[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56288-56289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27882]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Chemical Warfare 
Defense will meet in closed session on November 27, 2001, at SAIC, 
Inc., 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. The

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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 this 
meeting, 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 counter-proliferation; 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. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been 
determined that this Defense Science Board meeting concerns matters 
listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), and that accordingly this meeting will 
be closed to the public.

    Dated: November 1, 2001.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-27882 Filed 11-6-01; 8:45 am]
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