[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 65405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26724]
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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 Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Research Advisory
Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses will meet on November 1-2,
2010, in the Boston University School of Public Health, Room 107, 670
Albany Street, Boston, MA. The sessions will convene at 8 a.m. each day
and adjourn at 5:15 p.m. on November 1 and at 1 p.m. on November 2. The
meeting is 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. The session on November 1
will be devoted to presentations of ongoing research related to
inflammation, mitochondrial damage, and pain. There will also be
updates of the VA Gulf War research program and the VA-funded Gulf War
Biorepository. The session on November 2 will include presentations on
toxicogenomics, cancer, and acupuncture as a potential treatment for
ill Gulf War veterans. Additionally, there will be discussion of
Committee business and activities.
Public comments will be received at 4:45 p.m. on November 1 and at
12:30 p.m. on November 2. A sign-up sheet for five-minute comments will
be available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to
submit a 1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting
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, Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston
University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, T2E, Boston, MA
02118, or email at [email protected].
Any member of the public seeking additional information should
contact Dr. White, Scientific Director, at (617) 278-4517 or Dr.
William Goldberg, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 461-1667.
Dated: October 18, 2010.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-26724 Filed 10-21-10; 8:45 am]
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