[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2765]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Chemical Warfare 
Defense will meet in closed sessions on February 12, 2001; February 26, 
2001; March 12-13, 2001; and March 26, 2001; at SAIC, Inc., 4001 N. 
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. The Task Force will assess the 
possibility of controlling the risk and consequences of a chemical 
warfare (CW) attack to acceptable national security levels within the 
next five years.
    The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary 
of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they 
affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these 
meetings, the Task Force will assess current national security and 
military objectives with respect to CW attacks; CW threats that 
significantly challenge these objectives today and in the future; the 
basis elements (R&D, materiel, acquisition, personnel, training, 
leadership) required to control risk and consequences to acceptable 
levels, including counterproliferation; intelligence, warning, 
disruption; tactical detection and protection (active and passive); 
consequence management; attribution and deterrence; and policy. The 
Task Force will also assess the testing and evaluation necessary to 
demonstrate and maintain the required capability and any significant 
impediments to accomplishing this goal.
    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), it has been 
determined that these Defense Science Board meetings, concern matters 
listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), and that accordingly these meetings will 
be closed to the public.

    Dated: January 26, 2001.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-2765 Filed 1-31-01; 8:45 am]
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