[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 54712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17274]



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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. ch. 10, that the Research 
Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses will meet at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420 in Room 230. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:

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                   Dates                                Times
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September 7, 2023.........................  9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
                                             Eastern Time (ET).
September 8, 2023.........................  9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (ET).
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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:
September 7, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (ET): https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m973072c682802f428665ee5a37cb3d18 or join by phone: 1-833-
558-0712 Toll-free; meeting number (access code): 2762 359 0372. 
Meeting password: RACGWVI_Day1
September 8, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (ET): https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m7642aa67a6afda9fedc8da87c768f2a5 or join by phone: 1-833-
558-0712 Toll-free; meeting number (access code): 2761 759 7780. 
Meeting password: RACGWVI_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 in 
part on (1) discussion of the current state of GWI case definition and 
scientific strength of evidence needed for translational application 
and implementation, (2) new technologies that may aid in advancing the 
understanding of Gulf War Illness, and (3) deliberation of RACGWVI 
recommendations.
    The meeting will include time reserved for public comments before 
the meeting closes on September 8, 2023. 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: August 8, 2023.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17274 Filed 8-10-23; 8:45 am]
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