5 August 2002 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: August 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 150)] [Notices] [Page 50649] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr05au02-31] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Against Unconventional Use of Nuclear Weapons Against the U.S. Homeland will meet in closed session on September 17-18, 2002, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and October 15-16, 2002, in Arlington, VA. This Task Force will review the Department of Defense's responsibilities, current capabilities, and the scope of activities conducted by DoD to ensure its future preparedness to prevent, deter, detect, identify, warn, defend against, respond to, and attribute attack of the U.S. homeland by unconventional delivery of conventional and unconventional nuclear weapons, as well as radiological weapons. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these meetings, the Task Force will determine the adequacy of the U.S. ability to detect, identify, respond, and prevent unconventional nuclear attacks by terrorist or sub-national entities. The Task Force will also identify capabilities of the Department to provide protection against such nuclear attacks in support of national capabilities in homeland defense. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. No. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been determined that these Defense Science Board Task Force meetings concern matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, these meetings will be closed to the public. Dated: July 29, 2002. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 02-19601 Filed 8-2-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-08-M ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: August 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 150)] [Notices] [Page 50649] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr05au02-30] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Enduring Freedom Lessons Learned will meet in closed session on August 20, 2002, in the Pentagon, Washington, DC. This Task Force will review current activities of Operation Enduring Freedom to determine both near and longer-term technical and operational considerations that could be used to improve this operation and future campaigns initiated in the War Against Terrorism. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At this meeting, the Defense Science Board Task Force will review and evaluate operational policy and procedures, command and control, intelligence, combat support activities, weapon system performance, and science and technology requirements. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been determined that this Defense Science Board Task Force meeting concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, this meeting will be closed to the public. Dated: July 29, 2002. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 02-19600 Filed 8-2-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-08-M -----------------------------------------------------------------------