[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 51400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20484]


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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 
September 22 and 23, 2014, in the greater Washington, DC, area. On 
Monday, September 22, the meeting will be held in 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Room 230, Washington, DC, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. On 
Tuesday, September 23, the meeting will be held at the VHA National 
Conference Center, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 
from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. All sessions will be open to the public, 
although space will be limited on September 23. For interested parties 
who cannot attend in person, there will be a toll-free telephone 
number.
    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 September 
22 will include updates on the VA Gulf War Research Program, followed 
by research presentations on a treatment for pain, neuroimaging in Gulf 
War Veterans, and drug trials in animal models. The Committee will 
devote September 23 to a discussion of Committee 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 as part of the clearance process. Therefore, any 
person attending should allow an additional 15 minutes to complete this 
process 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: August 25, 2014.
Rebecca Schiller,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20484 Filed 8-27-14; 8:45 am]
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