[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 14705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7303]



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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 Defense Against 
Unconventional Use of Nuclear Weapons Against the US Homeland will meet 
in closed session on April 16-17, 2002, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, 
Arlington, VA. The Task Force will review the Department of Defense's 
(DoD) responsibilities, current capabilities, and the scope of 
activities conducted by DoD to ensure its future preparedness to 
prevent, deter, detect, identify, warn, defend against, respond to, and 
attribute attack of the U.S. homeland by unconventional delivery of 
conventional and unconventional nuclear weapons, as well as 
radiological weapons.
    The mission of the DSB 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 
determine the adequacy of the U.S. ability to detect, identify, 
respond, and prevent unconventional nuclear attacks by terrorist or sub 
national entities. The Task Force will also identify capabilities of 
the Department to provide protection against such nuclear attacks in 
support of national capabilities in homeland defense.
    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 DSB Task Force meeting concerns matters listed in 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, the meeting will be closed 
to the public.

    Dated: March 21, 2002.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 02-7303 Filed 3-26-02; 8:45 am]
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