[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 212 (Friday, October 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 65037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26065]



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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 November 17, 
2008, in room 230 at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public and 
it will start at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 12 p.m.
    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 Gulf War.
    The Committee will present their 2008 Report and recommendations to 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Additionally, there will be a 
presentation and discussion on pesticide exposure and cognition.
    The meeting will include time reserved for public comments. A sign-
up sheet for five-minute comments will be available at the meeting. 
Individuals who speak are invited to submit a 1-2 page summary of their 
comments at the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official 
meeting record. Members of the public may also submit written 
statements for the Committee's review to Dr. Roberta White, Chair, 
Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public 
Health, 715 Albany St., T2E, Boston, MA 02118.
    Any member of the public seeking additional information should 
contact Dr. William Goldberg, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 461-
1667, or Dr. White, Scientific Director, at (617) 638-4620.

    Dated: October 24, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-26065 Filed 10-30-08; 8:45 am]
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