[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 29739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14720]


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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 July 15-16, 2009, in the Chandelier 
Room at the St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th and K Streets, 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 1990-1991 period of the Gulf War.
    On July 15, the Committee will talk with a panel of legislative 
directors from several Veterans Service Organizations. Each will 
discuss Gulf War I resolutions that their organizations have adopted, 
and then briefly address legislative activities they are currently 
engaged in that specifically relate to Gulf War I Veterans. The 
Committee will spend the remainder of the day refining the final report 
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. On July 16, the meeting time will 
be dedicated to deliberating on the Committee's final report.
    Public comments will be received on July 15, 2009 from 10:45 to 
11:30 a.m. and will be limited to five minutes each. Individuals 
wishing to speak must register not later than July 13, 2009 by 
contacting Lelia Jackson and by submitting 1-2 page summaries of their 
comments for inclusion in the official record. 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 persons 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 Lelia Jackson at (202) 461-5758 or via e-mail 
at [email protected]. Any member of the public seeking additional 
information should contact Laura O'Shea, Designated Federal Officer, at 
(202) 461-5765.

    Dated: June 18, 2009.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-14720 Filed 6-22-09; 8:45 am]
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