[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 1321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00135]


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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 at the 
Oahu Vet Center, 1298 Kukila St., Honolulu, HI 96818. The meeting 
sessions will begin and end as follows:

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                Dates                                Times
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February 8, 2023                       9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hawaii Standard
                                        Time (HST).
February 9, 2023                       9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. HST.
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    All sessions will be open to the public. For interested parties who 
cannot attend in person, this meeting will also be available by 
videoconference by connecting to Webex at the following URLs:

February 8, 2023, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (HST): https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m180644b0049f6bc52a42db08d8b7bccb or join by phone: 1-833-
558-0712 Toll-free; meeting number (access code): 2764 095 6460. 
Meeting password: GWVets1991!Day1
February 9, 2023, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (HST): https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m782f699f53f6e789f4459322cef9cdaa or, join by phone: 1-833-
558-0712 Toll-free; meeting number (access code): 2763 890 9669. 
Meeting password: GWVets1991!Day2

    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 1990-91.
    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. This meeting will focus on 
1990-91 military exposures, exposure assessment, and the health effects 
of genes, lifestyle and military exposures.
    The meeting will include time reserved for public comments 30 
minutes before the meeting closes each day. 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 
submit written statements for the Committee's review or seek additional 
information by contacting Dr. Karen Block, Designated Federal Officer, 
at 202-443-5600, or at [email protected].

    Dated: January 3, 2023.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-00135 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
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