[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71801-71802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27120]


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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 Force Protection in 
Urban and Unconventional Environments will meet in closed session on 
December 14-16, 2004, at SAI, 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. 
This Task Force will review and evaluate force protection capabilities 
in urban and unconventional environments and provide recommendations to 
effect change to the future Joint Force.
    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. Specifically, 
the Task Force's foci will be to evaluate force protection in the 
context of post major combat operations that have been conducted in 
Iraq and Afghanistan. In the operations, loss of national treasure--
military and civilian, U.S. and other nations--has resulted from 
actions executed by non-state and rogue actors. The threat and 
capabilities these insurgent, terrorist and criminal actions present 
post a most serious challenge to our ability to achieve unified action.
    In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), it has been 
determined

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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.

    Dated: December 6, 2004.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-27120 Filed 12-9-04; 8:45 am]
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