[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 87 (Monday, May 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24574-24575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9817]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review 
Advisory Committee; Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine 
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. paragraph 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR paragraph 
102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces a Federal Advisory 
Committee meeting of the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System 
Comprehensive Review Advisory Committee will take place.

DATES: June 3, 2008 (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

ADDRESSES: Room 4D447, Pentagon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William L. Jones, (703) 681-8681, 
U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff (NSS), Skyline 3, 
5201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. paragraph 552b, as 
amended, and 41 CFR paragraph 102-3.155, the Department of Defense has 
determined that the meeting shall be closed to the

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public. The Director, U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support 
Staff, in consultation with his General Counsel, has determined in 
writing that the public interest requires that all sessions of the 
committee's meeting will be closed to the public because they will be 
concerned with classified information and matters covered by section 5 
U.S.C. paragraph 552b(c)(1).
    Purpose of the Meetings: The purpose of this meeting is to provide 
an introduction to National Nuclear Command and Control System 
policies, issues, trends, emerging issues, and threats.
    Agenda:

8:30 a.m. Administrative Remarks, CAPT Budney, USN (NSS)
8:45 a.m. Welcome, Secretary of Defense Gates
9 a.m. Introductory Remarks, ADM Mies (FAC Chairman)
9:30 a.m. National NCCS Policy, Dr. John Weinstein (NSS)
10:30 a.m. NSC Perspective, RADM Tidd, NSC
11 a.m. NCCS Issues, Trends, and Emerging Issues, Dr. John Weinstein 
(NSS)
11:45 a.m. Overview of other NCCS-Related Studies, CAPT Rick Low, USN 
(NSS)
12:15 p.m. Lunch, TBD
1:15 p.m. Foreign and Domestic Threat to NCCS, (ODNI)
2 p.m. FAC Executive Session
2 p.m. Research Group Travel Brief, (Location TBD)
3 p.m. Working Group Chairs--Discuss Cross Cutting Issues
3 p.m. FAC tours NMCC, observe NIGHT BLUE Exercise
5 p.m. Adjourn.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer: Mr. William L. Jones, (703) 
681-8681, U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff (NSS), 
Skyline 3, 5201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500, Falls Church, Virginia 22041. 
[email protected].
    Pursuant to 41 CFR paragraphs 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, and 
section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the 
public or interested organizations may submit written statements at any 
time to the Nuclear Command and Control System Federal Advisory 
Committee about its mission and functions. All written statements shall 
be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer for the Nuclear Command 
and Control System Federal Advisory Committee. He will ensure that 
written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration. Written statements may also be submitted in response to 
the stated agenda of planned committee meetings. Statements submitted 
in response to this notice must be received by the Designated Federal 
Officer at least five calendar days prior to the meeting which is the 
subject of this notice. Written statements received after that date may 
not be provided or considered by the Committee until its next meeting. 
All submissions provided before that date will be presented to the 
committee members before the meeting that is subject of this notice. 
Contact information for the Designated Federal Officer is listed above.

    Dated: April 29, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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