[Federal Register: August 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 164)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Munitions System 
Reliability will meet in closed session on September 23-24, 2004, at 
SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. This Task Force will review 
the efforts thus far to improve the reliability of munitions systems 
and identify additional steps to be taken to reduce the amount of 
unexploded ordnance resulting from munitions failures. The Task Force 
will: Conduct a methodologically sound assessment of the failure rates 
of U.S. munitions in actual combat use; review ongoing efforts to 
reduce the amount of unexploded ordnance resulting from munitions 
systems failures, and evaluate whether there are ways to improve or 
accelerate these efforts; and identify other feasible measures the U.S. 
can take to reduce the threat that failed munitions pose to friendly 
forces and noncombatants.
    The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary 
of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they 
affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these 
meetings, the Defense Science Board Task Force will: Conduct a 
methodologically sound assessment of the failure rates of U.S. 
munitions in actual combat use; review ongoing efforts to reduce the 
amount of unexploded ordnance resulting from munitions systems 
failures, and evaluate whether there are ways to improve or accelerate 
these efforts; and identify other feasible measures the U.S. can take 
to reduce the threat that failed munitions pose to friendly forces and 
noncombatants.
    In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), it has been 
determined that these Defense Science Board Task Force meetings concern 
matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, these 
meetings will be closed to the public.

    Dated: August 18, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-19385 Filed 8-24-04; 8:45 am]

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