[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 47489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22569]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Office of the Secretary

AGENCY: Special Presidential Panel on Military Operations on Vieques.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Panel will meet in closed session on August 27, 1999. The 
Panel was chartered by the Secretary of Defense on 25 June 1999 to 
provide advice and recommendations to him regarding the need for the 
continuation of military operations on the island 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 27, 1999 to discuss classified national 
security information related to Vieques.
    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)], 
matters affecting national security, as covered by 5 U.S.C. 552 
b(c)(1)(1988), will be discussed throughout the meeting, and 
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 
meting schedule, this announcement must be made less than 15 days 
before the meeting will take place.

DATES: August 27, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-4000

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Hector O. 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 25, 1999.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 99-22569 Filed 8-30-99; 8:45 am]
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