[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19830]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


National Defense Panel Meeting

AGENCY: DoD, National Defense Panel.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the 
meeting of the National Defense Panel on August 7, 1997. In accordance 
with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
No. 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. 552b(c)(1)(1982), and that accordingly this meeting 
will be closed to the public from 0830-1700, August 7, 1997 in order 
for the Panel to discuss classified material.

DATES: August 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Suite 532, 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 0830-
1700 on August 7, 1997. During the closed session on August 7 the Panel 
will be meeting at the Crystal Mall 3 office to receive briefings on 
developing alternative military strategies for achieving American 
national security objectives in the year 2020--Strategy Option 
Development Task Plan, and determining existing and future potential 
solutions to capability requirements and assess those candidate 
solutions relative to feasibility/performance, cost, risk and other 
appropriate measures of merit-Capabilities Assessment Work Plan.
    The determination to close the meeting is based on the 
consideration that it is expected that discussion will involve 
classified matters of national security concern throughout.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the National Defense 
Panel at (703) 602-4176/6.

    Dated: July 22, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-19830 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]
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