[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54120-54121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25272]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards; Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the 
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards will be held on 
November 9-10, 2009, at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. The sessions will be 
held in Room 630 on November 9 and Room C-7 on November 10. The meeting 
is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs on adverse health effects that may be associated 
with exposure to ionizing radiation, and to make recommendations on 
proposed standards and guidelines regarding VA benefit claims based 
upon exposure to ionizing radiation.

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    The major items on the agenda for both days will be discussions of 
medical and scientific papers concerning the health effects of exposure 
to ionizing radiation. On the basis of the discussions, the Committee 
may make recommendations to the Secretary concerning the relationship 
of certain diseases to exposure to ionizing radiation.
    An open forum for verbal statements from the public will be 
available for 30 minutes in the afternoon each day. People wishing to 
make oral statements before the Committee will be accommodated on a 
first-come, first-served basis and will be provided three minutes per 
statement.
    Members of the public wishing to attend should contact Ms. Bernice 
Green at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Compensation and Pension 
Service, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, or by phone at 
(202) 461-9723, or by fax at (202) 275-1728 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. Individuals should submit written questions or 
prepared statements for the Committee's review to Ms. Green prior to 
the meeting. The Committee may ask those who submit material for 
clarification prior to its consideration.

    Dated: October 14, 2009.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25272 Filed 10-20-09; 8:45 am]
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