[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31222-31223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8426]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (06-037)]


NASA International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force; 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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 International 
Space Station Independent Safety Task Force (IISTF).

DATES: Wednesday, June 21, 2006, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, June 22, 
2006, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, June 23, 2006, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
central daylight time.

ADDRESSES: NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, 
Bldg. 1, Room 966, Houston, TX 77058.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melissa Y. Gard, IISTF Executive 
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lyndon B. 
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, telephone (281) 244-7980, e-
mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be open to the public up 
to the seating capacity of the room (20). Seating will be on a first-
come basis. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

--An overview of the ISS Program's structure and the status of the on-
orbit vehicle
--Presentations related to the IISTF's charter to assessing any 
vulnerabilities of the ISS that could lead to its destruction, 
compromise the health of its crew, or necessitate its premature 
abandonment.

    Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with 
NASA security requirements, including the presentation of a valid 
picture ID, before receiving an access badge. To expedite admittance, 
attendees should provide identifying information in advance by

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contacting Ms. Jana Schultz via e-mail at [email protected] or by 
telephone at (281) 244-7913 by June 16, 2006. Foreign nationals that 
wish to attend this meeting will be required to provide the following 
information: Full name; gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; visa/
green card information (number, type, expiration date); passport 
information (number, country, expiration date); employer/affiliation 
information (name of institution, address, country, phone); title/
position of attendee not less than 10 days prior to the meeting in 
order to process their security check and provide sufficient escorts 
for admittance on to Johnson Space Center.
    Members of the public may make five minute verbal presentations to 
the Task Force on the subject of International Space Station safety. 
All those wishing to make such a statement in front of the Task Force 
are requested to contact Ms. Jana Schultz via e-mail at 
[email protected] or by telephone at (281) 244-7913 by June 16, 
2006, prior to the first day of the meeting. If public requests to 
speak are received, they will be heard during the first 30 minutes of 
the June 21st meeting on a first-come basis. Any member of the public 
is permitted to file a written statement with the Task Force at the 
time of the meeting. Verbal presentations and written comments should 
be limited to the subject of International Space Station safety.
    It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.

P. Diane Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-8426 Filed 5-31-06; 8:45 am]
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