# National Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the National Research Advisory Council willhold a meeting on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th & K streets, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. and conclude by 3 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the Council is to provide external advice and review for VA's research mission.
The agenda will include a review of and discussion about the Council's annual report for 2005, an overview of research, education, and clinical centers, and an update on deployment health and Gulf War research.
Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting or wishing further information should contact Ms. Karen Scott, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 254-0200. Oral comments from the public will not be accepted at the meeting. Written statements or comments should be transmitted electronically to *[email protected]* or mailed to Ms. Scott at Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development (12C), 810 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20420.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Dated: October 14, 2005.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.