[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 121 (Thursday, June 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 30301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14903]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2009-0082]


Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Closed Federal Advisory 
Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory 
Committee will meet July 21-23, 2009, at Strategic Analysis, Inc. 
Executive Conference Center, 3601 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600, Arlington, 
Virginia. This meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee 
will meet July 21, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 22, 2009, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and on July 23, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Strategic Analysis, Inc. 
Executive Conference Center, 3601 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600, Arlington, 
Virginia. Requests to have written material distributed to each member 
of the committee prior to the meeting should reach the contact person 
at the address below by Friday, July 10, 2009. Send written material to 
Ms. Deborah Russell, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of 
Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528. 
Comments must be identified by DHS-2009-0082 and may be submitted by 
one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include the docket number in the 
subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-254-6173.
     Mail: Ms. Deborah Russell, Science and Technology 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Bldg. 
410, Washington, DC 20528.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the HSSTAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Russell, Science and 
Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray 
Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528 202-254-5739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Annotated, Appendix 2 (Pub. L. 
92-463).
    At this meeting, the Committee will receive classified, SECRET-
level updated threat briefings; conduct classified reviews of sensor 
technologies in science and technology; and receive classified reports 
from the Committee panels. In addition, intelligence agencies, 
Department of Defense and Homeland Security experts will present 
SECRET-level briefings concerning these matters sensitive to homeland 
security.
    Basis for Closure: In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, it has been determined that the Homeland 
Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee meeting concerns 
sensitive Homeland Security information and classified matters within 
the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (c)(9)(B) which, if prematurely 
disclosed, would significantly jeopardize national security and 
frustrate implementation of proposed agency actions and that, 
accordingly, the portion of the meeting that concerns these issues will 
be closed to the public.

    Dated: June 17, 2009.
Bradley I. Buswell,
Under Secretary for Science and Technology (Acting).
[FR Doc. E9-14903 Filed 6-24-09; 8:45 am]
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