[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 24 (Friday, February 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 6340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2586]


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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 February 23-24, 
2009. The meeting will be held in Room NG3.202 at the T. Boone 
Biomedical Building, University of Texas Southwestern, 6001 Forest Park 
Road, Dallas, Texas. On February 23, the session will convene at 8 a.m. 
and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. On February 24, the session will convene at 8 
a.m. and adjourn at 1 p.m. All sessions will be open to the public.
    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.
    At the February 23-24 meeting, the Committee will review VA program 
activities related to Gulf War veterans' illnesses and updates on 
relevant scientific research published since the last Committee 
meeting. Additionally, there will be presentations and discussion of 
white matter disorders affecting Gulf War veterans and preliminary 
results from the University of Texas Southwestern Gulf War Illnesses 
Research Program.
    Additionally, public comments will be received at 4:15 p.m. on 
February 23 and at 12:30 p.m. on February 24. Public comments will be 
limited to five minutes each. A sign-in sheet will be available each 
day. Individuals who speak are invited to submit 1-2 page summaries 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, RAC-Gulf 
War Veterans' Illnesses (T-GW), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 
116B-4 150 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130.
    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) 278-4517.

    Dated: February 3, 2009.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-2586 Filed 2-5-09; 8:45 am]
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