[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 52202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4460]


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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 15, 2007 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 program updates and updates from the 
workgroups on Ethics and Colon Cancer testing, 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.
    Members of the public may provide up to five minute statements 
during the period reserved for public comments. They may also submit, 
at the time of the meeting, a 1-2 page summary of their comments for 
inclusion in the official meeting record. Any member of the public 
seeking additional information should contact Dr. Sumitra Muralidhar at 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 6, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-4460 Filed 9-11-07:8:45 am]
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