[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 54868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7760]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Genomic Medicine 
Program Advisory Committee will meet on October 16, 2006 in room 230 at 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 5:30 
p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and make 
recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on using genetic 
information to optimize medical care of veterans and to enhance 
development of tests and treatments for diseases particularly relevant 
to veterans.
    The Committee will receive an overview of the VA health care system 
and electronic medical record, and will be asked to provide insight 
into optimal ways for VA to incorporate genomic information into its 
health care program while applying appropriate ethical oversight and 
protecting the privacy of veterans.
    There will be a period reserved for public comments, and oral 
presentations will be limited to five minutes. Interested parties may 
provide written 1-2 page summaries of their comments for inclusion in 
the official meeting record.
    Any member of the public seeking additional information should 
contact Dr. Timothy O'Leary at [email protected].

    Dated: September 12, 2006.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7760 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]
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