[Federal Register: November 24, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 226)]
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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 Force Protection in 
Urban and Unconventional Environments will meet in closed session on 
December 1-2, 2004, at Fort Irwin, CA; 29 Palms, CA; and March Air 
Reserve Base, CA. This Task Force will review and evaluate force 
protection capabilities in urban and unconventional environments and 
provide recommendations to effect change to the future Joint Force.
    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. Specifically, 
the Task Force's foci will be to evaluate force protection in the 
context of post major combat operations that have been conducted in 
Iraq and Afghanistan. In the operations, loss of national treasure--
military and civilian, U.S. and other nations--has resulted from 
actions executed by non-state and rogue actors. The threat and 
capabilities these insurgent, terrorist and criminal actions present 
post a most serious challenge to our ability to achieve unified action.
    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.
    Due to scheduling difficulties, there is insufficient time to 
provide timely notice required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act and Sec.  101-6.1015(b) of the GSA Final Rule on 
Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR Part 101-6, which further 
requires publication at least 15 calendar days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: November 17, 2004.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-25983 Filed 11-23-04; 8:45 am]

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