[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31282-31283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11532]


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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 Wideband 
RadioFrequency Systems will meet in closed session on June 3-4, 2002; 
June 24-25, 2002; July 25-26, 2002; August 29-30, 2002; September 26-
27, 2002; October 21-22, 2002; and November 21-22, 2002; at Strategic 
Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. The Task Force 
will review key aspects of the policy and technology issues associated 
with the military applications of Wideband Radio Frequency (RF) 
systems.
    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 examine. (1) 
Technical issues associated with the employment of Wideband RF 
modulation by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Defense-related 
agencies and its potential impact on other defense and non-Defense 
users of the RF spectrum; (2) technical issues associated with the 
employment of Wideband modulation techniques by Defense related 
agencies taking into account the concurrent interagency review of 
spectrum requirements for advanced wireless mobile services

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(third generation) led by the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission; 
(3) implications of the employment of Wideband modulation techniques 
for US policy at the forthcoming World Administrative Radio Conference; 
(4) technical impact of the DoD employment of Wideband RF modulation on 
other users of the RF spectrum; (5) the potential limitations of 
exploiting variable code length and bandwidth-on-demand characteristics 
using packet switching techniques to meet DoD's long-term 
communications requirements; and (6) implications for the cost and 
technical risk associated with the extensive use of Wideband RF 
modulation by the DoD.
    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 Task Force meetings concern 
matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, these 
meetings will be closed to the public.

    Dated: May 3, 2002.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 02-11532 Filed 5-8-02; 8:45 am]
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