[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42784-42786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16907]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY:  Department of Defense.

ACTION: Closed Meeting Notice.

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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 the following Federal 
Advisory Committee meetings of the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control 
System Comprehensive Review Advisory Committee.

DATES: August 4, 2008 (8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.), August 5, 2008 (8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m.) and August 6, 2008 (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).

ADDRESSES: August 4: White House; August 5 and 6: Pentagon Conference 
Center M3.

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:
    Purposes of the Meetings: To provide an overview of Nuclear Command 
and Control System personnel security and crisis management 
requirements, nuclear weapons inspection processes, physical security 
threat assessments and performance measures, and security and 
vulnerability modeling and assessment tools.

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                                                     Agenda
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                  Time                                Topic                              Presenter
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                                                 August 4, 2008
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8:30 a.m...............................  Administrative Remarks.........  CAPT Budney, USN (NSS).
9 a.m..................................  Personnel Reliability Program    DoD.
                                          (PRP).
9:30 a.m...............................  Human Reliability Program (HRP)  NNSA.
10 a.m.................................  Human Reliability Program......  NSA.
10:30 a.m..............................  Yankee White...................  WHMO.
10:45 a.m..............................  Break..........................  ......................................
11 a.m.................................  Nuclear Personnel Expertise      ADM (Ret) Chiles.
                                          issues.
11:30 a.m..............................  Lunch..........................  ......................................
12:30 p.m..............................  Crisis Management System (CMS).  WHSR or DISA.
1:30 p.m...............................  Tour PEOC, WHSR (include         PEOC & WHSR.
                                          capability briefings).
3:30 p.m...............................  Adjourn.                         ......................................
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                                                 August 5, 2008
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8:30 a.m...............................  Administrative Remarks.........  CAPT Budney, USN (NSS).
8:45 a.m...............................  NUWEX Program..................  OATSD(NCB)/NM.
9:15 a.m...............................  DOE Inspection Oversight         NNSA.
                                          Processes and Results.
9:45 a.m...............................  Air Force Operational Readiness  SAF/IG.
                                          and Technical Inspection
                                          Programs (processes,
                                          frequencies, issues).
10:15 a.m..............................  Break..........................  ......................................
10:30 a.m..............................  Navy Operational and Technical   Navy Staff, ComSubFor.
                                          Inspection Programs
                                          (processes, frequencies,
                                          results/trends, issues).
11 a.m.................................  DoD Nuclear Weapons Technical    DTRA.
                                          Inspections (processes,
                                          frequencies, results/trends,
                                          issues).
11:30 a.m..............................  Lunch..........................  ......................................
12:30 p.m..............................  Postulated/Design Basis Threat.  DOE.
1 p.m..................................  Nuclear Security Threat          OATSD(NCB)/NM.
                                          Capabilities Assessment.
1:30 p.m...............................  Common Nuclear Threat            ODNI.
                                          Characterization.
2 p.m..................................  MIGHTY GUARDIAN Series (include  AFSPC.
                                          MG results and corrective
                                          actions, Grand Forks
                                          Engineering Study).
2:30 p.m...............................  Break..........................  ......................................
2:45 p.m...............................  Matrix Briefing................  Mr. Brad Mickelsen.
3:30 p.m...............................  Exec Session...................  ......................................
4:30 p.m...............................  Adjourn.                         ......................................
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                                                 August 6, 2008
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8:30 a.m...............................  Administrative Remarks.........  CAPT Budney USN (NSS).
8:45 a.m...............................  Security Models (JCATS, DANTE).  SNL Rep.
9:30 a.m...............................  Red Team Brief.................  DTRA/SRF.
10 a.m.................................  Break..........................  ......................................
10:15 a.m..............................  Balanced Survivability           DTRA/SRF.
                                          Assessment Brief.
11 a.m.................................  DOE Security Roadmap, Modeling   NNSA.
                                          and Risk Assessment.
11:45 a.m..............................  Lunch..........................  TBD.
12:30 p.m..............................  Office of Secure Transport.....  NNSA.
1 p.m..................................  DoD Security Roadmap, Modeling   ATSD(NCB)/NM.
                                          and Risk Assessment.
13 p.m.................................  AF Action Plan/Security Roadmap  A3Sxx/A7xx.
2:30 p.m...............................  Navy Action Plan/Security        SSPO.
                                          Roadmap.
2:45 p.m...............................  Break..........................  ......................................
3 p.m..................................  Recapture/Recovery               ATSD(NCB)/NM
                                          (requirements,                  NNSA.
                                          responsibilities,
                                          capabilities, exercises).
                                                                          FBI.
                                                                          DHS.
                                                                          DOS.
4:30 p.m...............................  Adjourn.                         ......................................
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    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. paragraph 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 
paragraph 102-3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that 
these meetings shall be closed to the 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 meetings 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).
    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].

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    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 
Official 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: July 15, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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