96-8491. Meeting  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 15316-15317]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-8491]
    
    
    
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    PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GULF WAR VETERANS' ILLNESSES
    
    
    Meeting
    
    AGENCY: Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' 
    Illnesses.
    
    ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
    
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    SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
    this notice is hereby given to announce an open meeting of the 
    Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.
    
    DATES: May 1, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; May 2, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 
    p.m.
    
    PLACE: Omni Shorham, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, DC 20008.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President established the Presidential 
    Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses by Executive Order 
    12961, May 26, 1995. The purpose of this committee is to review and 
    provide recommendations on the full range of government activities 
    associated with Gulf War veterans' illnesses. The committee reports to 
    the President through the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health 
    and Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The 
    committee members have expertise relevant to the functions of the 
    committee and are appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors.
    
    Tentative Agenda
    
    Wednesday, May 1, 1996
    
    9:00 a.m.  Call to order and opening remarks
    9:05 a.m.  Public comment
    10:15 a.m.  Break
    10:30 a.m.  Report on research funded through the 1995 Broad Agency 
    Announcement: Department of Defense (DOD)
    11:00 a.m.  Followup on chemical and biological warfare (CBW) panel 
    meeting
    11:30 a.m.  Medical evaluation of possible CBW exposures in the Gulf 
    War
    12:15 p.m.  Lunch
    1:30 p.m.  Detection of CBW agents during the Gulf War
    3:00 p.m.  Break
    3:30 p.m.  Effectiveness of U.S. CBW defense measures
    4:45 p.m.  Meeting recessed
    
    Thursday, May 2, 1996
    
    9:00 a.m.  Call to order
    9:05 a.m.  Health effects of low-level chemical warfare agent exposure
    10:45 a.m.  Break
    11:00 a.m.  Health effects of multiple vaccines
    12:00 p.m.  Lunch
    1:00 p.m.  Antidotes to CBW agents: DOD
    2:00 p.m.  Antidotes to CBW agents: Food and Drug Administration
    3:00 p.m.  Committee and staff discussion: Next Steps
    3:30 p.m.  Meeting adjourned
    
        A final agenda will be available at the meeting.
        
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    Public Participation
    
        The meeting is open to the public. Members of the public who wish 
    to make oral statements should contact the Advisory Committee at the 
    address or telephone number listed below at least five business days 
    prior to the meeting. Reasonable provisions will be made to include on 
    the agenda presentations from individuals who have not yet had an 
    opportunity to address the Advisory Committee. Priority will be given 
    to Gulf War veterans and their families. The Advisory Committee Chair 
    is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 
    the orderly conduct of business. People who wish to file written 
    statements with the Advisory Committee may do so at any time.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. Longbrake, Presidential 
    Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, 1411 K Street NW., 
    suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 761-0066, Fax: (202) 
    761-0310.
    
        Dated: April 2, 1996.
    C.A. Bock,
    Federal Register Liaison Officer, Presidential Advisory Committee on 
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.
    [FR Doc. 96-8491 Filed 4-4-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/05/1996
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of open meeting.
Document Number:
96-8491
Dates:
May 1, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; May 2, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Pages:
15316-15317 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-8491.pdf