[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74983-74984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31903]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (03-157)]


NASA Advisory Council, Planetary Protection Advisory Committee; 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory 
Council (NAC), Planetary Protection Advisory Committee (PPAC).

DATES: Monday, January 12, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, 
January 13, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Building 167, 4800 Oak Grove 
Drive, Pasadena, CA 91103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Norris, Code SB, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546, 202/358-
4452, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to 
the capacity of the room. The agenda for the meeting includes the 
following topics:

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    --Planetary Protection Program Update
    --Planetary Protection Status of Current and Planned Mars Missions
    --Concepts for Returned Mars Sample Handling
    --Solar System Exploration Program Status
    --Planetary Protection Status of Current and Planned Solar System 
Exploration Missions
    Due to increased security measures at the NASA Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory (JPL), interested members of the public including the news 
media must contact Cecil Brower, (818) 354-6974, no later than Monday, 
January 5, 2004, to make arrangements for badging, parking, and being 
escorted while at JPL. Access to JPL will be limited to those who show 
proper photo identification and who have made prior arrangements to 
attend.
    It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Visitors 
will be requested to sign a visitor's register.

Michael F. O'Brien,
Assistant Administrator for External Relations, National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-31903 Filed 12-24-03; 8:45 am]
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