[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 29793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12428]


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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 June 
23, 2015, in Washington, DC. The meeting will be held in Room 230, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. All 
sessions will be open to the public. Interested persons who cannot 
attend the meeting may use this toll-free telephone number (800) 767-
1750; access code 56978# to listen to the meeting.
    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 in 1990-1991.
    The Committee will review VA program activities related to Gulf War 
Veterans' Illnesses, and receive updates on relevant scientific 
research published since the last Committee meeting. Presentations will 
include updates on the VA Gulf War Research Program, followed by 
research presentations describing treatments and treatment research 
involving Gulf War Veterans. There will also be a discussion of 
Committee business and activities.
    The meeting will include time reserved for public comments 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 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: May 19, 2015.
Rebecca Schiller,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12428 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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