.  Break
11:15 a.m.  Public comment (cont.)
12:45 p.m.  Lunch
2:30 p.m.  Briefings and discussion on research issues
5:30 p.m.  Meeting recessed

Wednesday, November 8, 1995

8:30 a.m.  Briefings and discussion on research issues (cont.)
10:30 a.m.  Break
10:45 a.m.  Briefings and discussion on research issues (cont.)
12:30 p.m.  Strategies and next steps
1:00 p.m.  Meeting adjourned

    A final agenda will be available at the meeting.

Public Participation

    The meeting is open to the public. Members of the public who wish 
to make oral statements should contact the Advisory Committee at the 
address or telephone number listed below at least five business days 
prior to the meeting. Reasonable provisions will be made to include on 
the agenda presentations from individuals who have not yet had an 
opportunity to address the Advisory Committee, and requests to appear 
at this panel meeting will be accommodated on a first come, first 
served basis. The Advisory Committee Chair is empowered to conduct the 
meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business. People who wish to file written statements with the Advisory 
Committee may do so at any time.

for further information contact: Michael E. Kowalok, Presidential 
Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, 1411 K Street, 
N.W., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 761-0066, Fax: 
(202) 761-0310.

    Dated: October 16, 1995.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 95-25947 Filed 10-18-95; 8:45 am]
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