[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 155 (Monday, August 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 45255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15821]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2007-0059]


Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Closed Federal Advisory 
Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory 
Committee will meet August 27-29, 2007, at the Naval War College in 
Newport, RI. The meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee 
will meet August 27, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; on August 28, 2007, 
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and on August 29, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Naval War College, 686 
Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841. Requests to have written material 
distributed to each member of the committee prior to the meeting should 
reach the contact person at the address below by August 17, 2007. Send 
written material to Mrs. Deborah Russell, Science and Technology 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive, Bldg. 
410, Washington, DC 20528. Comments must be identified by Docket No. 
DHS-2007-0059 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include the docket number in the 
subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-254-6177.
     Mail: Mrs. Deborah Russell, Science and Technology 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive, Bldg. 
410, Washington, DC 20528.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the Homeland Security Science and Technology 
Advisory Committee, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Deborah Russell, Science and 
Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray 
Drive, Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528 202-253-0231, 202-254-6177.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). 
(Provide information on the committee's purpose.)
    The committee will meet for the purpose of receiving sensitive 
Homeland Security and classified briefings on Improvised Explosive 
Devices (IEDs) and will discuss the identification and location of IEDs 
based on experience in UK, Spain, Japan, etc.; countermeasures used in 
Iraq/Afghanistan and their applicability to U.S. homeland situations; 
and psychological effects of IEDs.
    Basis for Closure: In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, it has been determined that the Science and 
Technology Advisory Committee meeting concerns sensitive Homeland 
Security information and classified matters within the meaning of 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (c)(9)(B) and that, accordingly, the meeting will 
be closed to the public.

Jay M. Cohen,
Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
 [FR Doc. E7-15821 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am]
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