[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 11275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4485]


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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 Intelligence 
Needs for Homeland Defense--Follow-On Initiative will meet in closed 
session on February 27-28, 2001; March 27-28, 2001; and April 24-25, 
2001, at Strategic Analysis, Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 
22201. This Task Force will explore the intelligence ramifications 
posed by a changing spectrum of threat regimes, including biological, 
chemical, information, nuclear, and radiological weapons.
    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 Defense Science Board Task Force will: consider the broad 
spectrum of intelligence issues from early threat detection to 
deterrence, through response--including attribution; evaluate the 
collection and analysis of target-related information and weapon unique 
information; examine the role of HUMINT against these missions as well 
as the technology that the HUMINT collectors need to be equipped with; 
consider strategic indications and warning and tactical warning 
dissemination and how the two need to be merged; analyze methodology to 
correlate large data flows spatially temporally and functionally (Low 
SNR); and assess the robustness of today's intelligence apparatus for 
coping with these challenges.
    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 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. 552(c)(1), and that accordingly these meetings will 
be closed to the public.
    Due to critical mission requirements and scheduling conflicts, 
there is insufficient time to provide timely notice required by section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and Subsection 101-
6.1015(b) of the GSA Final Rule on Federal Advisory Committee 
Management, 41 CFR Part 101-6, which further requires publication at 
least 15 calendar days prior to the meeting of the Task Force.

    Dated: February 16, 2001.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-4485 Filed 2-22-01; 8:45 am]
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