[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 31265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4989]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veteran's Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards; Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the 
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards will be held on 
June 26-27, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The meeting will be 
held in room 630 at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 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 on 
medical and scientific papers concerning the health effects of exposure 
to ionizing radiation. On the basis of the discussion, the Committee 
may make recommendations to the Secretary concerning the relationship 
of certain diseases to exposure to ionizing radiation. On June 26, 
there will be a presentation by VA's Public Health and Environmental 
Hazards Office.
    Members of the public wishing to attend should contact Ms. Bernice 
Green at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Compensation and Pension 
Service, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, by phone at 
(202) 273-7211, or by fax at (202) 275-1728. Individuals may submit 
written questions or prepared statements for the Committee's review to 
Ms. Green at least 5 days prior to the meeting. Those who submit 
material may be asked for clarification prior to its consideration by 
the Committee.
    An open forum for verbal statements from the public will be 
available for 30 minutes in the afternoon each day. People wishing to 
make verbal statements before the Committee will be accommodated on a 
first-come, first-served basis and will be provided 3 minutes per 
statement.

    Dated: May 23, 2006.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-4989 Filed 5-31-06; 8:45am]
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