[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 212 (Friday, October 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64922-64923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25985]


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

DATES: November 17, 2008 (0830-1645) and November 18, 2008 (0830-1630).

ADDRESSES: U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff, 5210 
Leesburg Pike, Skyline 3, Suite 500, Falls Church, VA 22041, November 
17 and NSA Headquarters, Ft. Meade, MD, November 18.

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 
personnel expertise, Electro-magnetic pulse protection requirements and 
plans, weapon system safeguards, cyber threats, NSA NCCS communications 
studies, cryptographic modernization plans and foreign command and 
control capabilities.

Agenda

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                  Time                                       Topic                             Presenter
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Nov 17, 2008--Pentagon Conference Center
    8:30 am.............................  Administrative Remarks....................  CAPT Budney.
    8:45 am.............................  DSB Study: Nuclear Weapons Personnel        ADM (ret) Chiles.
                                           Expertise.
    9:30 am.............................  DSB Study: EMP............................  Dr. Miriam Johns/Dr. Joe
                                                                                       Braddock.
    10:15 am............................  Break.....................................
    10:30 am............................  EMP Commission Report.....................  Dr. Bill Graham.
    11:15 am............................  DoD EMP Roadmap...........................  ATSD(NCB)/NM.
    12:00 pm............................  Lunch.....................................
    1:00 pm.............................  Weapon System-level Safeguards--Aircraft..  ACC.
    1:30 pm.............................  Weapon System-level Safeguards--ICBMs.....  AFSPC.
    2:00 pm.............................  Weapon System-level Safeguards--Submarines  SSP.
    2:30 pm.............................  Break.....................................
    2:45 pm.............................  Future NCCS Communications Initiatives....  OASD (NII)/CIO.
    3:15 pm.............................  Offense-Defense Integration...............  JFCC-IMD.
    3:45 pm.............................  SSBN Security Program.....................  COMSUBFOR.
    4:15 pm.............................  Continuing Evaluation Programs (CEP)......  JHU/APL.
    4:45 pm.............................  Adjourn...................................
Nov 18, 2008--Ft Meade (NSA)
    8:30 am.............................  Administrative Remarks....................  CAPT Budney, USN (NSS).
    8:45 am.............................  Cyber Threats to National Security Systems  NSA/NTOC.
    9:30 am.............................  National Threat Operations Center (NTOC)..  NSA.
    10:30 am............................  Break.....................................
    10:45 am............................  NSA NC2 Studies (PDM III/PDM II)..........  Ken Kurz, NSA.
    12:00 pm............................  Lunch.....................................
    1:00 pm.............................  COMSEC Production Facility Tour...........  NSA.
    2:00 pm.............................  Crypto Modernization Plan.................  NSA.
    3:00 pm.............................  Foreign Nuclear Power NC2 Systems.........  POC: Wes Carr.

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    3:45 pm.............................  Executive Session.........................
    4:30 pm.............................  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 the 
meeting 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 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).
    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 
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: October 22, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-25985 Filed 10-30-08; 8:45 am]
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