[Federal Register: March 17, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 51)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

National Defense Panel

action: Notice of meeting.

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summary: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the
meeting of the National Defense Panel on March 26 and 27, 1997. In
accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law 92-463, as amended [5 U.S.C. App. II, (1982)], it has been
determined that this National Defense Panel meeting concerns matters
listed in 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(c)(1)(1982), and that accordingly this
meeting will be closed to the public in order for the Panel to discuss
classified material.

dates: March 26 and 27, 1997.

addresses: Suite 504, 1931 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA.

supplementary information: The National Defense Panel was established
on January 14, 1997, in accordance with the Military Force Structure
Review Act of 1996, Public Law 104-201. The mission of the National
Defense Panel is to provide the Secretary of Defense and Congress with
an independent, non-partisan assessment of the Secretary's Quadrennial
Defense Review and an Alternative Force Structure Analysis. This
analysis will explore innovative ways to meet the national security
challenges of the twenty-first Century.

proposed schedule and agenda: The National Defense Panel will meet in
closed session from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM on March 26 and 27, 1997. The
Panel will discuss classified national intelligence information to
assess the international security environment and make recommendations
to the Secretary of Defense for further study. They will also discuss
the Quadrennial Defense Review actions of the seven QDR panels dealing
with Infrastructure, Modernization, Readiness, Force Structure, Human
Resources, Information Operations and Intelligence, and Strategy and
make recommendations on areas of further study. These discussions are
based upon classified information provided by the DoD QDR Panels.

for further information contact: Please contact the National Defense
Panel at (703) 602-4175.

    Dated: March 12, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-6643 Filed 3-14-97; 8:45 am]
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