[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 50649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19601]


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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 Task Force on Defense Against 
Unconventional Use of Nuclear Weapons Against the U.S. Homeland will 
meet in closed session on September 17-18, 2002, at Lawrence Livermore 
National Laboratory and October 15-16, 2002, in Arlington, VA. This 
Task Force will review the Department of Defense's 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 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 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. No. 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: July 29, 2002.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 02-19601 Filed 8-2-02; 8:45 am]
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