[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 14359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5839]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board; Meeting

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Intelligence 
Needs for Homeland Defense Bio Panel will meet in closed session on 
March 12, 2001; April 23-24, 2001; May 29-30, 2001; June 25-26, 2001; 
July 23-24, 2001; and August 27-28, 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. The Task 
Force's Bio Panel will: Consider the broad spectrum of intelligence 
issues as they relate to biological warfare 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; 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, Pub. L. 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.
    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 106-6, which further requires publication at 
least 15 calendar days prior to the meeting of the Task Force.

    Dated: March 5, 2001.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-5839 Filed 3-9-01; 8:45 am]
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