[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15625]


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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. The panel will discuss several issues relevant to the 
Committee's charter and will receive comment from members of the 
public.

DATES: July 29, 1997, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; July 30, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

PLACE: Hilton Buffalo, 120 Church Street, Buffalo, NY 14202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President established the Presidential 
Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses by Executive Order 
12961, May 26, 1995, and extended its tenure by Executive Order 13034, 
January 30, 1997. The purpose of this Committee is to review and 
provide recommendations on the government's investigation of possible 
chemical and biological weapons exposure incidents during the Gulf War 
and on implementation of the Committee's prior recommendations. 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, July 29, 1997

9:00 a.m.
    Call to order
    Public comment
10:00 a.m.
    Briefings related to implementation of Final Report recommendations
10:30 a.m.
    Briefings related to chemical warfare agent exposure issues
11:15 a.m.
    Break
11:30 a.m.
    Briefings related to chemical warfare agent exposure issues
12:30 p.m.
    Lunch
1:45 p.m.
    Briefings related to chemical warfare agent exposure issues
4:30 p.m.
    Meeting recessed

Wednesday, July 30, 1997

8:30 a.m.
    Call to order
8:35 a.m.
    Briefings related to implementation of Final Report recommendations
9:15 a.m.
    Briefings related to chemical warfare agent exposure issues
10:30 a.m.
    Break
10:45 a.m.
    Briefings related to chemical warfare agent exposure issues
12:30 p.m.
    Lunch
1:30 p.m.
    Briefings related to chemical warfare agent exposures issues
3:30 p.m.
    Committee and staff discussion: Next steps
4:00 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 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 Committee. Priority will be given to Gulf War veterans 
whose accounts of firsthand experience with chemical and biological 
warfare agent detections previously have not been conveyed to the 
Committee. 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 Committee may do so at any 
time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Rocha, 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: June 10, 1997.
C.A. Bock,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Presidential Advisory Committee on 
Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.
[FR Doc. 97-15625 Filed 6-13-97; 8:45 am]
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