[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 45957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21736]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Special Presidential Panel on Military Operations on Vieques

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Panel will meet in closed session on August 20, 1999. The 
Panel was chartered by the Secretary of Defense on June 25, 1999 to 
provide advise and recommendations to him regarding the need for the 
continuation of military operations on the island of Vieques, Puerto 
Rico and the extent to which alternative sites or methods are available 
that would fulfill national security requirements.
    The Panel will meet in closed session on August 20, 1999 to review 
and discuss information received from various sources concerning the 
Navy's involvement in Vieques, some of which is classified or raises 
issues concerning classified national security matters.
    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix II, (1982)), it 
is anticipated that matters affecting national security, as covered by 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1998), will be presented throughout the meeting, 
and that, accordingly, the meeting will be closed to the public. 
Because of the short timeframe of the panel's review, and the 
accelerated pace of the meeting schedule, this announcement must be 
made less than 15 days before the meeting will take place.

DATES: August 20, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Hector Nevarez, the Designated 
Federal Officer, 1401 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22209, 
phone (703) 696-9456, fax (703) 696-9482, or via Email at 
Hector.N[email protected].

    Dated: August 17, 1999.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 99-21736 Filed 8-20-99; 8:45 am]
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