[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 47525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18187]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Summer Study will meet in closed 
session on August 5-16, 2002, at the Beckman Center, Irvine, CA. At 
these meetings, the Defense Science Board will discuss interim findings 
and recommendations resulting from two ongoing Task Force activities: 
Missile Defense and Special Operations and Joint Forces in Support of 
Countering Terrorism.
    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 Board will develop recommendations that help guide the 
ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) toward a fully integrated, 
layered defense capable of defeating ballistic missiles in any phase of 
their flight by examining five areas: Counter-countermeasures; boost 
phase technology; battle management and command, control, and 
communications; international cooperation; and the evolution of 
ballistic missile threats.
    The Board will also review all elements of the future joint force, 
including Special Operation Forces that can contribute to military 
campaigns. They will address how to: Enhance and best integrate 
information, maneuver and fires (kinetic and other, lethal and 
otherwise); deploy, sustain and protect the joint force in these 
missions, particularly in remote locations and in the face of counter-
access measures; and, exploit and leverage the contributions of 
coalition partners both traditional (e.g., NATO allies) and non-
traditional (e.g., that Afghan Northern Alliance). The Board will then 
recommend steps to pursue and implement the new and enhanced 
operational capabilities it identifies.
    In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 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, the meetings will 
be closed to the public

    Dated: July 12, 2002.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 02-18187 Filed 7-18-02; 8:45 am]
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