[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 107 (Friday, June 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27026-27027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13104]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Partially Closed Meeting of Naval Research Advisory 
Committee (NRAC)

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will meet to 
discuss classified, For Official Use Only (FOUO) information from 
government organizations, and proprietary information from commercial 
organizations. With the exception of the sessions on Monday June 22, 
2009, the morning of Tuesday June 23, 2009, and the morning of Thursday 
July 2, 2009, all sessions of the meeting will be devoted to 
classified, unclassified, FOUO and vendor proprietary briefings, 
discussions and technical examination of information related to the 
study of Future Naval Use of Commercially Off The Shelf (COTS) 
Networking Infrastructure (FNCOTS), Immersive Simulations for U.S. 
Marine Corps Small Units (ISUSMC), Tactical Jet Noise Reduction (TJNR) 
and The Role of Unmanned Undersea Vehicles in Critical Undersea 
Infrastructure (UUV).
    Discussions will focus on the exploitation of physical 
vulnerabilities and the tactical applications of known and emerging 
technologies. Each session will examine vulnerabilities of individuals 
and systems, and how the enemy may be exploiting these vulnerabilities. 
The sessions will also include proprietary information regarding 
technology applications and systems under development in the private 
sector between competing companies. The sessions will also focus on the 
assessment of the emerging concepts of operations in each of these 
areas and evaluate appropriate options in such areas as: Training, S&T 
funding allocation, technology monitoring, and progress assessments; 
and, probable time frames for transformation and implementation. The 
sessions will also identify, review and assess challenges with the 
utilization and fielding of various technology applications.

DATES: The open session of the meeting will be held on Monday, June 22, 
2009, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, June 23, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 10 
a.m.; and Thursday, July 2, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The closed 
executive session will be held on June 23, 2009, from 10:15 a.m. to 4 
p.m.; June 24, 2009 to June 26, 2009; and, June 29, 2009 to July 1, 
2009.
    Public Access: The NRAC Summer Study will be held in the Cloud Room 
at 53605 Hull Street, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San 
Diego, CA 92152-5410. Access instructions for the public:
    1. If you are a non-U.S. citizen you must submit a visit request by 
letter or fax (619-553-2726) via your embassy to: SPAWARSYSCEN San 
Diego, Code 20352 (PL-TS), POC: Jackie Olson, 854, 49275 Electron 
Drive, San Diego, CA 92152-5435. Please indicate that you will be 
attending the open sessions of the Naval Research Advisory Committee 
(NRAC) Summer Study.
    2. If you are a U.S. government employee or active military with a 
security clearance, please submit a visit request via JPAS to SPAWARS; 
UIC number 660015 or fax it to 619-553-2726. POC is Ms. Jackie Olson, 
854, 49275 Electron Drive, San Diego, CA 92152-5435.
    3. If you are a U.S. citizen with no security clearance, you will 
require an escort at all times while on SPAWARS facilities. Please 
submit a visit request via e-mail or fax no later than June, 16, 2009, 
to: Mr. William Ellis, NRAC Program Director, [email protected]; FAX: 
703-696-4837 or Mr. Miguel Becerril, NRAC Program Manager, 
[email protected]; FAX: 703-696-4837.
    All guests must have at least two forms of government issued 
identification. Those guests planning on attending activities indicated 
above must have submitted their respective visit request per the above 
instructions. If the guest requires an escort, he/she must be present 
at the SPAWARS Visitor Center no later than 7 a.m. The Visitor Center 
is located at the entrance to the

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Space and Naval Warfare Center, 49275 Electron Drive, San Diego, CA. 
Guests requiring an escort will be greeted by a member of the NRAC 
staff and escorted to the site of the Summer Study. Escorted guests 
will be limited to only those areas related to the Summer Study 
activities. Escorted guests will be returned to the Visitor Center upon 
completion of the NRAC activities open to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William H. Ellis, Jr., Program 
Director, Naval Research Advisory Committee, 875 North Randolph Street, 
Arlington, VA 22203-1955, 703-696-5775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is provided in accordance with 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). 
With the exception of activities detailed above, all sessions of the 
meeting will be devoted to executive sessions that will include 
discussions and technical examination of information related to Future 
Naval Use of Commercially Off The Shelf (COTS) Networking 
Infrastructure (FNCOTS) and Immersive Simulations for U.S. Marine Corps 
Small Units (ISUSMC). These briefings and discussions will contain 
proprietary information and official use only information that is 
specifically authorized under criteria established by Executive Order 
to be kept FOUO in the interest of national defense and are in fact 
properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order and SECNAV 
Instructions M-5510.36 of June 2006. The classified, proprietary, FOUO, 
and non-classified matters to be discussed are so inextricably 
intertwined as to preclude opening these sessions of the meeting. In 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(d), the Secretary of the 
Navy has determined in writing that the public interest requires that 
these sessions of the meeting be closed to the public because they will 
be concerned with matters listed in 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c)(1) and 
(4).

    Dated: May 28, 2009.
A.M. Vallandingham,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy Federal 
Register Liaison Officer.
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