[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 74 (Monday, April 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18039-18040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8972]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee 
on Gulf War Veterans will meet on May 6-7, 2009, at the Residence Inn 
by Marriott, 1199 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. each day. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on issues that are 
unique to Veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of 
operations during the 1990-1991 period of the Gulf War.
    On May 6, the Committee will hear from a panel of outreach 
professionals from various VA staff offices. The Committee will also 
receive briefings from the Executive Director of the Iraq and 
Afghanistan Veterans of America and other subject matter experts on 
Gulf War Illness research.
    On May 7, the Committee will receive a briefing from the National 
Director of the Post Deployment Integrated Care Initiative Model about 
VA's strategic plan to implement the Model. In the afternoon of May 6 
and 7, the Committee will discuss recommendations for its final report.
    Public comments will be received on May 6, from 3:15 p.m. until 
3:45 p.m. Individuals wishing to speak must register not later than May 
4, 2009, by contacting Ms. Lelia Jackson at (202) 461-5758 and by 
submitting 1-2 page summaries of their comments for inclusion in the 
official record. A sign-in sheet will be available each day. Members of 
the public may also submit written statements for the Committee's 
review to the Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420.
    Interested parties may also listen in by teleconferencing into the 
meeting. The toll-free teleconference line will be open daily from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). To register for the 
teleconference, contact Ms. Lelia Jackson at (202) 461-5758 or via e-
mail at [email protected].

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    Any member of the public seeking additional information should 
contact Laura O'Shea, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 461-5765.

    Dated: April 10, 2009.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-8972 Filed 4-17-09; 8:45 am]
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