[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 2, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 34461-34462] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-16757] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GULF WAR VETERANS' ILLNESSES Meeting AGENCY: Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice is hereby given to announce an open meeting of a panel of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses. The panel will discuss the biology and psychology of stress and will receive comment from members of the public. Dr. David A. Hamburg will chair this panel meeting. DATES: July 23, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. PLACE: Omni Netherland Plaza, 35 W. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. 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 Advisory Committee is to review and provide recommendations on the full range of government activities associated with Gulf War veterans' illnesses. The Advisory Committee reports to the President through the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Advisory Committee members have expertise relevant to the functions of the Committee and are appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. Tentative Agenda Tuesday, July 23, 1996 9:00 a.m. Call to order and opening remarks 9:10 a.m. Public comment 10:50 a.m. Break 11:10 a.m. Biology and psychology of stress: general overview 12:15 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. Stress-related findings of the Department of Defense's Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program 2:00 p.m. Stress-related findings of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Persian Gulf Health Registry 2:30 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. Risk factors and protective factors associated with differential outcomes in a cohort of Gulf War veterans 3:15 p.m. U.S. Army's Human Dimensions Research Program 3:40 p.m. Committee and staff discussion 4:00 p.m. Adjourn 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. Priority will be given to Gulf War veterans and their families. The panel 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- [[Page 34462]] 3404, Telephone: (202) 761-0066, Fax: (202) 761-0310. Dated: June 26, 1996. C.A. Bock, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses. [FR Doc. 96-16757 Filed 7-1-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3610-76-M