[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61465-61466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21308]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS-2005-0041]
Notice of Meeting of Homeland Security Science and Technology
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of Studies and Analysis, Science and Technology
Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory
Committee (HSSTAC) will meet at 3811 N. Fairfax Drive, 6th Floor
Conference Room, Arlington, Virginia 22209, in closed session on
November 8, 2005, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
in open session.
DATE: The meeting date is November 8, 2005.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to submit comments, you must do so by November
4, 2005. Comments must be identified by DHS-2005-0041 and may be
submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal Partner EDOCKET Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow instructions for submitting comments on the
Web site.
E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket number in the
subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 254-6177.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Leckey, Office of Studies and Analysis,
Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Leckey, Office of Studies and
Analysis, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security, Washington, DC 20528, [email protected], 202-254-5041.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5
U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.). The HSSTAC will meet for purposes of: (1)
Reviewing Homeland Security Institute (HSI) work on risk-based
strategic planning; (2) receiving subcommittee reports; (3) providing
the Under Secretary with preliminary HSSTAC recommendations; (4)
addressing future subcommittee activities; and (5) discussing the
Annual Report to Congress and the Under Secretary. Specifically, the
HSSTAC will review the results of its subcommittees' activities
undertaken since the last quarterly meeting in August 2005, and discuss
any proposed subcommittee recommendations to be included in the annual
report to Congress. The Committee will receive a briefing from the HSI
on the status of the framework under development to link DHS and S&T
investments to national homeland security strategies. And lastly, the
Committee will discuss areas of interest for future subcommittee
activities, and dispense subcommittee assignments for the annual report
to Congress due in January.
Public Attendance: Due to meeting space restrictions, the maximum
number of public attendees will be 25. Members of the public will be
registered to attend the public session on a first-come, first-served
basis per the procedures that follow. Any member of the public who
wishes to attend the public session must provide his or her name,
affiliation, social security number, and date of birth no later than 5
p.m. e.s.t., Friday, November 4, 2005. Please provide the required
information to Craig Wilson via e-mail at [email protected], or via phone
at (202) 254-5723. Persons with disabilities who require special
assistance should indicate so in their admittance request. Photo
identification will be required for entry into the public session, and
everyone in attendance must be present and seated by 4 p.m. on November
8, 2005.
In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) and pursuant
to the authority delegated to him by the Secretary in DHS Management
Directive 2300, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology has
determined that this HSSTAC meeting will address matters the disclosure
of which would be likely to frustrate significantly proposed agency
actions. Accordingly, consistent with the provisions of 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(9)(B), the meeting will be partially closed to the public.
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Dated: October 19, 2005.
Charles E. McQueary,
Under Secretary for Science and Technology Science and Technology
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 05-21308 Filed 10-21-05; 8:45 am]
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