[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49671-49672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25186]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board Task Force on Satellite Reconnaissance

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Satellite 
Reconnaissance will meet in closed session on October 8-9, October 24, 
and December 8, 1997 at Headquarters NRO, Chantilly, Virginia.
    The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary 
of Defense through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Technology on scientific and technical matters as they affect the 
perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these meetings the 
Task Force will review the operational, technical, industrial, and 
financial aspects of the following and recommend a course of action for 
the Department: the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) is creating 
a Future Imager Architecture as a basis for acquiring the next 
generation of imaging satellite systems and their associated ground 
control and processing; and in parallel, DARPA is advocating the 
development and demonstration of a Surveillance and Targeting Light 
Satellite (Starlite) System with attributes that may not be included in 
NRO's architecture.
    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, (1994)), it has 
been determined that these DSB Task Force meetings concern matters 
listed in 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that accordingly these 
meetings will be closed to the public.


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    Dated: September 18, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-25186 Filed 9-22-97; 8:45 am]
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