[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6643]


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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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