[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 68213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25916]


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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 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the Veteran's 
Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards will be held on Thursday 
and Friday, January 6-7, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The 
meeting will be held at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 530, Washington, 
DC 20420. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs on adverse health effects that may be associated 
with exposure to ionizing radiation and to make recommendations on 
proposed standards and guidelines regarding VA benefit claims based 
upon 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 its analyses and 
discussions, the Committee may make recommendations to the Secretary 
concerning the relationship of certain diseases with exposure to 
ionizing radiation. On January 6 there will be presentations by VA's 
Public Health and Environmental Hazards Office, and by Specialists in 
Energy, Nuclear, and Environmental Sciences (SENES). The January 7 
session will include planning future Committee activities and 
assignment of tasks among the members.
    Those who wish to attend should contact Ms. Bernice Green of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, Compensation and Pension Service, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, by phone at (202) 273-7210, 
or by fax at (202) 275-1728. Members of the public may submit written 
questions or prepared statements for review by the Committee in advance 
of the meeting. Statements should be sent to Ms. Green's attention at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting at the address shown above. Those who 
submit material may be asked to clarify it prior to its consideration 
by the Committee.
    An open forum for verbal statements from the public will also be 
available for 20 minutes during the morning and 20 minutes in the 
afternoon each day. Each person who wishes to make a verbal statement 
before the Committee will be accommodated on a first come, first served 
basis and will be provided three (3) minutes to present the statement.

    Dated: November 15, 2004.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25916 Filed 11-22-04; 8:45 am]
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