[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 15288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7655]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses; 
Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Research Advisory 
Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses will meet on April 11 and 12, 
2002, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Room 230, Washington, DC 20420. On Thursday, April 11, the 
meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. On Friday, April 
12, the meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. and adjourn at 4 p.m. The 
meeting will be open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and make 
recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on proposed 
research studies, research plans and research strategies relating to 
the health consequences of military service in the Southwest Asia 
theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
    The meeting will begin with a discussion of the Committee's goals 
and work plan, led by the Chairman, Mr. Jim Binns Jr. The Committee 
will receive briefings on research initiatives affecting Gulf War 
veterans. Those briefings will focus on epidemiology, risk factors, the 
nature of the disease, treatments, research policies, and other related 
topics. The meeting will include opportunities to discuss the material 
presented in the briefings, and planning for the Committee's first 
annual report.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting or wishing 
further information should contact Ms. Laura O'Shea at (202) 273-5031.

    Dated: March 22, 2002.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Nora E. Egan,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-7655 Filed 3-28-02; 8:45 am]
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