[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 43 (Thursday, March 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 10215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4788]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board; Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Mobility will meet in 
closed session on April 7-8, 2004, in Arlington, VA. This Task Force 
will identify the acquisition issues in improving our strategic 
mobility 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 this 
meeting, the Defense Science Board Task Force will review: The part 
transport plays in our present-day military capability--the technical 
strengths and weaknesses the operational opportunities and constraints; 
the possible advantage of better alignment of current assets with those 
in production and those to be delivered in the very near future; how 
basing and deployment strategies--CONUS-basing, prepositioning (ashore 
or afloat), and seabasing--drive our mobility effectiveness; the 
possible advantages available from new transport technologies and 
systems whose expected IOC dates are either short term ([sim]12 years) 
or, separately, the long term ([sim]25 years).
    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. II), it has 
been determined that this Defense Science Board Task Force meeting 
concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, 
the meeting will be closed to the public.

    Dated: February 27, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-4788 Filed 3-3-04; 8:45 am]
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