[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 4929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2036]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Weapons 
Effects Test, Evaluation and Simulation will meet in closed session on 
March 17-18, 2004; April 7-8, 2004; May 6-7, 2004; June 21-22, 2004; 
and July 14-15, 2004, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. 
The Task Force will review DoD needs and specific requirements for 
nuclear weapons effects (NWE) test, evaluation and simulation 
capabilities.
    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 Defense Science Board Task Force will: Review 
Intelligence Community, DoD and National Nuclear Security Agency 
estimates of present and future nuclear weapon outputs for all weapons 
that are used to define the operational threat; review nuclear threat 
environments as used across DoD Services and Agencies and assess 
whether they are being defined and applied to develop credible 
consistent hardness requirements; assess the current NWE predictive 
capability to confidently predict the response of nuclear and 
conventional weapon systems and C4 systems to credible nuclear 
environments that might be encountered over the next 15 years; assess 
the extent to which alternatives to testing can be used to offset the 
need for simulation capability; identify both near-term and far-term 
NWE test and simulation needs responsive to DoD requirements for 
nuclear systems, strategic and conventional weapon systems belonging to 
the new Triad as defined in the Nuclear Posture Review, missile defense 
systems, and C4I systems required to operate in hostile nuclear 
environments; assess the current NWE simulation and system 
survivability evaluation capabilities of the DoD, the Department of 
Energy, and the commercial sector; produce a comprehensive roadmap of 
NWE test, evaluation and simulation capabilities that will guide future 
simulator/simulation technology developments, test planning, investment 
decisions, model development, facility sustainment planning and 
responsibilities, and realignment/closure alternatives.
    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Pub. L. 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, the 
meetings will be closed to the public.

    Dated: January 23, 2004.
Patricia Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-2036 Filed 1-30-04; 8:45 am]
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