[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07427]


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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. 2, that the Research 
Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses will meet on April 
28 and 29, 2014, in room 230 at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will start at 8:00 a.m. each day and 
will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on April 28 and at 12:30 p.m. on April 29. 
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.
    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. Presentations on April 28 
will include updates on the VA Gulf War Research Program, followed by 
research presentations on Gulf War animal studies. The Committee will 
devote the remainder of April 28 and all of April 29 to a 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 5-minute comments will be 
available at the meeting. Individuals who wish to address the Committee 
may submit a 1-2 page summary of their comments 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 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 part of the clearance 
process. Therefore, any person attending should allow an additional 15 
minutes before the meeting begins. Any member of the public seeking 
additional information should contact Dr. White, Scientific Director, 
at (617) 638-4620 or Dr. Victor Kalasinsky, Designated Federal Officer, 
at (202) 443-5682.

    Dated: March 31, 2014.
Rebecca Schiller,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-07427 Filed 4-2-14; 8:45 am]
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