[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 39534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16840]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Meeting of the Naval Research Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) Panel on 
Electromagnetic (EM) Gun Technology Assessment will meet to provide a 
technical assessment of the status of EM Gun technology and the 
potential for achieving the revolutionary performance associated with 
this concept for Naval applications. From these discussions the NRAC 
Panel will review and document the performance capabilities considered 
necessary to achieve a militarily effective EM Gun system; review and 
assess the currently demonstrated and projected performance of those 
technologies necessary to field a durable EM gun with predictable, 
repeatable performance; evaluate the production feasibility of a 
projectile that will withstand all launch environmental transients and 
effectively perform at the target; project rough order of magnitude 
cost estimates for the non-recurring general projectile development 
program and the subsequent recurring projectile costs. All sessions of 
the meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Monday, July 7, 2003, from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, July 8, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 
July 9, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Office of Naval Research, 
800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ryan, Program Director, Naval 
Research Advisory Committee, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 
22217-5660, (703) 696-6769.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of meeting is provided in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 2). All sessions of the meeting will be devoted to 
discussions basic and advanced research and associated science and 
technology opportunities with respect to concepts and science and 
technology (S&T) initiatives required to produce a militarily effective 
Naval EM Gun system. These discussions will contain classified 
information that is specifically authorized under criteria established 
by Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national 
defense and are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive 
Order. The classified and non-classified matters to be discussed are so 
inextricably intertwined as to preclude opening any portion of the 
meeting. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(d), the 
Secretary of the Navy has determined in writing that the public 
interest requires that all sessions of the meeting be closed to the 
public because they will be concerned with matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 
section 552b(c)(1). Due to unavoidable delay in administrative 
processing, the normal 15 days notice could not be provided.

    Dated: June 27, 2003.
E.F. McDonnell,
Major, U.S. Marine Corps, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-16840 Filed 7-1-03; 8:45 am]
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