[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36309-36310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14243]


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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 the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that the Research 
Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses will meet on June 17 
and 18, 2013, in room 230 at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
Washington, DC. The meeting will start at 8 a.m. each day and adjourn 
at 5:30 p.m. on June 17 and at 12:30 p.m. on June 18. 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.

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    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. The research presentations 
on June 17 will involve genomics, proteomics, and neuroimaging 
techniques currently being evaluated for diagnosing and treating Gulf 
War Veterans, and a drug treatment trial which is underway. On June 18, 
the Committee will receive updates on VA Gulf War research initiatives 
and ethics training. Both sessions will also include discussion of 
Committee business and activities.
    The meeting will include time reserved for public comments on both 
days in the afternoon. A sign-up sheet for five-minute comments will be 
available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to submit a 
1-2 page summary 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, Scientific Director, at VA Boston Healthcare System, 
Environmental Hazards Research Center and Neuropsychology, 116B-4, 150 
South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130 or email at [email protected].
    Because the meeting is being held in a government building, a photo 
I.D. must be presented at the Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance 
process. Therefore, you should allow an additional 15 minutes before 
the meeting begins. Any member of the public seeking additional 
information should contact Dr. White at (617) 638-4620 or Dr. Victor 
Kalasinsky, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 443-5682.

    Dated: June 11, 2013.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-14243 Filed 6-14-13; 8:45 am]
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