[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24052]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards, Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Pub. L. 
92-463 that a meeting of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on 
Environmental Hazards will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, October 
29-30, 1997, in room 230 of VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
N.W., Washington, DC 20420. The meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. and 
adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on both days.
    The purpose of the meeting is to review information relating to the 
health effects of exposure to ionizing radiation. The major items on 
the agenda for both days will be discussions and analyses of medical 
and scientific papers concerning the health effects of exposure to 
ionizing radiation. On the basis of their analyses and discussions, the 
Committee may make recommendations to the Secretary concerning diseases 
that are the result of exposure to ionizing radiation. On the first 
day, the Committee will also review and make appropriate 
recommendations concerning VA's pending regulatory amendment to add 
prostate cancer and any other cancer as radiogenic diseases for the 
purposes of compensation under 38 CFR 3.311. The agenda for the second 
day will include planning future Committee activities and assignment of 
tasks among the members.
    The meeting is open to the public on both days according to the 
capacity of the room. Those who wish to attend should contact Steven 
Thornberry of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Compensation and 
Pension Service, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20420, prior 
to October 22, 1997. Mr. Thornberry may also be reached at 202-273-
7230.
    Members of the public may submit written questions or prepared 
statements for review by the Advisory Committee in advance of the 
meeting. Submitted material must be received at least five (5) days 
prior to the meeting and should be sent to Mr. Thornberry's attention 
at the address given above. Those who submit material may be asked to 
clarify it prior to its consideration by the Advisory Committee.

    Dated: September 4, 1997.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-24052 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]
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