[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 48 (Thursday, March 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11599-11600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5462]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Contributions of Space 
Based Radar to Missile Defense will meet in closed session on March 19, 
2004, at the Institute for Defense Analyses, 1801 N. Beauregard Street, 
Alexandria, VA. This Task Force will assess potential contributions of 
Space Based Radar (SBR) to missile defense.
    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. This Task 
Force will: Assess the impact of adding a missile defense mission on 
the ability of SBR satellites to conduct their primary missions; assess 
how different SBR architectures and technical approaches might affect 
the ability of the satellites to achieve their primary missions and to 
contribute to missile defense; assess the value of potential SBR 
capabilities in the context of the family of sensors being developed by 
the Missile Defense Agency; and recommend any future actions that might 
be desirable related to SBR contributions to missile defense.

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    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, these 
meetings will be closed to the public.
    Due to scheduling difficulties, there is insufficient time to 
provide timely notice required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act and subsection 101-6.1015(b) of the GSA Final 
Rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR part 101-6, which 
further requires publication at least 15 calendar days prior to the 
meeting of the Task Force.

    Dated: March 5, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-5462 Filed 3-10-04; 8:45 am]
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