[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12973-12974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5902]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting To Discuss the Future of the Office of the Special 
Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses (OSAGWI)

AGENCY: Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense 
Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents, 
Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Board will conduct a public meeting to obtain information 
from veterans service organizations and the Departments of Defense, 
Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services regarding the design of 
a successor organization to OSAGWI. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. 
EDT.

DATES: April 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Truman Room, White House Conference Center, 726 Jackson 
Place, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. David Edman, Special 
Oversight Board, 1401 Wilson Blvd, Suite 401, Arlington, VA 22209, 
phone (703) 696-9468, fax (703) 696-4062, or via Email at 
[email protected]. Requests to present oral comments regarding 
an OSAGWI successor organization must be sent to Mr. Edman and received 
no later than noon Friday, March 24, 2000 for consideration. Written 
comments must be received no later than noon Thursday, March 30, 2000 
to ensure their availability to board members prior to the hearing. 
Copies of the draft meeting agenda can be obtained by contacting Ms. 
Sandra Simpson at (703) 696-9464 or at the above fax number or above 
email.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seating in the Truman Room is limited, and 
spaces will be reserved only for scheduled speakers. The remaining 
seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning 
at 8:30 a.m. No teleconference lines will be available. The Special 
Oversight Board expects that statements presented at this meeting will 
deal only with the design of a successor organization to OSAGWI and its 
affiliation, if any, with the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
and Health and Human Services. In general, each individual or group 
making an oral presentation will be limited to a total time of five 
minutes. Written comments will be provided to Board members if at least 
10 copies are received in the Special Oversight Board Staff Office no 
later than noon March 30, 2000. Written comments received after that 
date will be mailed to Board members after the adjournment of the April 
2000 meeting and will also be included in the official records of that 
meeting. The White House Conference Center, 726 Jackson, Place, NW, is 
located on the west side of Lafayette Park. Lafayette Park is on the 
north side of the White House and bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue on the 
south, H Street on the north and centered at 16th Street Lafayette Park 
is within easy walking distance of the Farragut West (two city blocks) 
or McPherson Square (three city blocks)

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MetroRail subway stops (Blue and Orange lines). There is no vehicular 
access to Jackson Place. Taxicabs should be directed to the Decatur 
House, 1600 H Street, NW.

    Dated: March 6, 2000.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternative OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of 
Defense.
[FR Doc. 00-5902 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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