[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58126-58127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28893]


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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 Vulnerability 
Assessment will meet in closed session on November 13-14, 2001, at 
SAIC, 4001 Fairfax Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA; and on November 29-
30, 2001, at Rockefeller University, New York City, NY. The Task Force 
review will focus on providing the Secretary of Defense an alternative 
analytic perspective for assessing potential terrorist attacks on the 
United States within the next 12 months.
    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 focus on ``out-of-
the-box'' thinking and scenarios to assess vulnerabilities to human 
life, economy, military power, domestic political morale and stability, 
external political influence and prestige. The Task Force will provide 
illustrative scenarios and suggested methods for ongoing threat and 
vulnerability assessments, particularly during Operation Enduring 
Freedom.

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    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.
    Due to critical mission requirements and the short time frame to 
accomplish this requirement, 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 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 first meeting of the Task Force on Vulnerability Assessment.

    Dated: November 9, 2001.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-28893 Filed 11-19-01; 8:45 am]
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