[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 57485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8362]


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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 Energy Strategy will 
meet in closed session on October 6, 2006; November 29, 2006; and 
December 14, 2006; at Science Applications International Corporation 
(SAIC); 8301 Greensboro Drive, McLean, VA. This meeting will 
specifically identify strategic transition-opportunities inherently 
offered by technologies that have implications for energy and their 
systemic second- and third-order effects. The briefings will contain 
proprietary material from the private business sector.
    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: identify DoD 
operational and strategic constraints and vulnerabilities created by 
optimizing tactical platforms and capabilities without regard to energy 
usage; programs and means for the DoD to reduce its energy demand, 
particularly on petroleum-based fuels; and examine implications of 
alternative.
    In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, P.L. No. 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)(4) and that, accordingly, the 
meetings will be closed to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Major Chad Lominac, USAF, Defense 
Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 3C553, Washington, DC 20301-
3140, via e-mail at [email protected], or via phone at (703) 571-
0081.

    Dated: September 25, 2006.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-8362 Filed 9-28-06; 8:45 am]
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