[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 44901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20979]


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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 September 16-17, 2009, in Room 819 at 
the Lafayette Building, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, from 9 
a.m. to 4 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.
    The principal purpose of the meeting is to finalize the Committee's 
report to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. A public comment period 
will take place on September 16 from 9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
    Individuals wishing to speak must register not later than September 
11, 2009 by contacting Lelia Jackson and by submitting 1-2 page 
summaries of their comments for inclusion in the official record. 
Public comments will be limited to five minutes each. 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 9 
a.m. until 4 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: August 26, 2009.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-20979 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
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