31 October 2008
[Federal Register: October 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 212)]
[Notices]
[Page 64922-64923]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. paragraph 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR paragraph
102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces the following Federal
Advisory Committee meetings of the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control
System Comprehensive Review Advisory Committee will take place.
DATES: November 17, 2008 (0830-1645) and November 18, 2008 (0830-1630).
ADDRESSES: U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff, 5210
Leesburg Pike, Skyline 3, Suite 500, Falls Church, VA 22041, November
17 and NSA Headquarters, Ft. Meade, MD, November 18.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William L. Jones, (703) 681-8681,
U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff (NSS), Skyline 3,
5201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purposes of the Meetings: To provide an overview of nuclear
personnel expertise, Electro-magnetic pulse protection requirements and
plans, weapon system safeguards, cyber threats, NSA NCCS communications
studies, cryptographic modernization plans and foreign command and
control capabilities.
Agenda
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Time Topic Presenter
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Nov 17, 2008--Pentagon Conference Center
8:30 am............................. Administrative Remarks.................... CAPT Budney.
8:45 am............................. DSB Study: Nuclear Weapons Personnel ADM (ret) Chiles.
Expertise.
9:30 am............................. DSB Study: EMP............................ Dr. Miriam Johns/Dr. Joe
Braddock.
10:15 am............................ Break.....................................
10:30 am............................ EMP Commission Report..................... Dr. Bill Graham.
11:15 am............................ DoD EMP Roadmap........................... ATSD(NCB)/NM.
12:00 pm............................ Lunch.....................................
1:00 pm............................. Weapon System-level Safeguards--Aircraft.. ACC.
1:30 pm............................. Weapon System-level Safeguards--ICBMs..... AFSPC.
2:00 pm............................. Weapon System-level Safeguards--Submarines SSP.
2:30 pm............................. Break.....................................
2:45 pm............................. Future NCCS Communications Initiatives.... OASD (NII)/CIO.
3:15 pm............................. Offense-Defense Integration............... JFCC-IMD.
3:45 pm............................. SSBN Security Program..................... COMSUBFOR.
4:15 pm............................. Continuing Evaluation Programs (CEP)...... JHU/APL.
4:45 pm............................. Adjourn...................................
Nov 18, 2008--Ft Meade (NSA)
8:30 am............................. Administrative Remarks.................... CAPT Budney, USN (NSS).
8:45 am............................. Cyber Threats to National Security Systems NSA/NTOC.
9:30 am............................. National Threat Operations Center (NTOC).. NSA.
10:30 am............................ Break.....................................
10:45 am............................ NSA NC2 Studies (PDM III/PDM II).......... Ken Kurz, NSA.
12:00 pm............................ Lunch.....................................
1:00 pm............................. COMSEC Production Facility Tour........... NSA.
2:00 pm............................. Crypto Modernization Plan................. NSA.
3:00 pm............................. Foreign Nuclear Power NC2 Systems......... POC: Wes Carr.
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3:45 pm............................. Executive Session.........................
4:30 pm............................. Adjourn...................................
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Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. paragraph 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR
paragraph 102-3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that the
meeting shall be closed to the public. The Director, U.S. Nuclear
Command and Control System Support Staff, in consultation with his
General Counsel, has determined in writing that the public interest
requires that all sessions of the committee's meeting will be closed to
the public because they will be concerned with classified information
and matters covered by section 5 U.S.C. paragraph 552b(c)(1).
Committee's Designated Federal Officer: Mr. William L. Jones, (703)
681-8681, U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff (NSS),
Skyline 3, 5201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.
William.jones@nss.pentagon.mil.
Pursuant to 41 CFR paragraphs 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, and
section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the
public or interested organizations may submit written statements at any
time to the Nuclear Command and Control System Federal Advisory
Committee about its mission and functions. All written statements shall
be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer for the Nuclear Command
and Control System Federal Advisory Committee. He will ensure that
written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Written statements may also be submitted in response to
the stated agenda of planned committee meetings. Statements submitted
in response to this notice must be received by the Designated Federal
Official at least five calendar days prior to the meeting which is the
subject of this notice. Written statements received after that date may
not be provided or considered by the Committee until its next meeting.
All submissions provided before that date will be presented to the
committee members before the meeting that is subject of this notice.
Contact information for the Designated Federal Officer is listed above.
Dated: October 22, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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