[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 206 (Thursday, October 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 63139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25303]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Federal Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Office of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; 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) and the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552b, as amended) the Department of Defense announces the 
following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Threat Reduction 
Advisory Committee (Hereafter referred to as the Committee).

DATES: Thursday, December 18, 2008, (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Friday, 
December 19, 2008, (10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.).

ADDRESSES: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Defense Threat Reduction 
Center Building, Conference Room G, Room 1252, 8725 John J. Kingman 
Road, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-6201, and the USD (AT&L) Conference 
Room (3A912A), the Pentagon, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. Eric Wright, Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency/AST, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort 
Belvoir, VA 22060-6201; E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: (703) 767-
4759; Fax: (703) 767-5701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of Meeting: To obtain, review and evaluate information 
related to the Committee's mission to advise on technology security, 
combating weapons of mass destruction (WMD), chemical and biological 
defense, transformation of the nuclear weapons stockpile, and other 
matters related to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's mission.
    Meeting Agenda: The Committee will receive summaries of current 
activities related to combating WMD as well as nuclear deterrent 
transformation activities from the USD AT&L, ATSD (NCB) and Director of 
DTRA. Panel summaries from five ad-hoc working Panels (Chemical-
Biological Warfare Defense, Systems and Technology, Combating Weapons 
of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Deterrent Transformation, and 
Intelligence) will be provided for committee discussion.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 
41 CFR 102-3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that the 
meeting shall be closed to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, in consultation with the 
Office of the DoD General Counsel, has determined in writing that the 
public interest requires that all sessions of this meeting be closed to 
the public because they will be concerned with matters listed in 
section Sec.  552b(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, 
the public or interested organizations may submit written statements to 
the membership of the Committee at any time or in response to the 
stated agenda of a planned meeting. Written statements should be 
submitted to the Committee's Designated Federal Officer; the Designated 
Federal Officer's contact information can be obtained from the GSA's 
FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    Written statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of 
the Committee may be submitted at any time. However, if individual 
comments pertain to a specific topic being discussed at a planned 
meeting then these statements must be submitted no later than five 
business days prior to the meeting in question. The Designated Federal 
Officer will review all submitted written statements and provide copies 
to all committee members.

    Dated: October 15, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-25303 Filed 10-22-08; 8:45 am]
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