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2141; e-mail at: saleem@vard.org. Any 

request for information should include 

the Number and Title for the relevant 

invention as indicated below. Issued 

patents may be obtained from the 

Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent 

and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 

20231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

invention available for licensing is:

U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 

60/672,062 ‘‘Improvement in Endoscope 

Design to Facilitate Placement and 

Patient Comfort.’’

Dated: August 10, 2005. 

Gordon H. Mansfield, 

Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Construction Advisory Board; Notice 

of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that a meeting of the Construction 

Advisory Board will be held on 

September 28–29, 2005 in Room 930 at 

the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420. The meeting is open to the 

public, except for a two hour portion 

during the morning of September 29, 

2005. 

The purpose of the Board is to 

provide advice to the Secretary of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

regarding VA construction. The Board 

will make recommendations to the 

Secretary on the nature and scope of the 

Department’s construction processes. 

The meeting will begin with a session 

on September 28 from 1 p.m. until 5 

p.m. At that time, the Board will receive 

briefings from three working groups 

regarding their site visits in August 2005 

and receive oral presentations from the 

public. On September 29 from 10 a.m. 

until 12 noon the Board will discuss 

personnel matters. To protect personal 

privacy and in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(6), this portion of the meeting 

will be closed. On the afternoon of 

September 29, the Board will discuss 

additional areas of study and set the 

date for its next meeting. 

Members of the public may direct 

questions or submit written statements 

for review by the Board in advance of 

the meeting. Any member of the public 

wishing to make a brief oral 

presentation or to attend the meeting 

should contact Doug Belling, Designated 

Federal Officer, Office of Asset 

Enterprise Management (004B), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420, at (202) 273–6675.

Dated: August 16, 2005.

By Direction of the Secretary.

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Veterans’ Disability Benefits 

Commission; Notice of Meeting 

Amendment 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

4463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Veterans’ Disability Benefits 

Commission has changed the location of 

its meeting scheduled on August 26, 

2005, to the Hamilton Crowne Plaza 

Hotel, Hamilton Ballroom on the lower 

level, 1001 14th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. The meeting 

will not be held at the Shriners Almas 

Temple (adjacent to the Hamilton 

Crowne Plaza Hotel), 1315 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20005. The 

meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and 

conclude at 4:30 p.m. and is open to the 

public. 

The purpose of the Commission is to 

carry out a study of the benefits under 

the laws of the United States that are 

provided to compensate and assist 

veterans and their survivors for 

disabilities and deaths attributable to 

military service. 

On August 26, 2005, the Commission 

will engage in panel discussions with 

current and former employees of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs, the 

Department of Defense, and the House 

Committees on Armed Services and 

Veterans’ Affairs with knowledge and 

expertise in programs to assist and 

compensate disabled retirees and 

veterans and their survivors. The agenda 

will also include briefings by the 

Department of Veterans Affairs and the 

Department of Defense to provide the 

Commission with an understanding of 

programs to intervene, diagnose, treat, 

and assess post-traumatic stress disorder 

(PTSD). 

Interested persons may attend and 

present oral statements to the 

Commission. Interested parties may 

provide written comments for review by 

the Commission at any time to Mr. Ray 

Wilburn, Executive Director, Veterans’ 

Disability Benefits Commission, 1101 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 5th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20004, or by e-mail at 

vetscommission@va.gov. Information on 

the Commission may be found at

http://www.va.gov/vetscommission.

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer.

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