[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39534-39535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16841]


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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 
Technology for FORCEnet will meet to define the concepts and science 
and technology (S&T) initiatives, including those in the space, 
atmospheric, surface and subsurface environments, required to achieve 
the visions of FORCEnet and Sea Power 21. From these discussions the 
NRAC Panel will recommend appropriate near and far term naval science 
and technology investments to enhance FORCEnet. All sessions of the 
meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2003, from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, July 9, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and 
Thursday, July 10, 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, including those in the space, 
atmospheric, surface and subsurface environments, required to achieve 
the visions of FORCEnet and Sea Power 21. These discussions will 
contain classified information that is specifically authorized under 
criteria

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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. 03-16841 Filed 7-1-03; 8:45 am]
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